A Rotated Merc?

joeykoins

Hi guys,
This Gem was recently given to me free from a friend in the mail, along with my coin
I purchased from him.
Never really seen any Mercury Dime with such a dramatic rotation, as this one.

1916p
Low grade

JBK

It's missing a D. 🧐

SpikeInPhilly

A 1916 I received today also is rotated...

Also missing a D.

joeykoins

So, are the 1916p Mercs, more prone to have rotations?

Fairlaneman

Very very common in the Merc series. All dates have rotation from time to time.

Here is a question for you. Which die rotated?

Ken

jmlanzaf

@Fairlaneman said:
Very very common in the Merc series. All dates have rotation from time to time.

Here is a question for you. Which die rotated?

Ken

Both.

Manifest_Destiny

@Fairlaneman said:
Very very common in the Merc series. All dates have rotation from time to time.

Here is a question for you. Which die rotated?

Ken

Anvil die.

JBK

What are the chances - both of you got 1916D dimes with a grease-filled die on the mintmark.

MarkKelley

This is actually pretty common on 1916-D dimes and can be used as a point for authenticity. If I remember correctly, it's about the same degree of rotation, but in the opposite direction.

Fairlaneman

and the anvil die on a merc is?

Ken

jesbroken

@JBK said:
It's missing a D. 🧐

That MUST be rare. No D.
Jim

FlyingAl

@Fairlaneman said:
and the anvil die on a merc is?

Ken

Obverse.

Fairlaneman

@FlyingAl said:

@Fairlaneman said:
and the anvil die on a merc is?

Ken

Obverse.

Try again.

Ken

FlyingAl

@Fairlaneman said:

@FlyingAl said:

@Fairlaneman said:
and the anvil die on a merc is?

Ken

Obverse.

Try again.

Ken

I'd like to stick with my answer, given that the dies themselves show that the obverse was the anvil die.

Here is an article with images of cancelled Mercury dime dies, in which it states "The reverse (hammer die) shows die number 163 stamped on the barrel, while the obverse (anvil die) shows die number 119. Both dies are in very good condition with minimal rust and handling."

https://mikebyers.com/mercury-dime-die-pair.html

Fairlaneman

@FlyingAl said:

@Fairlaneman said:

@FlyingAl said:

@Fairlaneman said:
and the anvil die on a merc is?

Ken

Obverse.

Try again.

Ken

I'd like to stick with my answer, given that the dies themselves show that the obverse was the anvil die.

Here is an article with images of cancelled Mercury dime dies, in which it states "The reverse (hammer die) shows die number 163 stamped on the barrel, while the obverse (anvil die) shows die number 119. Both dies are in very good condition with minimal rust and handling."

https://mikebyers.com/mercury-dime-die-pair.html

Please excuse me for not paying attention to the meaning of what an anvil die is. Flying Al is correct with his answer. A Merc anvil die is the obverse and the hammer die is the reverse.

Ken

MWallace

@Fairlaneman said:
Very very common in the Merc series. All dates have rotation from time to time.

Here is a question for you. Which die rotated?

Ken

Unknown. Could be either die.