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Bedrock of the Community
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Two of these oddball Mercury dimes for your inspection. They are in very old slabs (similar to PCGS rattler slabs) different in that they have airtite-style inserts around the coin, but similar in the crude dot-matrix printer labels as well as the slab dimensions and plastic color and type. The company that made these slabs is long gone, as is the individual or company that graded the coins inside. This is a 1944-S Mercury dime. Thoughts on a grade? It's a bit hard to photograph through the slab.   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 |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice toning on the obverse, not fsb,I'd put it at 62/3 due to lack of detail in hair..that is with the scratches on the slab and not the coin of course
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Bedrock of the Community
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64. hair looks a little weak and the separation to the cap is not distinct.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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MS65+ no SB.
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Rest in Peace
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 With numismatic student on this one .  |
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Rest in Peace
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MS-64 obverse weak on hair and wing cap .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The old TPG, dealer (most likely) or basement slabber was named "WMP Rare Coins." The grade on this one is "MS 64/64", old school split grading. Googling them just turns up a few references on another coin forum. The slabs, the grading, and the coins are all of decent quality but the labels are not very well secured.   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 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 That's a first! Any background info on this company? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Our own legend, Conder101, did some research into them on that other forum but I think all they tracked down was a possible business owner's name.
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NS Congrats ,we did it MS-64 .
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Posted 06/03/2019 11:17 pm
