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Hordfest Valued Member United States 208 Posts	Posted 06/19/2023 8:53 pm Picked this up at a coin show and wanted to get some opinions. Did I do well? Less shadows so fields and features are more clear With shadows for luster Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19134 Posts	Posted 06/19/2023 9:04 pm Looks very good to me. None of my business what was paid. If $50,000, then maybe not such a good deal. Report this Post to the Staff
Hordfest Valued Member United States 208 Posts	Posted 06/19/2023 9:13 pm Quote: Looks very good to me. None of my business what was paid. If $50,000, then maybe not such a good deal. I Paid $34 for it. It was billed as an MS66 but I tend to ignore dealer remarks. Personally I'm not particularly skilled at Merc Dime grading but this was my favorite even though it's not full bands. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/19/2023 10:04 pm I'd say MS-66FB would not surprise. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 05:00 am I would agree with that grade, but just about the roughest fields I have seen on any coin. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 07:19 am http://m.numismedia.com/cgi-bin/coi...de2=pricesms John1 Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18649 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 08:28 am coinfrog...FB? seriously. did you lose your glasses? there is absolutely no break in the center band at all. what are you seeing that I'm not? look at those crazy die flow lines. I dont ever remember seeing one like that. the glare from lighting is a little much and can be hiding small marks. in your initial photos I'm seeing quite a few across the diagonals and on what I call the head of the axe. there could also be a scratch between the O and N and not sure under the nose and around the mouth due to glare. I think the lighting in you second set of photos may be hiding these. I can go MS65 maybe a plus but I cant add the designation Report this Post to the Staff
GMS5 Pillar of the Community Canada 1527 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 09:42 am I will say MS-64 tops Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 10:44 am Totally agree with panzaldi on the center band. No FB. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 1:33 pm Large "S" (regular) variety MS65 not FB (must show full separation on lower and middle bands.) The "marks" throughout the fields are extensive flow-lines and are not roughness, post-strike or post-mint damage to the coin, although they do alter the characteristics of the luster by their nature. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 06/20/2023 1:53 pm MS66 imo and yes the flow lines are quite pronounced on this example. I see only a few tics on it and just a touch of toning. Report this Post to the Staff
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