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I agree DAve.......I don't buy any more slqs unless they are pcgs or ngc slabbed and have nice eye appeal - regardless of the grade.
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I agree with getting the FB version, and it is a good price. 1942-D is usually very well struck, so a non-FB coin is going to be considered by many to be inferior or flawed even if it's one grade higher. Get close-up pictures, of course. Make sure the text around the periphery is also well-struck, look at the level of detail in the hair, and make sure that low-relief elements like the motto and initials on the obverse look nice. For a common date that is abundant in gem condition, you can get really super picky!
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09/24/2011 9:44 pm
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It's just like the "many fish in the sea" advice about dating, except the coin is inanimate, so it doesn't have to like you back (although it still wants you to have lots of money).
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And the MS66 is a stock photo if he has 2 available. Don't know if you are getting the one pictured or another one.
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rachums107, I like it a whole lot too, and I hope you get it. I'd never take your coin, but based on what others have said here about the value of the grade and the FSB and the dealer, I looked at the other offerings from this same dealer, and he had a 1941-S MS-65FB PCGS slabbed Mercury for $40 and I nabbed it. This will be my first slabbed coin, and my first absolutely genuine FSB Mercury dime, so I am pretty excited. I didn't wait for additional pics since it's a reputable slabbed coin and the dealer has a 7 day return policy. I think the 1941-D is an excellent price, as I have been watching the for a bit now. I felt for the extra 5 bucks, I like the '41-S too given slightly smaller production numbers, and the large and small date varieties. Like I said, I hope you get this coin, and I have to thank you for the heads up on it, otherwise I wouldn't have found this '41-S I bought. I'll send in pics after I get it... I am pumped! Maybe I should have waited, but I didn't want it to get away, plus as I said, I trust the slabbing (isn't that one of the reasons why you get it slabbed?). Let us know what you decide to do. Les  |
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Here is the '41-S FSB MS-65 PCGS Mercury I just bought from the same dealer... Les  |
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Yeah I was going to buy the 1942-D this morning but someone grabbed both of the them before I could... Oh well I'll just have to buy another one.
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Ouch thats too bad, early bird gets the worm I guess.
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For a common date that is abundant in gem condition, you can get really super picky! This is true, I got a PCGS MS66FB Merc on the bay (which is my first FB and first PCGS coin) and it came with little black marks dotted on the reverse. The serial number wasn't the same as the coin pictured, but that's not really required on ebay. |
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Very Nice Coin! Are you putting together a set of these?
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No, I'm doing the Merc set. only 18 coins to go. With the drop in silver I have picked up a lot of hole fillers.
Just got the coin today, when you look at it at the right angle there are little black spots around the fasces. But I am happy with the coin. Its on my desk and I cant stop looking at it!
Either tomorrow or friday I am going to pick up some more hole fillers. Since I'm on a tight budget, I get common dates for melt that range from G-VG. All I need now are common dates (save the 31-S) and 1916-D, I picked up the 21, 21D, and 26S early so I could get the others fast.
Almost every coin in my album grades below a Fine, so its nice to have something to spice it up. And no, I'm not taking it out of the slab.
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I know the slab people will disagree but if I had those I'd break them out of the slab and put directly into my Albums.
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The later date Mercury dimes are easy to find, even in high grades. I can't take a coin out of a slab either, so I filled my set with all non-slabbed coins. But I find it fun to find raw coins in high grades that I can get for MS 60-63 prices. All of my coins from 1934-1945 are in this condition and none are slabbed. Even full bands coins can be had for decent prices (sometimes) when "raw". But most of the dealers are knowledgeable about the full bands and ask higher prices. You really have to cherry-pick these. |
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