1916-D Mercury Dime Rare Key Very Fine Details! 1916D Genuine "Key to the Series". Very attractive in hand. Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 2,364.99 Time Left - Bid Count 24 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, July 12, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Location Saugerties, NY See more about '1916-D Mercury Dime Rare Key Very Fine Details! 1916D' Description GENUINE 1916-D MERCURY DIME WITH VERY FINE BORDERING EF (EXTRA FINE) DETAILS! ORIGINAL LOOKING TONING WITH UNDERLYING MINT LUSTER! SOME POROSITY, BUT "MUCH NICER LOOKING COIN IN HAND". ON AUCTION HERE IS A GENUINE 1916-D MERCURY DIME WELL KNOWN TO BE THE "KEY" TO THE ENTIRE MERCURY DIME SERIES. WITH A VERY LOW MINTAGE OF ONLY 264,000 IT IS BY FAR THE LOWEST MINTED COIN OF THE SERIES. THE 1916-D MERCURY DIME LISTED HERE HAS VERY FINE DETAILS ON BOTH IT'S LADY LIBERTY MERCURY HEAD OBVERSE, AS WELL AS ON IT'S EQUALLY WELL PRESERVED FASCES REVERSE WITH ALMOST FULL BANDS. ALONG WITH IT'S VERY FINE DETAILS, THIS COIN HAS A VERY BOLD AND CLEAR DATE AND STRONG CLEAR "D" (DENVER MINTAGE) MINTMARK (SEE EXTRA CLOSE-UPS). A TRULY BEAUTIFULLY TONED SEMI-LUSTEROUS SPECIMAN WITH TREMENDOUS EYE APPEAL. ALONG WITH IT'S BETTER GRADE DETAILS THIS COIN HAS SHARP RIMS AND EDGES. AS MENTIONED SURFACES DO SHOW POROSITY, BUT A BEAUTY REGARDLESS, AND AGAIN "MUCH NICER" IN HAND. SINCERELY, A TERRIFIC LOOKING VERY ATTACTIVELY TONED 1916-D MERCURY DIME THAT WOULD FIT WELL IN ANY BETTER GRADE SET, AND AS ALWAYS...GUARANTEED GENUINE! THE 1916-D MERCURY DIME ON AUCTION HERE IS A "RAW" COIN (NOT PROFESSIONALLY GRADED OR SLABBED). AS ALWAYS, WE FULLY GUARANTEE THIS COIN TO BE "GENUINE". WE ALSO GUARANTEE THAT WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE ACTUAL COIN SHOWN UPON SUBMITTING PAYMENT IN FULL. OTHER THAN GUARANTEES STATED, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE AUCTION, AND ALL SALES ARE CONSIDERED FINAL. WE ACCEPT PAYPAL, MONEY ORDERS, CERTIFIED FUNDS, AND PERSONAL CHECKS (MUST CLEAR BEFORE ITEM/S SHIPPED). WINNING BIDDER, PLEASE ADD $18 FOR S&H W/INSURANCE AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER "SERIOUSCOINS" AUCTIONS ON EBAY. THANK YOU. Place a Bid!