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Razor sharp!. I'll go with MS64.
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Ignoring the neck scratch, I would call that MS65FB. Very nice separation on the middle band.
When you zoom in, the scratch looks enormous. But dimes are tiny. The pics in the flip show it as a dark streak. Given how hard CACG grades coins, I would be concerned that they kick it to details. PCGS and NGC would wave that through with flying colors.
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I'm thinking MS-64 FB.
Errers and Varietys.
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It may be a scratch. The shape of it, to me, looks more like a strike through. In-hand, the whole area has some curious-looking things going on. This photo might show the area better.  Edited by HumblePie
03/18/2026 8:40 pm
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MS-63 FB
It has the appearance of the inverted D, send it in to ANACS for designation?
Do CACG recognize this variety?
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Thanks Brandmeister for the link!
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Do CACG recognize this variety? I own a CACG MS67FB copy. It was top pop for a while. I just looked, and now there are two graded MS67FB with the D/Inv D by CACG. Thanks for that link, Brandmeister. That list will come in handy. |
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nice closeup of the band and the MM first thought using the 2nd rev photo that the band was not split. your last photo of that says  you can see how angle and lighting can seriously affect what you see. on the last obv photo closeup of the neck, I cant see that as a strike through. if it was, it would raised in this case it does not appear to be incused. it should be pretty easy to tell by lightly running a toothpick across it. I'm w/Brandmeister MS65FB but if that mark is a scratch then its displacing metal and probably would pull a details designation. Why CAC? just curious |
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Why CAC? just curious I prefer CACG over the others when it comes to spending money on it. I'm sold on CACG for the higher resale value. Collectors are pursuing CACG holders. I like that they're in VA, and I'm in NC for shipping purposes and in-person drop-off/pick-up. A great example I can give of a CACG holder vs. NGC/PCGS is: those 2021 CC Morgan dollars from the mint. You can buy those in NGC/PCGS MS70 for $325-$350 all day long on ebay. Not long ago, I sold one in a CACG holder MS70 for $645, and it sold within a week or so. I could give plenty of other examples of numismatic coins with varieties. I mostly use CACG for numismatic coins with FS varieties. Collectors seem more comfortable paying the crazy premiums that varieties can demand when they are in a CACG holder. |
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Collectors seem more comfortable paying the crazy premiums that varieties can demand when they are in a CACG holder. Do they actually keep it in a CAC holder? That's been a question in my mind. I think CAC seems competent at attributing the specific die variety, so the buyer knows they are getting a legit coin. But I also think that CAC slabs probably transform easily into NGC and PCGS holders, and the buyer already knows the grade where a rare coin gets the green bean. |
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Do they actually keep it in a CAC holder? That's been a question in my mind. I would say mostly yes. Definitely, the collector who is pursuing CACG holder coins would keep them CACG. Definitely, the collector that respects CACG grading vs the other TPGs would do the same. The collector who has a PCGS or NGC registry competition in the works is the only one who may want to reholder. That 1943 D/Inv D I have in MS67FB may be sold to the collector who holds the #1 Registry set at PCGS for Mercury dimes. If he buys it, he will have it sent to PCGS for crossover. If this deal goes through, I will be sure to share the outcome of a CACG coin submitted to PCGS. |
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Posted 03/18/2026 4:43 pm
