Fake; Fake/Counterfeit Mercury Dime With Test Marks, But Why?

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Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1101 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 05:18 am I bought this today along with some 90%. It weighs 1.90 grams; the diameter is right. Why would anyone fake a non-key date (this date is obviously illegible) Mercury dime? The seller also had some obviously fake Seated Liberty coinage he was convinced was real - he also though this merc was real. Thoughts would be appreciated! R. Edited by Roma2021 02/23/2025 05:25 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 06:32 am Hard to say why @roma. Could it be a contemporary counterfeit? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 5995 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 06:41 am Looks like an old beat-up dime to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1101 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 06:41 am @spence...possibly, but even circa 1916-1945? I know a dime was worth a lot more but there has to be some material costs in making a fake dime vs a dollar? Or gold coin, but I suppose a dime is a lot harder to detect and unlikely to be heavily scrutinized... Curious what others think. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 06:44 am Maybe Francis LeRoy Henning had a side-gig? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 16861 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 07:22 am With the photos posted, I'm seeing what appears to be post-strike damage on a legit Mercury dime. Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1101 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 07:37 am @keith...the slickest culled Barber dime I have weighs 2.21 and has much less detail than this coin at 1.90... Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5189 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 08:14 am Perhaps some of the surface metal has been eaten away by acid? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 64158 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 08:22 am looks real to me in these images - possible this one was in an acidic environment for a while.. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1101 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 08:25 am The it is real... By acidic environment, I have to imagine ... In actual acid. Why/how 1.90 grams? Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5124 Posts	Posted 02/23/2025 10:09 am Coin is what would be a typical sewer find . When I had my shop ,the city guys would bring Stuff like this in quite a bit . It is underweight and corroded due to leaching . XRF would confirm it is silver. NOT a counterfeit. Grades as SF01. .sewer find 1.LOL Report this Post to the Staff
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Fake; Counterfeit Mercury Dime With Test Marks, But Why?