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You are going to make out well even in with the details grade.  I am not surprised that it didn't get FB because I believe they only give it to problem free coins. If the coin was problem free and didn't get it, I would be incredibly shocked. |
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Maybe it's something you have to pay extra for.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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anyone know if details "scratches" is more valuable than details "cleaned"?
and if "scratches" is better than "scratched"?
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anyone know if details "scratches" is more valuable than details "cleaned"?
and if "scratches" is better than "scratched"?
Not really relevant; I don't even know if NGC uses those terms differently. The lack of FB designation won't matter, because the auction images (when it comes to it) will make the case plain. And the people who will be interested in this example can be expected to understand the subtleties. Congratulations. With Heritage results as a guide, you now own a $5000+ coin. |
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hmm, they don't work very fast down in Texas, that's for sure... My coin isn't listed yet, but I got a sneak peek at the listing description. I sure hoped for a less negative desription than: Quote:The 1916-D is the famous key date in the Mercury dime series. Most 20th century coinage series have their famous issues, such as the S VDB Lincoln Cent, the Three-Legged Buffalo, and the 11-D quarter eagle. That issue is the 16-D in the Mercury dime series, a key issue so famous that collectors will understand the meaning of "16-D" with no other explanation. Both sides of this lustrous light silver example have myriad scratches while still retaining good eye appeal. I don't like the use of "Myriad scratches" at all  We'll see how the pictures turn out |
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Thanks, I'm very pleased with it. My very first high value purchase... a very exciting week of bidding and winning it, and then 4 months of waiting for the transaction at HA to go through. Will be exciting to follow the auction though. finally got the listing posted... http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...tIdNo=376001Edited by epikur
12/11/2012 05:55 am
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Heh. You got it into the FUN auction. For what it's worth, some of my best ebay cherrypicks come during the week of FUN, because everybody's attention is on Florida and nobody's watching the rest of the coin selling world. That's one of Heritage's two or three largest events of the year. You should do OK.  |
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Can't wait to see how this goes down. They took pretty good pictures for you.
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I just checked the Heritage pictures, its beautiful! Even with the scratches.
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Is it common with 16-D dimes to have slightly misaligned dies? Because you definitely have slight variation in die rotation from normal coin orientation there.
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I pretty sure all 1916-Ds have a slight rotation.
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Have been following the online bidding now...I know it's hard to say how things will turn out but if we look at the stats as of now: http://coins.ha.com/c/search-result...4967108+1582It looks like an improperly cleaned coin is more desireable than a scratched coin. How do you all reason when purchasing a coin? scratched or cleaned; which do you prefer? Or would you rather go down 20 points on the grade and get an unaltered coin? These assumptions are made just by looking at "my" category and by looking at the trends they show during the online bidding Edited by epikur
12/23/2012 7:12 pm
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There are still many days left to bid. The scratches on yours aren't too distracting in my opinion. I think the price will shoot up in days to come. It's still a great coin.
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How do you all reason when purchasing a coin? scratched or cleaned; which do you prefer? Or would you rather go down 20 points on the grade and get an unaltered coin? i have purchased several quality high AU detailed coins with rim damage for 30% of the FMV due to the "damage". I do not like cleaned or scratched if I can avoid it. The surface detail overall becomes much more important to me when deciding on a type coin for the album. Rims can be hidden well to the eye in an album hole or window and what pops is the luster and beauty of the metal. Cleaned coins are often dull and uninviting to the eye IMO. |
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