You Vs The Pic - 1920-D Merc With Large Revised Shots

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dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 09/10/2015 8:57 pm I am going deep into the vault on these. I have had these coins for years but want to share. I love this crusty little fella. It has tons of luster that I just cannot capture for full photo appreciation. I often wonder how weak the strike on the center band was when compared to the strike of the upper and lower bands. Denver victim? AU50? EF45? Edited by dsfreeworld 09/11/2015 2:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 09/10/2015 10:07 pm Pics are a bit small to tell for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/10/2015 10:22 pm I like the effect of this one. The hair looks good, the fasces are well split, but the strike in the reverse is centrally very weak. I think it's an AU53 or better and the apparent wear is more the weak strike than actual wear. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 09:16 am Bigger pics would help, but right now I see an AU coin here. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36746 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 10:51 am Looks AU but to what degree is hard to tell from the small photos. Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 2:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 2:53 pm like a crusty little cracker! Its so mottled over and that makes it super attractive to my eye. Its so much better in-hand than these pics can truly show. I think its a solid AU and my bias wants to say AU55. There really is not wear as much as there is weak strike on this one. If it had not been for the end of the roll life it led with the reverse sticking out for however many years, I think it would have made an UNC grade. Am I wrong or is the upper hair detail and the mercury wings not MS with some weak strike on other parts of Liberty's head? Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 3:08 pm I'll pass on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 3:11 pm Yeah, a hard one to be able to tell but, it looks AU-50 to me, the reverse looks like it has a bit of wear. Edited by SHAFTA9a 09/11/2015 3:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 4:11 pm I'll beg off, too. Detail on bands is unclear. Report this Post to the Staff
CSOTUS Pillar of the Community 1153 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 8:48 pm I would guess AU Details Report this Post to the Staff
OspreyCoins Pillar of the Community United States 932 Posts	Posted 09/11/2015 8:50 pm The obverse is nice but the reverse makes it hard for me to make a grade for the coin as a whole... Report this Post to the Staff
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