1942/1-D MERCURY 10C MS66 Full Bands

GEM BRILLIANT LUSTROUS SURFACES. JUST A HANDFUL OF COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS. CAC The '42/1-D is not as pronounced an overdate as its P-mint counterpart, which certainly helps to explain why it remained undetected until nearly 20 years after production. The first mention of the '42/1-D in print came in the November 1960 issue of The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine . By that time, most examples had spent 18 years in circulation, where they acquired significant wear. As such, the '42/1-D is more likely to be offered in worn condition than the '42/1-P. The former overdate is also rarer in all grades, probably because fewer were produced and/or fewer survived the rigors of circulation. When offered in Mint State, the '42/1-D is apt to display Full Bands striking detail, as is the case with the 1942-D as an issue.