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trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 1:44 pm I won this coin on ebay, & got it in the mail about a week ago. In hand it looks nice, but something about it seems a little "off" to me. What do ya'll think? http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...pe45ob_1.jpg http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...pe45re_1.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 2:29 pm Out of my expertise, but the luster and details seem right to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 4:45 pm Hi trdhrdr007 Is the coin extremely blast white ? Im just going by pics here ,, and its possible that the camera is telling me something different than the coin in hand ,, but if the coin is extremely blast white and appears somewhat smooth in the details , My guess is that its been chemically dipped . Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
Thundercoin Pillar of the Community United States 675 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 6:37 pm I agree with Metalman that it could be dipped, (but not definitely). When I was at a coin show recently one dealer had a whole ton of apparently BU Mercurys that seemed way shinier than normal. I was talking to another dealer about them and he said that the dealer dipped most of his coins. I don't understand why he would have dipped them because they were nice coins anyway and he was selling them pretty cheaply.... Without the coin in hand it's hard to tell, it looks fine from the picture. Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 04/14/2007 6:43 pm The coin is really bright white. "Smooth in the details" is not a phrase I would have come up with, but it seems to fit. The details are not quite "crisp", but they aren't worn either. Under a 10x loupe I can't see any sort of hairlines, or any other marks. Report this Post to the Staff
asciibaron Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 04/15/2007 12:17 am i have been looking at a ton of the Mecury dimes today. based on the 35 or so I went through (bought 6) i'd have to say that coin was dipped. it's too clean - almost frosty?. here's an example of what I brought home today: it still retains some of the mint luster, even after who knows how many years it spent in pockets, boxes, or on the floor in a closet. -Steve Edited by asciibaron 04/15/2007 12:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
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