Missed it by one letter

[prolab69]

Went to one of my one room school sites for 2 hours, got a nice little pocket spill. Would have been more excited if the mint was a D instead of an S tho. Oh well, cant win them all.
Pro-

 

[mainer]

Would like to have scene your face when you flipped it over to see the mintmark. Close maybe next time it will be the D.

 

[N.J.THer]

Went to one of my one room school sites for 2 hours, got a nice little pocket spill. Would have been more excited if the mint was a D instead of an S tho. Oh well, cant win them all.
Pro-

So close - better luck next time...congrats on the finds.

NJ

 

[dwayne sueno]

nice little spill. i'm always surprised to get a mint mark at all from any older coins here in the northeast. i always wonder how they made their way here.
congrats, and hope your next '16 comes with a 'D.'

 

[hammered]

I hope you get a D next time, but I'm glad to see you geting out .

hammered

 

[oakhunter27]

very nice 1916 mercury dime very good shape

 

[mountainplayer]

I dug a 1918D on Sunday. We should get together and split the money!

MP

 

[Skelly607]

I gotta ask me being a newbie and all,,,,,,,Why is the "D" mint mark sought after?

 

[TommNJ]

Can't get much closer then that, nice Merc & Buff !!

TommNJ

 

[prolab69]

I gotta ask me being a newbie and all,,,,,,,Why is the "D" mint mark sought after?

thanks everyone, yes i hope so too, the 1916D is a very rare and collectable coin.

 

[mikewaz]

Nice find!
That sure had to get your heart pounding pretty good. Maybe next time?
Good luck!
Mike

 

[Goes4ever]

still a great find.........but I know EXACTLY how you feel, I dug a XF+ shape 1916-S last fall. I could see the coin had a mintmark and I did not want to wipe it, so I went and ran water over it..........man what a huge let down!!!