Look at the gouges on the both the obverse and reverse.
Even the most conservative grading would not give this coin a problem free grade so the finer aspects of LIBERTY that sees this coin on the cusp of F to VF are really a moot point.
As well you should buddy. There will come a day when fines are no longer commmon. There was once a time when good and very goods were listed together. Soon VGs and fines will show a difference in price. I KNOW the Barber dimes well.
Those scratches you mean? I was looking at my other full "LIBERTY" dimes. I think they are nicer than this one. I have to put one in an air-tight since it is developing rainbow toning it appears. Perhaps how I am storing them? Yes, these are coins I hold on to as oppose to flipping. Some coins I think will be worth more later, I like, or for some reason they are going for much lower I think they are worth. The VF 3 cent nickel I bought of no lawyer will be added to this.
I was wondering about those deep scratches and whether it was a details coin when posting it. Of course I was sidetracked because I think the coin is VF details and not F details.
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