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rkp Valued Member United States 254 Posts	Posted 03/16/2009 1:53 pm Hi, what grade would you assign this Mercury dime? I know usually a Merc. in this condition would probably grade about XF-45 however, according to David W. Langes's book The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes the "1925-S holds the record for most poorly made date in the series... plagued by a weak strike throughout... especially noticeable around the reverse periphery. Some of the letters in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA may be indistinct, particularly at their tops.." This weak strike issue makes it difficult for me to grade. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/16/2009 2:28 pm This doesn't look like a weak strike to me, there is normal wear on the obverse and reverse. I'd grade this as VF-35. Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 03/16/2009 2:37 pm At least EF40 Report this Post to the Staff
nlp coins Pillar of the Community United States 2373 Posts	Posted 03/16/2009 3:46 pm EF details with some cleaning on the reverse. If you could add some mint lustre with the existing bands AU. nlp Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 03/16/2009 5:38 pm echizento has it right Report this Post to the Staff
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