1916 Merc in Fathers collection- Warning, Not for the Faint of Heart

[Bev]

1916 Merc in Father's collection- Warning, Not for the Faint of Heart

Looking through my fathers small coin collection he's had since he was a boy, I came across a 1916 Mercury dime. He went on to tell me that as a kid, they liked to take a mallot and see how big they could make coins, if they werent putting them on the trolley tracks.
Maybe it's a blessing I can't make out the mintmark, huh?

 

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[Peyton Manning]

ROFL, not what I expected with the warning ( still it is silver)

 

[Bev]

Well, it made me a little queezy so....!

 

[Argentium]

I don't know how that coin was enlarged ,but I'm very sure it wasn't with any sort of hand hammering or mallot - I hammer on silver
almost every day - I have also hammered on American silver coins -From my experiences -if a dime is hammered to the diameter of
a quarter ,(or larger as appears to be the case here ), It would not be possible for any of the lettering or design of the coin to still
stand proud of the surface - they would all be entirely flat - compressed smoothe by forging .

 

[DORN]

Id consider visiting the trolley tracks if it isnt a parking lot by now

 

[Peyton Manning]

Well, it made me a little queezy so....!

I can just picture a couple of kids hammering away having a great time

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Yup, looks like a D to me.

 

[Joe88]

Way too funny!!! I cannot believe how much bigger they made it.

 

[detroitdigger]

It's still a1916.

 

[granthansen]

Ha... funny. I dug up a 1916 in good condition a few weeks ago. Looked under my loop about 10 times just to be absolutely sure I wasn't missing the D mint mark. I hope for your sake it's not a D!

 

[screwynewy]

Great story, sounds like something that I would do as a kid. I agree with Argentium though, it looks like this might have been an enlarged replica. Note that the silver appears to be flaking off in a couple places. Is is a lot thinner than a normal merc?

 

[Jason in Enid]

Just be glad you live in the NE, so there is even a smaller chance of it being a "D".

 

[dig kzoo]

UGGH ouch!

 

[Adjove]

I don't know how that coin was enlarged ,but I'm very sure it wasn't with any sort of hand hammering or mallot - I hammer on silver
almost every day - I have also hammered on American silver coins -From my experiences -if a dime is hammered to the diameter of
a quarter ,(or larger as appears to be the case here ), It would not be possible for any of the lettering or design of the coin to still
stand proud of the surface - they would all be entirely flat - compressed smoothe by forging .

I agree, in opinion only of course, I'm no expert.

 

[Bev]

Now I'm curious. He doesnt remember the circumstances about how he got it. Could it be a joke coin? Boy I'd feel SO much better if it was!!

 

[liftloop]

Aw
is that an American hammered silver

 

[wheatfinder13]

It looks like a novelty coin to me. Very cool

 

[Bev]

I suppose I could bring it to a jeweler and find out- I may just do that!

 

[Jason in Enid]

I didn't even pay attention to the size, I thought they were two different pics. Definately a fake coin.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Yup! A trick, or fake coin................HH