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1926-S Mercury Dime For Grading Opinions

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 Posted 09/30/2022  8:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IndianGoldEagle to your friends list
Looks MS-65 to me. Not FSB.
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 Posted 09/30/2022  8:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list
MS65 works for me.
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 Posted 10/01/2022  09:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wallyb to your friends list
MS65 - 66
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 Posted 10/01/2022  09:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list
I'm in the MS65 no FSB box
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 Posted 10/01/2022  09:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add smat45 to your friends list
At least a 64...she's a beauty!
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 Posted 10/01/2022  10:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fenton to your friends list
MS-65 with a coin flip on FSB. I've seen plenty in FSB holders that don't really meet the technical definition.
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 Posted 10/01/2022  11:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add psuman08 to your friends list
MS-64 with a chance at FSB. As Fenton says, I've seen many in FSB holders with bands worse than this coin.
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 Posted 10/01/2022  11:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add one_fine_dime to your friends list
Nice specimen here for sure Zurie! Great strike, borderline full bands!
To me it looks like it was dipped at some point, not that this will effect PCGS's opinion per se. Seems like some impaired luster in the fields and not sure if the devices are fully lustrous. I'm guessing PCGS graded this anywhere between AU58 and MS63.
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i just had to look at this one again. something was bothering me about the grades here. the neck is looking like it has some light wear on it and the glare may be overriding some of the surfaces especially on the reverse. I'm going to change my grade to AU58. I hope it came back MS for you Zurie but I think its borderline MS
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 Posted 10/01/2022  3:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jacrispies to your friends list
First impression was MS-64. I noticed there aren't any heavy contact marks or distracting points, so I think it can make an MS-65.

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Here's the reveal. There are a few scattered light hairlines on the neck and a tiny rim dent on the obverse at 11:00, so I think 65 would have been a stretch even with the excellent luster. But I was hoping for a FSB designation. Admittedly it's borderline, but I think it could have gone either way.

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 Posted 10/02/2022  4:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumismaticsFTW to your friends list
panzaldi gets humbled again... I know, I know, your fail-safe is it's photos
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 Posted 10/02/2022  4:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add one_fine_dime to your friends list
I'm very much humbled NumismaticsFTW!

Zurie- glad to see PCGS graded this MS64! That is a rare beauty!
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 Posted 10/02/2022  5:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list
That's one fine dime alright Zurie.
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 Posted 10/03/2022  07:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add panzaldi to your friends list

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panzaldi gets humbled again... I know, I know, your fail-safe is it's photos


I'm glad it came back at that grade. you will note however that I did have the coin at MS65. should have not came back to it, smack myself
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