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1916-D Mercury Dime

Maker
U.S. Mint (Denver)
Year
1916
Rank
28 of 100

1916-D Mercury Dime

1916-D Mercury Dime by U.S. Mint (Denver) (1916) is ranked 28 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $12,000 in November 2024. The key date of the beloved Mercury dime series; a four-figure coin in every grade and a collector touchstone.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The key date of the beloved Mercury dime series; a four-figure coin in every grade and a collector touchstone.

10c silver, Winged Liberty ('Mercury'), D mintmark, PCGS AU50

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$12,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
November 2024

Stack's Bowers November 2024 Showcase. PCGS AU50 realized $12,000. A VF20 CAC brought $5,520 (Aug 2023); a Good-4 CAC $1,560 (Dec 2024); MS67FB record ~$207,000.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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2026-08-08