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DoubleDie Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 05/19/2007 9:07 pm I give this coin a grade of MS64, but may be a bit better. The band lines appear full but contact marks obscure much of the detail. I just listed this coin here in the Coin Community Auction thread, and I want to be as true to grade as possible. Edited by DoubleDie 05/20/2007 04:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/19/2007 11:58 pm Aside from some bag marks it's a beautiful coin. I am still new to grading and IMHO I'd say MS62-64. Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 05/20/2007 05:43 am MS-64 maybe 65 but not FBL Report this Post to the Staff
Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 05/20/2007 08:45 am Definitely a MS-65, hard to say if it is FBL. The top and bottom set are definitely split, just don't know enough about FBL to know, even with the closeup, if the middle set is split or not. Rick would be a better judge on that, he has more experience with the Merc's than I. But, definitely MS-65. P.S. Didn't you have this for sale yesterday? Edited by Irishraider 05/20/2007 08:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 05/20/2007 10:29 am MS63. I see too many hits to go higher than that. If I were selling it, that's what I would call the grade. Without the hits in the field above DIME, I'd go MS64. While the top and lower bands are split, I do not believe the center bands will qualify for FSB. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/20/2007 10:35 am I'm thinking 63 or 64. Mercs, for some reason, tend to be held to a pretty high standard for marks. It may be that they're commonly available in high grade, resulting in tighter grading. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/20/2007 3:42 pm MS-63 for the reasons cited by Susan,FSB requires that the bands be fully divided and rounded(Fully struck).This coin does not meet that criteria in my opinion !! Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
DoubleDie Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 05/20/2007 5:22 pm Thanks for all the input. I do have this coin for sale in the auction topic. Report this Post to the Staff
Lovethebluesman New Member United States 43 Posts	Posted 05/21/2007 11:29 pm I've seen a lot of Mercury dimes and I'd say that's definately between MS63-MS64! Fantastic BU. The Reverse is better than the obverse and I would give it a MS65 or higher if the face on the obverse were a slightly bit smoother. Edited by Lovethebluesman 05/21/2007 11:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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