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Does anybody have some good pictures of a Mercury dime with Full Split Bands that I can see? I am trying to figure out if this Mercury dime has FSB. Here is a picture of it.  |
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Appears to, yes, also looks cleaned.  |
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 United States
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Thanks for the info. Do you really think it's cleaned? could it be glare from the camera? Here's another pic, I've found that a magnifier helps the camera focus lol.  |
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It's devoid of cartwheel luster in your images and that is what concerns me. I guess it could be PL...
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United States
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Prooflike. Very rare in Mercs, and I doubt that one is, but it's possible.
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United States
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They appear to be FBS, IMHO. I am not strong in identifying cleaning from images but the area left of the torch kind of look like hair line scratches in the images, which could indicate a cleaning. It could be from the plastic - like I said identifying subtle cleaning from images is not my strong suit. Oh, by the way, nice Merc reverse! I would like to see the obverse if you have an image of it (and it could help answer the cleaning question).  |
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United States
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After looking at it closly it does appear as if it may have been cleaned.  Is it still worth the FSB? I bought it for 10$ By the way if anybody has a opinion on the overall grade that would be great! I'm guessing it's somewhere between MS-63 and MS-65. Here is a picture of the obverse, sorry bad picture.  Edited by thecoincollector333
09/26/2013 7:51 pm
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Common date, cleaned, honestly? Imho, I wouldn't have bought it if I saw it in a junk bin. As far as grade, MS60DET Cleaned. Here's what a nice, high-grade Merc looks like.   I was quite into Mercs for a while, beautiful coins, but cleaned ones are all over the place. Edited by FadeToBlack
09/26/2013 8:06 pm
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United States
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Even if it is cleaned, $10 is not much for a lesson in starting to identify cleaned coins. It is a nice coin so that is something. When my husband and I used to attend coin shows or local coin stores, I was notorious for falling in love without looking at the details. I got burned a couple of times but that was part of the learning process. IMHO it is a nice coin to learn from (if it is cleaned) . (If you want a lesson in how NOT to negotiate? I once saw something I really wanted at a show, grabbed my husband, nearly yelling "There it is! Can we get it?" No sooner than my husband's hand hit his forehead the dealer replied "No problem!") |
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I live in Sydney (oz). I have pulled wartime AU and MS FSB's from dealer's junk boxes, so I am forced to think that FSB's are not particularly scarce, perhaps 1 in 100.
I have even pulled a 1919 AU FSB from a dealer's $5 junk bin.
@ thecoincollector333: Yours is the real deal FSB.
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Holy Cow, Fade, that's a glorious Merc. FSB 1942's are very common. It was a good year for strikes. In the case of your coin, thecoincollector333, I believe that the vertical striations most noticeable on the left side of the reverse are what is making people think your coin has been brushed. Have a look at it under direct sunlight, which is merciless at exposing brushmarks. Quote:
(If you want a lesson in how NOT to negotiate? I once saw something I really wanted at a show, grabbed my husband, nearly yelling "There it is! Can we get it?" No sooner than my husband's hand hit his forehead the dealer replied "No problem!")
I'm guessing you're not a poker player. If you are, quit.  |
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United States
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Yeah, he gave us a deal, the "brother-in-law" deal. Retail plus 15% - I think hubby paid it just to get me to stop drooling. You are correct, I do not play poker. |
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Edited by oih82w8
09/27/2013 10:09 am
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WOW! that one is AWESOME!
FadeToBlack and oih82w8, what are the grades of those coins?
Edited by thecoincollector333
09/27/2013 3:37 pm
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United States
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Mine is a 1941-D 10C PCGS MS65 FB DDO & DDR CAC  |
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Posted 09/26/2013 5:39 pm
