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beauty frosty mint luster. MS-65 FB
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flow lines are so evident I wonder if its a proof die making business strikes or a missed proof overall. Interesting looking coin.
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I believe they first made proofs in '36, so this one couldn't be a proof die. At least, I think that's the case.
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It looks like a nice coin to me. Concerning proofs, I wouldn't expect a proof die to end up at the Denver Mint.
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Darn cheek hit keeps bothering me as I'm looking at it more. How much higher in the MS scale would it go with out it?
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03/05/2015 11:52 am
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On a Merc, that cheek hit is worth a full grade point to me.
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Don't think it will make FB designation but it is a high MS. I think the reverse would grade 66. Obverse 65. Could go either way but I have to go with the lower of the two
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Full bands only refers to the center bands. If they are split, the others will be split, even if it doesn't show in pictures. This particular seller is known for misleading pictures, which is why I say it's dodgy.
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Looks like the left of the top bands took a hit. If a hit obscures FB, it's not FB.
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I've seen a lot of Mercury dimes who's middle bands were split but top and bottom were not. Like Ssuperddave said, the top left just doesn't look fully split. Perhaps it's the glare in the lighting, but it just doesn't look quite right. |
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Looks like the left of the top bands took a hit. If a hit obscures FB, it's not FB. Disagree. I don't see anything there. On the top bands the middle of the three goes under the leftmost stick, so it doesn't go as far left as the other two. Quote:I've seen a lot of Mercury dimes who's middle bands were split but top and bottom were not. This is actually extremely rare (as in I can't recall ever seeing it on an MS Mercury dime and I specialize in the series). |
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Guess the ones I've seen weren't fully split in the middle then. I'll try to find an example though.
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The top and bottom are usually fully split even on really poorly struck examples:  1945 Mercury Dime by CaptainFwiffo, on Flickr This is a typical 1945 (worse examples are common), with the center of the reverse really flat and a lot of detail missing on the obverse, and very late die state, but the top and bottom bands are fully split and rounded. |
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