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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those hairlines jumped out at me as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see something behind the helmet that concerns me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The darker area behind the cap is found on many Mercury dimes. It is often accompanied by a smaller area in front of the face. I believe those are locations where die clashes were removed by polishing or abrasion. |
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Pillar of the Community
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those lines on the chin and neck look like cleaning to me, but hard to see if they protude, if so die polish maybe
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Pillar of the Community
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IMM is popular now with this date after The Cherry Pickers Guide introduced, but I agree with the overall consensus this appears done with abrasive cleaning especially on the obverse, the reverse appearance are better from second photo, how is the luster? |
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Pillar of the Community
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I would go for another option as well. Those hairlines bother me as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not unmolested...original surfaces altered...hairlines...
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Bedrock of the Community
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Don't believe this would straight-grade.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well, you guys are confirming my worries, unfortunately. Sometimes I really do wonder about the strictness of details grading at PCGS. For example, this dime is 12/6 for pop: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/84149697In this condition, what is the coin really worth? It's a relatively uncommon variety. I can't make heads or tails of the PCGS auction records—two VF35 and one MS63 all sold for around $175 several years ago. No sold comps on ebay, just asking prices that are all over the map. I don't remember any sold coins on GC, either. Is such a coin worth anything raw? What about in a Details slab? What about as an AU pocket piece? |
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Just walk away, man. Stop trying to talk yourself into it.  |
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Coinfrog, that's probably the right move. But mint state specimens of FS-501 are not all that easy to find, so I'd like to understand my options. Also, I just want to get the mental process right in my head, because this is the second time I've encountered such a situation, and it's probably going to happen again in the near future. Quite possibly with the other dime that I bought this week.
@macmercury: The coin actually looks beautiful in the plastic flip, and even looks good under a 3.5x loupe. Without strong magnification, I would never have seen the lines.
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Pillar of the Community
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The last 2 pics make it look polished. Did you get this from consignmenthub by any chance ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Brand - yes or no, do you want to own this coin raw, yes or no. I'm guessing not. Get off the fence.
Edited by Coinfrog
12/10/2024 9:13 pm
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Posted 12/10/2024 12:46 pm
