YESSSSS, FINALLY

[Dozer D]

Not being able to do much hunting, I've FINALLY been able to sort thru (year & mm) of approx 2300 Mercury dimes. Several hundred of these were hand-me-downs when my father & father-in-law pasted away some 30-40 years ago. And what is the biggest KEY coin of the Merc series, yep, the 1916-D. I've not only found one but two 16-D dimes, both are badly worn and you need a magnifying glass or a jeweler loupe to see the D, but they are there. I've tried taking pics but it doesn't show up.
I still have a few holes to fill in my lifelong folder, but these 2 fill the biggest holes. I've been coin collecting since the early 60's, and now FINALLY able to fill a missing coin slot in a folder.

 

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[SD51]

Congrats, that's quite an accomplishment!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Not one but two 1916-Ds?...Yes, lightning can strike twice!
Congratulations!

 

[Dozer D]

They are most likely not worth much, BUT at least they are Fillers in the albums

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

DOZER

You need to send them off to be certified, trust me I have a certified 1916D in AG about good and it is worth $800!

Even if it is "Fair" it is still a $500-600 coin, each. BUT there are so many counterfeits you need to have NGC or PCGS grade it. Personally I like NGC You can join for $150 and then get $150 in grading included or you can go through a local coin shop that accepts and sends coins to any of the big companies. I know the NGC website lists their affiliated dealers

 

[enamel7]

Yes you have to get them authenticated. I was told when I found mine that only 232,000 were minted, but one million collectors have them in their collections!