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United States
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Not my coin. Ran into it on an auction site and thought it might be a fun one to guess.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll take a stab, even though I suck at grading. Maybe AU?
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm at xf-40; may have been cleaned at one time but is aging gracefully to market acceptability now!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU55. Sharply struck but missing luster. Lightly handled in commerce.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
Taiwan
606 Posts |
AU 55
Edited by Everest
02/28/2024 02:05 am
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Pillar of the Community
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The hit on the chin might keep it AU-53  |
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United States
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I'm at AU50
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Me: AU-50.
PCGS: MS-62, possibly FB.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-50. Has the crispness of an AU but missing the lustrous original surfaces.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU50 the reverse could be close to 53 but I don't think its enough to pull the grade. I like the P overdate rather than the D. I have a graded VF20 I bought in the early 70's, doubt I would ever sell it.
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Bedrock of the Community
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AU50. Very scarce and lovely example. Obverse is more worn than the reverse.
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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I would say AU50 or so. Was looking for one as well till my wife told me know more coins for a while. Not a huge fan of the hit on the chin though.
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Pillar of the Community
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Trick question, I suppose. Two correct numerical grades, but Brandmeister was on the right track with "PCGS: MS-62, possibly FB." Who knew that PCGS gives the FB to circulated coins? But apparently only the 1916-D and 1942/1. But beyond that, does anybody think this coin should get FB? I only see 50% of a split band.  |
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Taiwan
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From PCGS The bands on a Mercury dime are found within the fasces design element, serving as the main reverse device that resembles a bundle of sticks and an axe wrapped within vines of olive leaves. Binding all these elements together are the bands, which are shown as three sets of twin belts. The Full Bands designation is granted to Mercury dimes in which the central (middle) set of bands shows a complete split in the middle Qualifying for the Full Bands Designation For the most part, Full Bands designations are bestowed only to Mercury dimes that grade MS60 or better and exhibit a complete separation of the central crossband on the reverse of the coin. However, there are exceptions made for the rare 1916-D Mercury dime as well as the 1942/1 and 1942/1-D overdates, which can receive a Full Bands designation on a qualifying coin grading as low as AU50. In all cases, there must be no interruption of the separation of the subject crossbands, including marks, gouges, nicks, or other surface imperfections This coin does not appear to qualify for the FB designation. Edited by Everest
02/29/2024 04:08 am
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