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The biggest mistake I've made in the hobby is collecting Roosevelts instead of Mercury dimes when I got into collecting. That's not to say I didn't buy any Mercury dimes, in fact I have a well circulated collection. However I never really got into high grade examples. Anyway curiosity got the best of me and I'm now on a journey to find better grade teens and twenties branch mint coins with close to FB. I also came across a circulated 36-s overdate recently. Anyway I'm having a lot of fun hunting for older Mercury dimes. I don't think I'll purchase any 1940s coins unless I find a cool variety though as certified seems like a waste (I know, you may argue having any certified is a waste). I love the design of the Mercury dime and some of the early dates are MUCH more challenging than I could have imagined so this should be fun.. For any collectors out there - What did you look for when buying certified Mercury dimes? Did you go for FB? Would love to see any favorites from your collection too! Edited by LibertyEagle20
09/09/2026 8:17 pm
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Great coins, NS!  Errers and Varietys.
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Wow numismatic student, that's a couple of good ones to own. Thanks for sharing.
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...a circulated 1936-S overdate... Uhh  that's a new one on me; never heard of that "overdate", but after looking up a tad more, I saw an older 2018 thread mentioned one of those but results came back inconclusive at best? My only slabbed and certified Merc dime is a 1916-D in the opposite grade of NS, a low-ball PCGS AG-3 with a green bean CAC sticker.  |
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Both my Roosevelt and Mercury dime sets are in Dansco albums, so nothing certified for me.  Nice examples in this topic though! |
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Nice examples, Adam! |
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Great additions! Very nice. Errers and Varietys.
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not me, but I sure do like looking at them  |
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Wonderful dimes guys. I think a nicely toned winger is one of the most stunning examples of American coinage from the 20'th century. I always wanted a 1916 D but I guess I was forced into bullion due to age and a need to leave something easily turned over for my surviving family.
Still I'd like to pick off a few High end Mercurys in the next year. They are a wonderful design.
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My near complete (missing two) merc collection, all pulled from circulation during my teenage years, was stolen from the family home one summer while we were away on a cross country vacation trip to the Seattle worlds fair. This was well before the days of any brand of certification. I have the means to replace that cherished childhood collection by shopping ebay or buying overpriced coins from eager dealers, but not the heart to do so. The thrill of pulling many of the best specimens from the lunch counter change dishes in eighth grade like the near uncirculated 1916 and xf 1921 I found there can never be replaced. |
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My near complete (missing two) merc collection, all pulled from circulation during my teenage years, was stolen from the family home one summer while we were away on a cross country vacation trip to the Seattle worlds fair.  Quote:I have the means to replace that cherished childhood collection by shopping ebay or buying overpriced coins from eager dealers, but not the heart to do so. The thrill of pulling many of the best specimens from the lunch counter change dishes in eighth grade like the near uncirculated 1916 and xf 1921 I found there can never be replaced.  I would never underestimate the sentimental value of such a collection. It is why I do not upgrade—these are the coins I collected when I was young! When I wanted a nicer set of Ikes, I assembled a second set of certified examples.  |
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Quote:I have a full set of Mercury dimes (no 1942/41) in Raw, including the 16D... But I never had an interest in doing the set in Slabbed... I do have a few slabbed Mercury (Winged Liberty) dimes... Looking good! |
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