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Caferacer311 Valued Member United States 209 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 2:56 pm Hello I have a couple of questions about this dime, has it been cleaned? grade? and does it look off center to you, all help is greatly appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

RollSeeker Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 3:33 pm Unfortunately it probably has been cleaned, but it's not off center much so it's basically just a typical merc. Grade is perhaps EF-45. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 4:02 pm I'm no expert but I have come to learn that off-center dimes are very common. I have a bunch of them (mostly recent dates). As for a grade I will go with at least EF40 because I see it has all the horizontal bands on the reverse. But I'm a newb...so listen to the experts. Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 4:10 pm very slightly off center, as you can see at 9 oclock. Not enough to be worth anything more. maybe dipped Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5903 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 7:03 pm Looks dipped from the past, but most AU Mercury dimes I seem have been dipped once or twice. Properly dipped coins will have luster remain in the field. Grade: EF-45 for this year. Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2760 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 8:40 pm looks like a misaligned obverse die (the front is 'off center' but the reverse is not). These are common on dimes, and does not add a premium when they are this minor. This also fails to meet the criteria of TPG's for misaligned dies. But you can still sell it on the bay for a little profit. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 11/20/2011 5:36 pm Off centered errors are struck out of the collar so on a dime they will not have the reeding on the edge. I see reeding on this dime so it is not an off centered strike. The obverse is a little uncentered but is a normal strike because all of the design is on the coin. Misaligned dies carry no premium until they are misaligned to the point there is design missing. I just see a normally struck dime here with no errors. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 10:47 am I agree - cleaned or dipped, EF-45 details. Report this Post to the Staff
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