1916 D MERCURY DIME LARGE NOVELTY PAPER WEIGHT? DISPLAY SALESMAN MODEL?

ldantiques07

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Oct 3, 2012
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HI, I AM NEW HERE TO THE FORUM, I LOVE TREASURE HUNTING WHEATHER IT BE WITH A METAL DETECTOR, THRIFT SHOPPING, SWAP MEET, OR PANNING FOR GOLD! I AM CHRIS, AND I THANK YOU GUYS AND GALS FOR HAVING ME.

SO, TO THE MERCURY DIME. I BUY BULK LOTS OF ANYTHING REALLY, AND THIS HAPPEN TO BE IN SOME JEWELRY. ITS A LARGE 2" MERCURY DIME MODEL. ITS QUITE WARN AND I THINK ITS MADE OF STEEL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT IS BUT I CAME UP WITH SOME ODD BALL THEORIES.

1. IN 1916 CAMERAS DID NOT HAVE MACRO SO LARGE DISPLAY MODELS WERE MADE TO PHOTOGRAPH FOR PICTURES TO PROMOTE THE NEW DIME.

2. DISPLAY FOR BANK FOR PEOPLE TO "BUY" THE DIME

3. MODEL FOR SECURITY MEASURES TO SHOW TRAITS OF THE MERCURY DIME?

4. SOMETHING TO HOLD DOWN PAPERS WITH THE WINDOW OPEN WHICH IS ITS CURRENT OCCUPATION. LOL

I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING... HERE ARE SOME PICS

AND FOLLOWING THAT, YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A OPENING OF A THRIFT STORE IN DENVER AND I BOUGHT A 10G PT900 PLATINUM NECKLACE OFF THE JEWELERY RACK FOR $2.13 WITH TAX! YEAH BABY!

large mercury dime model display 1916 (6).JPG large mercury dime model display 1916 (12).JPG large mercury dime model display 1916 (18).JPG platinum pt900 marked fancy link necklace 9.88g not scrap 17 in 43 cm (26).JPG platinum pt900 marked fancy link necklace 9.88g not scrap 17 in 43 cm (27).JPG platinum pt900 marked fancy link necklace 9.88g not scrap 17 in 43 cm (23).JPG
 

ragu

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Dec 8, 2009
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Awesome find with the necklace! Hope you get some advice on the value of the model mercury. Good finds!
 

sonofadigger

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I think its just a novelty coin I have a few of them
 

allen_idaho

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This particular oversized coin is a novelty item. It was originally marketed as a paperweight. Yours, however, has been sandblasted for some reason.
 

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