skyman's 16 merc...great image...proof or not???...poll too

lasvegasteddy

take a deep serious study of these images and honestly give opinion as in could this truly be a proof under the radar here???
take in the date...numbers are very flat and square even look pebbled
those rims...wide,crispy sharp and very flat too
the fields...very flat all the way to the wall of the rims...there's no round ramping up in the corner
the reverse too shows very minute sharpness of detail
look at those ribbon ends and detail
the branches even have detail in them i've never seen
so yeah...
comment away but seriously study these images first


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crypto79

Don't be silly, of course it isn't. What you are seeing is that the 16 issues were struck in a higher relief than the rest of the series. There is 0 chance that is a Proof.... Sorry

Broadstruck

Just an average business strike... The reverse die is a bit misaligned, not proof wire rims.

I voted lasvegasteddy is on catnip yet again

lasvegasteddy

<< <i>Just an average business strike... The reverse die is a bit misaligned, not proof wire rims.

I voted lasvegasteddy is on catnip yet again >>



puff-puff my brother...could be a bad batch is all...

crypto79

<< <i>Just an average business strike... The reverse die is a bit misaligned, not proof wire rims.

I voted lasvegasteddy is on catnip yet again >>



I voted it was only because I did frOm my phone and mis clicked. I don't know what some collectors are smoking but I wish I had some

keyman64

not a proof

ricko

Not a proof.. but a nice Merc indeed..well, except for the tarnish... Cheers, RickO

robec

Another view of SkyMan's 1916. Not a proof, but is a beauty.

georgiacop50

You can see chloroplasts in the leaves!

You gotta love a nice 16!

crypto79

It should also be noted that there is no such thing as a Proof 1916 Merc dime

coinman23885

<< <i>It should also be noted that there is no such thing as a Proof 1916 Merc dime >>



This is the one obvious point that I am surprised that no one else mentioned; moreover, even if a few trial strikes were struck this coin would clearly not be one of them. Look at the rims: They scream business strike. The coin has a nice strike, but not the nicest I have seen on a 1916 Mercury Dime.

lasvegasteddy

<< <i>It should also be noted that there is no such thing as a Proof 1916 Merc dime >>


so noted as a stance and all who agree

not my stance though

personally i've never sat and reasearched at national archives to disprove validity of someone who has...
researched at national archives and presented us this overview

archival research article

stealer

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<< <i>It should also be noted that there is no such thing as a Proof 1916 Merc dime >>


so noted as a stance and all who agree

not my stance though

personally i've never sat and reasearched at national archives to disprove validity of someone who has...
researched at national archives and presented us this overview
archival research article >>


As someone else noted in a previous thread on this topic this "paper" has been online for years and is just a supplement to some eBay dealer trying to sell his coin as a proof.

giorgio11

<< <i>You can see chloroplasts in the leaves!

You gotta love a nice 16! >>



And fascists in the fasces!

michiganboy

Not a proof, as others have said, and I read the article you linked before and also agree its inaccurate. If such was true I'm sure someone more notable would of stated chance of such proofs being possible. Also who the hell is Seymour Wampum anyway to write such an article and post it online and expect that people should believe it.

PCcoins

No way, no how that's a proof! I was a bit surprised by the question to be honest...

BUFFNIXX

Not a proof but here are photos of a satin finish proof

CarlWohlforth

Fresh dies makes for many nice strikes with lots of details. I sit in the camp that says no 1916 Merc proofs were minted.

Moldnut

I really love the look of 1916 dimes and this is one of those. Many seem to be nicely toned too.

crypto79

<< <i>Not a proof but here are photos of a satin finish proof


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That's not a proof either but since were at it I am going to call this coin a proof because it kind of sort of looks like one!!! If a coin has an attribute that is similar to a period proof coin that makes it a proof, right???

Bochiman

Not a proof. Not really close to being a proof. But a very nice looking coin!
I like it.

Too bad there's no "D" on the reverse, eh?
(as a mintmark that is )