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United States
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Like to see your Mercury dimes in Full Bands,either in lower or higher grades....  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** 1943 MS 66 FB pcgs Mercury dime...Blazing white...    1942 D MS 66 FB pcgs Mercury dime...Blazing white.. If you have a ? or comment post it too...    |
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United States
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Here are some of the highlights among my graded FB Mercury dimes. 1916 NGC MS64FB:  1923 PCGS MS64FB (undergraded):  1934 PCGS MS66FB:  1936-S PCGS MS65FB:  1937 PCGS MS66FB (probably over-graded):  1940-D NGC MS66FB:  1941-S NGC MS66FB (undergraded IMO)  1943-D NGC MS67FB:  1944-D NGC MS66â˜.FB:  1945-D NGC MS66 (definitely FB but not on the label):  |
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 United States
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Wow, very nice Captainfwiffo...  working on my set to, that 1916 rocks Wow!!! and that 23 is under graded.... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Man I wish coins were designed like this nowadays! Thanks for sharing your pics - these are beautiful.
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United States
3276 Posts |
Wicked coins you got there Captainfwiffo! I love the variety of different toners you have. I'm especially a sucker for that blue one.
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Canada
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United States
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Really nice 1941-S Captain, I think it should deserve a MS-67, if not at least a +plus designation. I have two MS-67 FB that I currently have pictures of, believe or not, I have these for many years, they were each bought for $95 back in 1996 when about the time I started collecting on and off. These are in NGC holders and originally blast white, kept it in SDB, but now have toned.     This were taken using my old Kodak camera, and its doesn't show the proper color, I will take those pictures in the future with my Canon powershot. |
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The '41-S is in an old-style NGC holder so it may predate the + and â˜. designations. It's got the sort of semi-proof-like surfaces that would show any kind of mark or blemish, and it still looks better than the two MS67 Mercs I have. It does show a lot of die abrasions, so maybe that's what kept it from a higher grade. Or maybe it was just a more conservative time period for the TPGs.
I thought I might have overpaid for it initially, but every time I look at it, it looks more and more like a bargain.
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United States
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hey the term "full bands" what band is that?
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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United States
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There are two bands in the center of the fasces on the reverse of Mercury dimes. Very often they're not fully struck and are partly or wholly merged, or sometimes completely flat. TPGs give give the "FB" or "FSB" designation to dimes where the bands are completely separated. On some dates, like 1945 or 1939-S, full bands dimes are scarce and carry a large premium. Here are a few that are not full bands:    The last one is an uncirculated (MS67 actually) but you can see it's missing a lot of detail on both sides because most 1945-P dimes are really poorly struck like this. |
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Australia
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I have noted that quite frequently, later dates of Mercury FSB's are more weakly struck on the obverse, especially behind the ear.
You have a nice coin if it is shaply struck on BOTH sides.
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United States
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It's largely due to the deterioration of the master hub, which was never re-cut after some minor design changes in 1917 and 1918 and started showing significant damage after 1925.
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United States
192 Posts |
these pics are nowhere near professional... the dime...I found it!. .It was given to me as change in the self checkout at Walmart.last weekend... It IS REALLY VERY SHINY! my amatuer photography does it no justice... And up with all the other pics.... Just dont tease! I apologize in advance,,,,    |
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United States
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Thank you all for your posts, Some of the best Mercury dimes I've seen in along time. ...   ..... |
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United States
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penny4urthoughts, nice to get a merc in change. That one looks shiny most likely because it has been polished.
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United States
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Man! those are nice! the 1941S MS66FB is incredible.
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