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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 08/28/2009 3:16 pm Here's another slabbed dime. I would appreciate your opinions and comments! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/28/2009 4:27 pm Nice Mercury, PF-63. Edited by echizento 08/28/2009 4:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
AmericanMuscle Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 08/28/2009 4:58 pm I'm thinking PF-64 Report this Post to the Staff
SammyBlade Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 08/28/2009 5:10 pm I agree with American Muscle Report this Post to the Staff
copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 08/28/2009 7:44 pm I'll go a notch higher; PF-65. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 08/31/2009 5:03 pm Well, I'm glad our forum members know a proof Mercury when they see it! This coin is actually graded PR-67 Deep Cameo by PCI. I'm pretty sure they overgraded it by probably 2 points and although it does have cameo contrast (unusual for a Mercury dime) it does not make a DCAM grade. I had submitted it for crossover to PCGS specifying a minimum acceptable grade of PR-65 Cameo and they did not cross it. Either the 65 numerical grade was still too high for their standards or it wasn't cameo enough in their judgment. Oh well, I'll just keep in in the PCI plastic. It does have a lot of "pop" for a Mercury dime proof. Thanks for the replies! Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 3:31 pm Very nice coin! The reverse looks cameo to me, but not the obverse. I think PCGS requires both obv and rev to be cameo in order to designate it as such. My understanding is that merc proofs are very rare in cameo, so they are probably quite strict with that designation. As far as the grade goes, these are extremely difficult to grade based on photos, because a lot of the tiny hairlines that hold these coins back in a PR grade are difficult to detect without the coin in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
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