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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Opinions please. Thanks,   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1934 Posts |
That's a beaut, Jim. Not nearly experienced enough to grade it. I wonder if there's some circulation wear on the finer points of the headdress...if so, a wild guess at AU58...I see the huge chip above the head/hat. Is there something going on with the date?
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Pillar of the Community
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I will have to take a look at the date more closely. Nothing jumped out at me. I'm not sure thats a chip in the headdress either. I assumed that was a fold in the top of the cap. I will also have to take a closer look as well.
Thanks,
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Is this a key date?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
812 Posts |
This 1916 is not a key date, but the 1916-D is THE key date of the series.
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United States
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MS-60-63 no full bands but a very nice 1916 Mercury!
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Valued Member
United States
143 Posts |
A little tough to grade from the pics but I'll say AU-55. Looks like some wear on the diagonal fasces. The 1916 was not notorious for a weak strike which leads me to believe it's seen circulation. JMO.
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Valued Member
United States
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Sweet coin , Its hard to grade from a photo. you know to get a angle view and with the light so I will go au-58 and it may not be a full split bands. But has a nice "split" band. some have been known to "split hairs" on that issue. A nice no problem coin. Jeff |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I know my pictures hamper ones ability to grade this coin accurately. Especially when it is on the AU/MS fence. I will say the luster on the coin is equal to that of an MS coin. It is hard for me to tell if it has wear on it. AU-58 is a good safe grade but I wonder seriously whether its not an MS coin. What perplexes me is I pruchased it off of ebay and the seller listed it as XF! The pictures were not very good but I felt this coin had a shot at a strong AU grade. When I got the coin in hand I was pleasantly surprised and wouldn't be surprised if this would go MS. |
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United States
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it's a very nice AU coin. I really like the toning, it's an attractive coin - wish I bought it ;)
-steve
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What perplexes me is I purchased it off of ebay and the seller listed it as XF!
I like that guy's grading  I don't see anything that would keep me from calling it an AU55/58 |
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