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1925-D Mercury Dime From Great Southern Coins

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I'm not bidding on this due to weak strike issues on the reverse. I know this issue is known for weak strike, and I'm going to keep looking since the mm is so incredibly barely there on this specimen. Otherwise, this appears to be a (relatively) decent coin, but I also know this seller manipulates photos.

Thoughts on grade and other considerations? Hard to discern if it has been dipped or not...looks at least AU50.

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Whomever the lucky "winner" happens to be is going to receive a dipped and scrubbed coin!

Stay far, far away!
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This guy (IMO) has way to many issues/complaints against him.

https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS...negative_365

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Though I tend to back away from bashing ebay sellers these days, Great Southern has a reputation and it's not a good one. I wouldn't recommend buying raw coins from this establishment.
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I would never buy a raw coin from this seller.....
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weakly struck and overdipped au details. does not look like the coin has any luster. :-(
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Wow, that coin looks like it's made of papier-māche. Definitely dipped and a poor job.

I have never purchased from GSC. I like their pics compared to most sellers, but that's as far as it goes.
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How do they maintain 99.9% feedback?
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How do they maintain 99.9% feedback?

b\c they sell a buttload of them. When I first started collecting Seated dollars, I viewed many raw coins on ebay. This firm had the most but nearly everyone one of them had been doctored.

I imagine they are a great source for buying slabbed coins, but again, on the raw ones, you're better off staying away unless you enjoy headaches.
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Well to contradict on my recent post about GSC coins, this coin is not worthy of his listing. At least 3 different issues plague this coin .
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Run, don't walk, away from this dealer.
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The coin appears to have been dipped from the images.
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I agree their pics often make coins look totally unreal. I see so many obviously dipped coins for sale on ebay. With the lighting or whatever manipulation GSC employs, it is very hard to discern if the coin is indeed dipped...but it does appear to be a flat, generally un-lustrous, surface here.

So at this grade (based on the details), if the dipping has destroyed any mint luster, then it isn't worth AU money.


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At least 3 different issues plague this coin


T-BOP - please share what issues you see here.
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thanks for that link USSID18.
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No problem.
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