1929 And 1934 D Mercury Dime Errors?

bonham

Your pics are way too small !

the coins both look like ordinary coins to me .

Metalman

I am sympathetic to your huffiness, I am not a connoisseur of Lincolns and don't get too picky about them myself.

Your dimes look as if they are suffering from normal wear and tear. The mint marks get filled in and edges wear unevenly.

bonham

I have collected Mercury dimes for better than 25 years !

all it takes to make a filled mint mark is the chipping away of the center post which creates the definition of the letter .

there are a number of RPM's for the merc's but after a certian amount of wear and with small pics they are very hard to see.

Metalman

PS. there are few circulated merc's that rise above the bullion level (42/1) for the varieties ,, If you want to collect for value and Beauty concentrate on the ones that display FSB chacteristics.

Both Dimes were harshly cleaned .

A filled mintmark is common. Nothing special about that.

The harsh cleaning causes both pieces to be worth no more than melt value.

Thanks,
Bill

I don't see what you are referring to as a Cud, a Cud would be close to the rim of the coin (atleast all of them I have ever seen) if it is a dot near the date I don't know what that could be but I can't see it in the pictures

Bonham3 - Mild correction, and I say this as nicely as I can...you did the best you could with your knowledge of what you have. You should probably read into the help menus for your scanner and your editing software. A 600DPI scanner is perfectly capable of doing what Metalman posted and more.

If, however, you want nice images of coins...you'll need to switch over to a digital camera, copy stand, and a couple of desk lamps.

Got to go along with Bryan1315. I have several digital cameras and the cheapest one is the best. I got 3 of them new at a flea market. DHX brand, whatever that is. My son got one, his wife and me. They are great and only cost $20 new. No need for light stands, just learn to hold still and use that thing outside called the Sun
As to Mercury dimes. Yes those just look worn. One dealer I know at flea markets sell such for $1 each and if you buy a lot of them, he reduces his prices. He has no idea of their value and cares less. I have many valuable ones from him such as a 42D/41, 26S, etc.
As to the Mint marks, normal. Just always compare the sizes. Many more small and large dates are appearing with the small dates worth a little more. Until someone figures out how many of each are out there, watch out for the small Mint Marks such as the famous 45 Micro S.
The next thing to watch out for is Mercury dimes are famous for rotated reverses. Not sure if the obverse or reverse is rotated. Different opinions there. I've found some with as much as almost 170 degrees rotated. Most are rotated to the right at the top reverse. About 30% or more of all my Merc's are rotated. I have well over 3,000 of them. Presently trying to make a display showing Merc Rotations from left to middle to right in order of various degrees.
I've had fun with dealers noting this and getting a reduced price because of it. I usually just say, oh, no the reverse is rotated and I wanted to buy this. Most dealers, for some reason, never noticed this. I feel someday that will be listed in the Red Book starting a stampede on Merc Dimes.

Makes sense
Shooting outside. I have a 4 mp camera with the macro settng etc.
that should do it. It also came with a nice mini tripod.
Back to work. Thank's for all the help. When I get it right i'll post one of my 40's fsb mercs. Belive me, I'm a nut about axis rotation coins also. I check all. Have many canadians (grey area huh :)Well, I'm of french descent (france) so it's O.K. But I ck. those also. Guess any after 1908 are medal so easy to spot an error.