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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got my first Mercury dime this weekend. It looks REALLY good in hand, but I'm wondering you guys think it makes it into the MS grades or if it is just a high AU. The split bands looked complete to the naked eye, but sadly aren't quite there on high magnification. There is some obvious lint from the coin flip, sorry. And am I overusing this section? Hope I'm not spamming you guys with 3 this week.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
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I think it is high AU.
However, even with those pics, I can tell that it isn't FB. The bands, especially the center bands, must be completely separated.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Yeah, I can easily tell they aren't split bands here. I meant looking at the dime with the naked eye and even squinting really hard they did appear like they might be split. This is pretty crazy magnification for a dime!
Thanks for your grade.
Edited by tkbslc
07/06/2014 02:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't see cartwheel luster. Definite possibility it's been cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
Israel
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Unfortunately, I think it's AU details, cleaned.
On a different note, this forum is here to help people grade their coins and learn how to grade.
Every coin you post here gives us another opportunity to sharpen our skills by getting the feedback from the other graders.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Man I think I am 4 for 4 on cleaned coins this month. It's good newbie education though. I just spent 20 minutes reading about and comparing cartwheel luster with new coins and I think you are right. It's a little dull for the amount of wear.
Good lessons being learned, thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And am I overusing this section? Hope I'm not spamming you guys with 3 this week. Of course not. We love to hear from all of our members! Don't hesitate to post if you have questions or are showing us your latest purchases.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Is this a photo or a scan? The light source makes it look like a scan. If this is a photo, AU details for sure. If it's scanned images, I'm not sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would also say AU details, cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
It's a photo but I probably over edited it in an attempt to highlight detail.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Posted 07/06/2014 02:24 am
