1916-D 10C MS63 Full Bands PCGS....

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Remarkably Well-Impressed 1916-D
Mercury Dime, MS63 Full Bands

1916-D 10C MS63 Full Bands PCGS. Only in the mid-1930s did collecting mintmarked coins became popular with many Americans, due to the release of the first "coin collecting boards" listing date-mintmark combinations for U.S. series. The years following the introduction of the 1909-S VDB cent saw the first noticeable upturn in the collecting of mintmarked coins, but knowledge about branch mint coinage was still in its infancy. This was despite the 1893 publication of Augustus Heaton's Mint Marks, more correctly known as A Treatise on the Coinage of the United States Branch Mints. As David Lange points out in his series reference, the only thing that saved the 1916-D Mercury dime from being "uncollectibly rare" was that a precious few residents in and around the Denver Mint saved a scattering of single pieces and/or rolls as the first of the new type.
The 1916-D is extremely popular today in all grades. MS63 to MS64 Full Bands examples are particularly keenly sought by collectors who cannot afford to spring for a Gem Full Bands example. This is to say nothing of the incredible Joshua II Collection example that just changed hands for $195,500 in our ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 4490.
This example is remarkably well-impressed, not only on the reverse's central bands but also on the fine details of the portrait. Bright silver centers are satiny, while the margins show subdued lavender, violet, and gold shadings. Both sides are remarkably unabraded, and only a few wispy distractions appear on the devices and in the nearby fields.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23GY, PCGS# 4907, GSID# 4524)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 2.49 grams
ASW: 0.07205oz
Mintage: 264,000

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