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How do you think it would do if it was sent out?   |
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Nice, MS65 or MS66 Full band
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Of all the foolish claims of mercs being FSB this is the only one in a long time that I believe actually shows Fully Split Bands. This looks to be a fantastic coin. I'm no fan of slabs but if you plan to sell it get it slabbed. Being slabbed will really affect the value.
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Glad to hear it, Celticsoul. The reason I purchased the coin in the first place was because it was the only one I could locate that both advertised full bands and had the photo quality to back it up. Not sure if I will send it away yet, or sell it, maybe someday if I need to.
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High grade Mercs are really tough to grade because of their size.. Marks which would be inconsequential on a Morgan cost a grade on a Merc, and to effectively grade them from images the coin's surfaces have to be illuminated over every square millimeter. This issue needs to be a bare minimum of 67FB to justify a slab.
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SsuperDdave, would it help if I posted some zoomed in, cropped photos split up into sections for proper hit mark identification? Or would it just be too difficult to grade from an image alone?
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03/03/2015 3:18 pm
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That might help. I'm seeing skritches on cheek and neck which may not be as prominent as they look. Hopefully other Merc folks will weigh in as well.
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MS 65 FSB
1 of the reasons I wanted to join here was to put my grade opinion in :) seems fun.
Update- Read up on FSB dimes, since I haven't heard of them, and this definitely looks like it
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03/03/2015 5:14 pm
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Here are close up photos of the cheek and neck. Sorry for the size, I tried to enhance it, but the photos were not clear and practically useless. Unfortunately, this is the best I could muster up. Hopefully they help, at least somewhat.   Edited by Pytellc
03/03/2015 8:02 pm
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Here's a comparison of a 41-D that is, I've been told, certainly a good candidate to be sent out. Looks a little nicer than my 41-D:   |
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To be precise, that oih82w8's 41-D is in a PCGS holder. Luster weighs very heavily in TPG grading (which sometimes tends to penalize early die state coins), and yours appears to have luster in spades. Probably would get a MS66FB based on that, since the handful marks on the coin are mostly on the small side. |
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You're right, we are still waiting to hear what the grade is on that one. I would guess MS67FB for oih82w8's as a minimum.
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