2016 gold mercury dime, standing liberty quarter, walking liberty half
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Not seeing much regarding these upcoming mint specials in terms of excitement on the forum. Personally, I am jazzed that these are on the horizon. Not sure what the pricing will look like but I would think the flippers and the long time holders will both want these. 125,000 limit on production doesn't sound like over-production considering the classic coin collector base. What are your opinions?
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No interest whatsoever.
What!?! Surprise me more!
No interest whatsoever.
That's something like 95% of your posts.....posting to let everyone know, in their well subjected threads, what YOU have no interest in
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
No interest whatsoever.
That's something like 95% of your posts.....posting to let everyone know, in their well subjected threads, what YOU have no interest in
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No thanks.
No interest whatsoever.
That's something like 95% of your posts.....posting to let everyone know, in their well subjected threads, what YOU have no interest in
No modern thread would be complete without the usual cast of characters, including the muppet Oscar.
Some only collect coins from their childhood and that's OK.
No interest whatsoever.
That's something like 95% of your posts.....posting to let everyone know, in their well subjected threads, what YOU have no interest in
It stated right in the OP's post...."What are your thoughts?"
That's my thoughts......and I wasn't the only one.
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No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
If it's not a coin, then neither are any modern or classic commems!
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No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
You are wrong on all counts. It's a US Mint produced legal tender coin that has a face value of one dime. Saying otherwise is wrong.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
You are wrong on all counts. It's a US Mint produced legal tender coin that has a face value of one dime. Saying otherwise is wrong.
Don't get me going......It's NOT a dime!! It's gold and much bigger than a dime!
No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
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It's a centennial of silver issue. In gold. Excessive by the USmint, mho.
Should have been done in silver.
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I have to agree with Dimeman on that. Not to say it's not ubercool , in my eyes. As collectibles and collectors go with moderns, but the denominations do cause us who think in categories to look at this with less objectivity. I appreciate that.
In a hundred years it will still be a coin just as early commemoratives, both silver and gold, are considered coins today.
Dimeman's great grand kids will be paying nice premiums to add it to their inherited "coin" collection, because he failed to do it for them.
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But you can't call this a dime....sorry. It's a modern commen.. And that is fine for whoever wants one, but it's not for me.
I wish they had done it in silver or even clad like they did the 1996-W for the 50th year of the Roosie. And made it an actual coin like that and included it in the sets.
But you can't call this a dime....sorry. It's a modern commen.. And that is fine for whoever wants one, but it's not for me.
Why are early comms. referred to as "halves?"
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I wish they had done it in silver or even clad like they did the 1996-W for the 50th year of the Roosie. And made it an actual coin like that and included it in the sets.
But you can't call this a dime....sorry. It's a modern commen.. And that is fine for whoever wants one, but it's not for me.
Why are early comms. referred to as "halves?"
Because they were half dollars made in the same metal and fineness and size of the then current half dollar. They were coins that were made to be spent as 50 cents. They were purchased for like a dollar and the extra money you paid went to whatever was being commemorated. That was always my understanding. Some people spent them and others saved them back.
I wish they had done it in silver or even clad like they did the 1996-W for the 50th year of the Roosie. And made it an actual coin like that and included it in the sets.
But you can't call this a dime....sorry. It's a modern commen.. And that is fine for whoever wants one, but it's not for me.
Why are early comms. referred to as "halves?"
Because they were half dollars made in the same metal and fineness and size of the then current half dollar. They were coins that were made to be spent as 50 cents. They were purchased for like a dollar and the extra money you paid went to whatever was being commemorated. That was always my understanding. Some people spent them and others saved them back.
OK, why are early gold comms. referred to as "coins?"
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I wish they had done it in silver or even clad like they did the 1996-W for the 50th year of the Roosie. And made it an actual coin like that and included it in the sets.
But you can't call this a dime....sorry. It's a modern commen.. And that is fine for whoever wants one, but it's not for me.
