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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 1945-S Mercury dime (regular MM type.) Thoughts on a grade? It's a bit hard to photograph through the slab. The insert around the coin has imparted a bit of toning to the edges, some carbon-gray and golden colors beginning to appear.   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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Not digging the look of this one, ? the chin area and hit on cheek, ? old fingerprint @ cheekbone...holding at 64/5
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Bedrock of the Community
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64. better obverse strike. hit to cheek and middle bands of the fasces. very pretty like the other one nevertheless.
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Pillar of the Community
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MS64/65 to me, as mentioned it appears there is a small tick on the cheek. probably more MS64 range due to the tick being in the middle of the coin and hence d istracting somewhat, the coin does have nice toning.
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Are you going to tell us what the name of the TPG after awhile?  John1  |
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Not a fan of this one , so I'll say MS-63 . |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say 64, tough to get a good feel from these pics.
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Pillar of the Community
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And definitely NOT FSB because of the cut across the middle bands.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll show pictures of the slab with the grade reveal.
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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the coin would be MS65, however the toning/eye appeal will affect the net grade. I have to net it down a grade to MS64 not FSB due to cut across the band
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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 also "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. For pictures of the slab see my thread on the 1944-S from the same company. 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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