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Gold4Ever Valued Member United States 170 Posts	Posted 05/08/2014 10:14 pm This is my first Mercury dime and I don't know what FB and FSB means.. (is that the middle band) as this one looks full. Report this Post to the Staff

Cruisinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 1531 Posts	Posted 05/08/2014 11:09 pm MS61/62.... Not FB. Report this Post to the Staff
WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2851 Posts	Posted 05/08/2014 11:26 pm Low MS and not a FB. Still a nice merc though. Report this Post to the Staff
flippy Pillar of the Community Australia 1874 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 01:25 am MS62 Report this Post to the Staff
Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 02:50 am MS-62. A FB or FSB means "Full bands" or "Full Split Bands." See, there's supposed to be a line separating the central band in two, which gives it the "Full split bands/ Full bands" designation. If there isn't a line separating the central bands of the fasces (the cylinder-thing on the reverse), then it is not a FB Merc. Since the bands are not separated on this one, it's not a FB. Some dates, such as 1945, are very pricey in FB because the majority of them weren't well-struck. Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5838 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 04:04 am That scratch on Liberty face brings it down to AU-58 at best. Report this Post to the Staff
newkoin3 Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 08:14 am Weigh it! I found ones from 1943 and 1917 but they looked too nice. I weighed them and they were both 2.1 grams. Through this site I sadly found out they were cast counterfeits. I guess the Mercs were highly faked. Not saying yours is, just to be sure. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 08:45 am MS-62 and not FB. Report this Post to the Staff
Gold4Ever Valued Member United States 170 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 09:17 am It weighed 2.48 grams on my scales.. thanks for the lesson on FB /FSB .. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36905 Posts	Posted 05/20/2014 12:25 pm MS-62 not FB. Report this Post to the Staff
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