Why are early comms. referred to as "halves?"
Because they were half dollars made in the same metal and fineness and size of the then current half dollar. They were coins that were made to be spent as 50 cents. They were purchased for like a dollar and the extra money you paid went to whatever was being commemorated. That was always my understanding. Some people spent them and others saved them back.
OK, why are early gold comms. referred to as "coins?"
For the same reason. Everything is the same with them as the half dollars. They were worth more and cost more.
It's a chunk of gold fabricated into a coin and issued by the US Mint (the official minter of US coinage). They could have issued a medal but they didn't - they issued it as a coin just as they do other chunks of gold.
In a hundred years it will still be a coin just as early commemoratives, both silver and gold, are considered coins today.
Dimeman's great grand kids will be paying nice premiums to add it to their inherited "coin" collection, because he failed to do it for them.
No comparison here. For this to be true. It would have had to be made in the same metal and fineness as it's counterpart is now and made for circulation. Who is going to spend a $175 dollar gold dime as 10 cents.
It sets them apart from their silver counterparts in a special way. Unless they were made as Proofs, any metal composition other than gold would result in a big yawn.
Unless they were made as Proofs, any metal composition other than gold would result in a big yawn.
I wish they had made them as proofs. Now I'll have to wait another hundred years to obtain a proof SLQ!
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Well, just Love coins, period.
There have been OMS before, not new as Mr. Hall says....
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These new dimes say "ONE DIME" in bold letters right on the coin. The US Mint says they are one dime so they must be one dime. To say otherwise is just plain wrong. To argue that they aren't dimes because they are gold is also just plain silly. Many US coins have had their metal content/type changed. The Roosevelt dimes went from silver to copper-nickel clad. Did they stop being dimes because the metal content changed? Of course not.
This has to be the silliest arguement of all. These gold commen. look like Mercury Dimes are not dimes. Silver to clad in 1965, but they were still a dime.
If you really think these are dimes. Buy 5 of them and take them and buy a postage stamp to mail a letter!
These new dimes say "ONE DIME" in bold letters right on the coin. The US Mint says they are one dime so they must be one dime. To say otherwise is just plain wrong. To argue that they aren't dimes because they are gold is also just plain silly. Many US coins have had their metal content/type changed. The Roosevelt dimes went from silver to copper-nickel clad. Did they stop being dimes because the metal content changed? Of course not.
This has to be the silliest arguement of all. These gold commen. look like Mercury Dimes are not dimes. Silver to clad in 1965, but they were still a dime.
If you really think these are dimes. Buy 5 of them and take them and buy a postage stamp to mail a letter!
I will do this after you use five 1916-D Mercury dimes to buy a postage stamp. They are dimes after all. Right?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
These new dimes say "ONE DIME" in bold letters right on the coin. The US Mint says they are one dime so they must be one dime. To say otherwise is just plain wrong. To argue that they aren't dimes because they are gold is also just plain silly. Many US coins have had their metal content/type changed. The Roosevelt dimes went from silver to copper-nickel clad. Did they stop being dimes because the metal content changed? Of course not.
This has to be the silliest arguement of all. These gold commen. look like Mercury Dimes are not dimes. Silver to clad in 1965, but they were still a dime.
If you really think these are dimes. Buy 5 of them and take them and buy a postage stamp to mail a letter!
I will do this after you use five 1916-D Mercury dimes to buy a postage stamp. They are dimes after all. Right?
Are you really that clueless! The statement you just made has to be the dumbest ever.
The 1916-D dime was made 100 years ago and was a DIME and cost a DIME and was in circulation as a DIME. It was worth 10 cents!
These 2016 gold look like dimes are not put out for circulation for 10 cents. You are going to pay around $175 for them. If you can't see the difference between the two there is really no hope for you!
WOW!!! It does look like a real dime.
