1916-D 10C, FB MS(PCGS#4907)

1916-D 10C, FB MS (PCGS#4907)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: This Select Mint State example of a classic 20th century U.S. Mint rarity will surely garner strong bids from advanced collectors. Essentially brilliant on the obverse, the reverse is dressed in pretty champagne-pink and reddish-apricot iridescence that is boldest toward the lower border. The strike is razor sharp in all areas including the all-important crossbands binding the center of the reverse fasces. In sum, this is a lovely piece that offers strong technical quality and eye appeal.<p>The Denver Mint struck just 264,000 coins in the inaugural year of the Mercury dime series, far fewer than at the Philadelphia and San Francisco mints. The entire mintage of the 1916-D was delivered in November of that year, after which Mint Director F.J.H. von Engelken halted dime production at that facility in order to meet an urgent request from the Treasury Department for quarters. Denver Mint Superintendent Thomas W. Annear duly complied, his facility eventually producing 6,540,800 1916-dated Barber quarters. By the time the Denver Mint returned to dime production the calendar had already advanced to 1917.<p>With the lowest mintage in the circulation strike Mercury dime series, the 1916-D is eagerly sought at all levels of preservation, from the lowest circulated grades to sharply struck Mint State as here.