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Mercury Dimes

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 Posted 01/11/2013  09:02 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add benchfreak221 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I collect Murcury dimes and I was just wondering if there is anything special to look for other than FSB? I am trying to learn what I can. Thanks
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 Posted 01/11/2013  09:06 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CGCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here are a few of I can think of off the top of my head.
1942/1 is a pretty drastic overdate.
1945 S Micro
Any 1945 p with a FSB.
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The 1928 and 1941 has both large and small "S" varieties. The large "S" is the rarer of the two. There are some RPM'S also. nlp
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if you google a bit and research varieties you will find a wealth of informaiton on the web and even through keyword searches on this forum

here is a good head start for education on Winged Dimes

http://varietyvista.com/CPG%20Varie...0mercury.htm

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 Posted 01/11/2013  11:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GoldenChest to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The 16-D, probally goes without saying though.
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 Posted 01/11/2013  11:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GoldenChest to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The 16-D, probally goes without saying though.
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Ok thank you
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Not to be terribly old fashioned, but a book to read would be this one... http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/pro...y-dimes.html A great guide to have if you like Mercs.
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 Posted 01/12/2013  6:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jsbruton to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Both 21s
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 Posted 01/13/2013  9:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add crazyforATB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
if I decided to buy a box of dimes, could I expect to find any mercurys? or are they harder to find than that?
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It's possible, but I wouldn't expect it. Even if you were to find one, it would be a 36 or 41-45.
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crazy, we average 1 or two every 4 boxes or so. So not terribly common anymore, but they are there.
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 Posted 01/15/2013  10:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
In realism the chances of finding any Silver coin in rolls anywhere are almost all long gone. Way to many people do rolll searching for just Silver coins.
With Mercury dimes they are rather plantiful at almost any coin shop, coin show or flea market. Very few are ever counterfeited due to their size makeing it not really worth the trouble except the 16D.
A really decent source of info is a book called the Red Book by Whitman Publishing. You might find a cheaper version at a used book store or flea market. For Mercury dimes you don't need the latest version of that book.
Although many know of certain large and small Mint Marks, more and more are appearing all the time. As already noted the sort of famous 42/41 and 42D/41 are rather popular. They get scarce with the 21, 21D, 31d. Not a lot of books out there on Mercury dimes which is odd since it is one of the more popular coins.
I've got about 6,000+ of those things and plan on someday examining all of them for more varieties and errors. MAYBE.
Here is what a 42/41 looks like. From one of my Albums.
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you have over 6000 Mercury dimes? ha I have 3....
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Be extra cautious about the 42/1 dime. I was offered to purchase a collection of Mercury dimes. The 42/1 dime was completely fraudulent -- made from chasing the silver into a 1. The date is so small that its hard to see even with a decent magnifier.
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Wow Carl, over 6,000? That's pretty impressive.

I thought I was sitting pretty good at a few hundred.

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