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I'm going to try and get a better picture of this coin, but this will get you started...  -Steve Edited by asciibaron
05/03/2007 12:37 pm
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Steve,
If you can get a bigger picture of the reverse it'd be appreciated. From this pic it looks like the potential for full split bands. I'm going to guess MS64 or MS64FSB.
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the bands are full, sadly not FSB.
-Steve
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Nice...Has it been dipped to your knowledge?
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Edited by asciibaron
05/04/2007 10:49 pm
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Steve, are those flow marks or die work between the 9 and the 4? Or is it on the plastic?
Nice pics of a nice Merc.
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I would agree with it being in the 64 to 65 range. Especially if it looks as good 'in hand' as it does in the pics.
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there are flow marks around the date. this is a lovely coin in person and when compared to a cleaned coin, she really stands out as a work of art. I figured it as an MS60 and based my offer on that grade. the dealer was asking $18.00 and I paid $6.00 - a fair offer considering MS60's retail for $8.00 or so. after studying the coin for a few days, I think I undergraded it, but I don't want to add "ownership" points to the grading sheet...
-Steve
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Die state excluded ,,the pics are not big enough to get a good fix on that part of the coin ,, I will only venture to the point of saying I think the obverse die is much newer than the Reverse, the strike quality of the obverse is outstanding !!
MS-65*
the bands are not full and are the only reason the coin could not go above a 65 . to be higher the strike would have to be full.
she is a very pretty coin !! and the price was more than right !!
Metalman
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Steve said "i think I undergraded it, but I don't want to add "ownership" points to the grading sheet..."
Why not? Everyone else does it!
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Steve.
There is nothing more I can add other then great picture, a truly beautiful coin.
Bruce.
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It looks MS-65 to me. I see a couple tiny ticks on the neck, but a 65 should still be possible. Not FSB, but a heck of a coin for the price. Nice pick!
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Looks like it should be a 65. Not quite FSB, but a fairly well-struck and very nice-looking Merc. ~Jim
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ROFL Old Dan - that's a good one. my father is my mentor and he likes the 1945D I picked up much better. it's an FSB and is easily an MS65, maybe even higher. he says I have an eye for grading coins and so far I have been pretty spot on. here's the 1945D FSB  -Steve Edited by asciibaron
05/07/2007 9:15 pm
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Neither coin will grade MS65. The bands are not split, but full, pending contact marks on the middle band. I grade the 1944 as MS63-64, but the pic is too "soft" to see much detail.
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