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I picked up a few more mint state Mercury dimes. This is a 1929. It looks like a lower grade MS coin, perhaps MS-60 or MS-61 with gold toning. The luster is OK and I can't see any wear under 10x magnification. The bands are weakly struck. What do folks think?   Paul Bulgerin
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I see a low AU coin. Wear on reverse and hair on obverse
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au53,Wear on the Obverse and reverse as mentioned above.
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Sorry Paul , but it's an AU . Wear on obverse.  |
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Thanks for the grading responses.
After reading them I gave the coin another good look with my 10X and do now see the wear on the tops of the wings. I guess the gold toning fooled me.
Still have a ways to go learning the fine art of grading.
Paul Bulgerin
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I am concerned that what you are calling gold toning looks more like green, possibly PVC contamination. It might just be the lighting and my monitor though. I agree with low AU grade. The PCGS Price Guide has an example of an AU58 that looks a lot better than your coin.
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The toning is gold. I just have had a lot of trouble getting good photographs of this and the other two Mercury dimes I bought. Fortunately, I only paid a six dollars for it. Here's another photo I took today in natural sun light. Still not a very good shot.  Paul Bulgerin
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If anything, I am leaning more toward EF than my original AU-53 grade.
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