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1916-D 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:30,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1916-D 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC
<B>1916-D 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> This amazing Gem is frosty and sharply struck with elegant luster and light, lovely aquamarine and silver-tan shadings. The bands on the fasces show full separation, and the overall visual appeal is excellent. Though two tiny marks appear to the right of the B in LIBERTY on the obverse, these minor flaws are entirely consistent with the Gem designation. Immensely appealing and a highly desirable representative of this famous key issue.<BR> The 1916-D dime, while long a target of counterfeiters, alterers, and other numismatic ne'er-do-wells, has benefited from third-party certification, and the gains in price seen in recent decades are due, at least in part, to greater market confidence as a result of encapsulation. Paul Gilkes, in an August 15, 2005 article in <I>Coin World</B></I>, wrote that " ... forgeries of the 1916-D Winged Liberty Head dime are plentiful." Even today, knowledge of coin diagnostics is far from obsolete, and careful observation of confirmed genuine examples reveals a number of interesting and useful traits.<BR> There are four confirmed reverse dies for the 1916-D dime, and each of these has been studied extensively; references such as Lange's <I>Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes</B></I> often discuss the dies at length. On all four dies, the mintmark shows the exact same shape, with a triangular void in the center and parallel, crisp serifs at the left. This representative corresponds to Die Pair 4, which has a comparatively low, tilted mintmark close to the lowest leaf on the reverse. Census: 23 in 65 Full Bands, 7 finer (1/08).<BR><I>From The Southwest Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Adolph A. Weinman<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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