No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
You are wrong on all counts. It's a US Mint produced legal tender coin that has a face value of one dime. Saying otherwise is wrong.
Don't get me going......It's NOT a dime!! It's gold and much bigger than a dime!
It is listed with a 16.5mm diameter.
any of the gold coins as legal tender now.
The Mint does, however transfer seigniorage to the US Treasury as outlined
in the 2015 annual report:
SEIGNIORAGE AND NET INCOME
Seigniorage is the difference between the face
value and the cost of producing circulating
coinage. The Mint transfers seigniorage to the
Treasury General Fund to help finance national
debt. Net income from bullion and numismatic
operations can also fund government programs.
(About $60 million each for numismatic coins and bullion coins.)
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100 years later.
These new dimes say "ONE DIME" in bold letters right on the coin. The US Mint says they are one dime so they must be one dime. To say otherwise is just plain wrong. To argue that they aren't dimes because they are gold is also just plain silly. Many US coins have had their metal content/type changed. The Roosevelt dimes went from silver to copper-nickel clad. Did they stop being dimes because the metal content changed? Of course not.
This has to be the silliest arguement of all. These gold commen. look like Mercury Dimes are not dimes. Silver to clad in 1965, but they were still a dime.
If you really think these are dimes. Buy 5 of them and take them and buy a postage stamp to mail a letter!
I will do this after you use five 1916-D Mercury dimes to buy a postage stamp. They are dimes after all. Right?
Are you really that clueless! The statement you just made has to be the dumbest ever.
The 1916-D dime was made 100 years ago and was a DIME and cost a DIME and was in circulation as a DIME. It was worth 10 cents!
These 2016 gold look like dimes are not put out for circulation for 10 cents. You are going to pay around $175 for them. If you can't see the difference between the two there is really no hope for you!
When you suggested that I take five of these gold Mercury dime commemorative coins and buy a postage stamp, I made an analogy to help you understand why your suggestion would be a dumb idea. The analogy I made is valid since both coins are Mercury dimes that are worth more than face value so what you suggested makes no sense what so ever. Let's face it---we disagree on this coin and I recognize that most collectors won't buy it but I have a complete set of Mercury dimes and I will buy this coin to keep my set complete. Let's just agree to disagree.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
No Mercury dime collection can be complete without this coin.
But it's not a Mercury Dime. It's not even a Dime. It's not even a coin!
You are wrong on all counts. It's a US Mint produced legal tender coin that has a face value of one dime. Saying otherwise is wrong.
Don't get me going......It's NOT a dime!! It's gold and much bigger than a dime!
It is listed with a 16.5mm diameter.
So, this Mercury dime is actually slightly smaller than the earlier Mercury dimes which were 17.9 mm in diameter. I'm guessing they did this so they could use the 1/10 ozt AGE planchets which are 16.5 mm in diameter..
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"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
This is a gold dime coin... Deal with it.
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Do yo need one if you are a Dime completist? That's up to you regardless of what somebody else says. You want to include it? Fine by me. You don't? Again fine. Either way I'll still be delighted and amazed by your Dime collection.
BTW:
The price has not been set at $205 as stated above. That would be the price based on this past Wednesday Gold Coin price fixing as set every Wednesday. Wait till next Wednesday to see what the actual initial issue price will be.
Dimeman...
This is a gold dime coin... Deal with it.
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Wondercoin---I consider you as being somewhat of an expert on modern mint coins. Do you think that these will sell out? How do you think they will do in the after market? I know you don't have a crystal ball but what is your gut feeling on this issue?
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"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Dimeman...
This is a gold dime coin... Deal with it.
Wondercoin.
Y'all see the irony of his position, don't ya?
He has no choice but to go all in as this the big one, the line in the sand, the whole dime enchilada.
Otherwise this modern hysteria will churn on, unchecked and rampant. A love fest for new ideas.
The DimeMan abides.
As always, just my two cents.
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