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We are selling a few Morgans this weekend and plan to use the money to buy Mercurys in VG or higher. Only have 9 left (not even counting the 1916d right now). Is this doable? Which ones should I go for first?
1919 D
1921
1926S
1931
1931D
1931S
1934
1942, 42 over 41
1942d, 42 over 41
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Bedrock of the Community
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The 1942, 42 over 41 and 1942d, 42 over 41 will be very expensive. Probably $1000 combined if not more. The 1921 is a little expensive too but not like the other two.
The others should be no problem
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(not even counting the 1916d right now)...
don't count these two, they are sometimes more $ than 1916d
1942, 42 over 41
1942d, 42 over 41
1921 & 1926S will be next higher $
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Raw is fine. The majority of the dimes we have now we inherited and they are in 2x2s. |
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Note that the 31D is the fourth lowest minted coin in the series. And still like some other types, very low in cost. Grab as many of those as you can. IF there is about 2 million collectors that collect Mercury dimes, most will never get one of those. Similar with the 30S and 31S, really low mintages and low prices. I hate the idea that so many manufacturers of Albums place a slot for the 42/41 and 42D/41. Those should not be considered part of that series. I put them in the same catagory as Mint Errors, not a real, normal coin. |
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I put them in the same category as Mint Errors Technically the 42/41 over dates are not errors but reworked dies, these over dates still should not be included in a set of the dimes. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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At VG, the over-dates are the only ones that are going to be very tough, and they are commonly faked, so slabbed might not be a bad idea. '21 will be the only other pricey one, but it seems like every dealer I see has a stock of low grade '21 and '21-D. '31-D and '31-S are low mintage, but they seem to have a high survival rate that there are enough out there to satisfy demand. Don't be surprised if the '26-S is the hardest to track down (other than the over-dates) in spite of it being less expensive than the '21. 1919-D is underrated, but not hard in VG.
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I haven't bought an album to put them in yet. They are all in 2x2s. I only mentioned the 42 over 41 because they list it in the Red Book and I took a guess that maybe it would be included in a Whitman. I'll let you know what we pick up this weekend at the coin shop, if anything. |
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I agree with CaptainFwiffo, 1919 is an underrated year for the Denver mint.
ALL denominations.
And overdates/reworked dates are not needed to be a"complete" set.
Do not let an album dictate to you what is needed to be a "complete" set.
If Whitman still includes the overdates I believe that Dansco does not.
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Let me know if you want a olde style slab ANACS EF-40 42/41? If your local dealers don't have it.
I think I also have a extra F-12 or 15 21-P and 21-D dime.
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Dansco album don't have the over dates, at least its not on my Dansco album.
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Weezer, aside from the over dates and 26S, I gotcha covered iffin you want to shoot me an email.
I agree that the over dates do not constitute a necessary part of a full set. HOWEVER, I am certainly going to strive to get them at some point.
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And the other weird one is the 45 Micro S. At one time it was thought to be the only large and small Mint Mark Mercury dime. Now more and more are appearing and some are already noted in the Red Book. Whitman has had a slot for the 45 Micro S for a long time. Same with the 42/41 and recently the 42D/41. Whitman has a habit of putting way to many slots for many coins that many people think should not be there. I wonder when Whitman will have the numerous other large and small Mint Marks in their Albums. Since you already have many in 2x2's, why not continue that. You can get those 20 slot plastic pages for a 3 ringed note book and make your own Album. Doing that you have the ability to add or not any coins you don't want in your collection. |
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The micro S is in pretty much every album, but at least it's not a back-breaker like the over-dates. The micro-S is not a tough coin unless you're one of the freaks who needs them all in full bands, and we've got all kinds of other monkeys on our back.
Thank goodness there aren't holes for 1928-S small/large S, 1934-D small/large D, 1941-S small/trumpet-tail S, 1942-S and 1943-S trumpet-tail/large S, 1944-S large/knob-tail S, 1945-S knob-tail/trumpet-tail/micro S. For that matter, nobody seems to even acknowledge the two distinct sub-types of 1917 and corresponding mint-mark styles, let alone make holes for them...
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Lol, but Cap we both know that some day all of those are going to be needed for a truly complete set; especially the two 17s. Glad I have mine already. Kinda like being a Peace dollar collector and needing both the "attached" and "detached" olive branch varieties of 1922. |
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