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I was looking through some of my Mercurys and found what I am pretty sure is a 1941 Micro S. I looked at my Red Book and PCGS, and couldn't find any pricing info. Any info will be appreciated. Thanks. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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My 2010 RedBook says F12 $2, VF20 $3, EF40 $6, MS63 $40 |
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I thought it was a small s or large s mint mark in 1941 and a micro s for 1945.
Anyways, I believe that a large 1941 S is usually more scarce than a small s 1941 in cents nickels dimes and quarters. Especially nickels.
The micro s 1945 Merc is more scarce than the normal size S.
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Hey Wheezydog,
"I bought a pack of batteries today, they weren't included." Steven Wright
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I thought it was a small s or large s mint mark in 1941 and a micro s for 1945. Yeah...I was quoting RB for the 1945-S.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I need to correct myself ... The quarter of 1941 with the large S is even more scarce than the large S nickel.
I read that in my Official Whitman Buffs and Jefferson Guide last night.
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Ok sorry, I thought the Micro S and the Small S were the same. So my 1941 small S doesn't carry any kind of premium?
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I thought the Micro S and the Small S were the same not really, as a matter of fact, the large S mint mark on the nickel is unique for this year and has a specific shape and size. I know this topic is about dimes and I don't want to turn it into nickels but since the date is in question and it does appear on other San Francisco 1941 denominations. The large S is the more valuable for 1941. Small or more accurately, normal s, has no premium. |
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With Mercury dimes the large and small mint marks are becoming more and more common on many of the dates. First if was only the 45, then the 41, then the 28. Actually I've found numerous large and small mint marks on the Mercuy Dimes. I presently have over 3,000 of them since it is one of my favorite coins and large and small mint marks are a lot more common than people realize. Another interesting feature of the Mercury dime is the amount of them with rotated reverses. I would guess about 20 to 25% of all of them have that problem. Most never realize that until they have them in an album where you can see both sides of a coin. You spend a lot of time aligning the front, then turn the page and there are those tilted reverses all over the place. |
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Carl that was a very interesting comment, thanks!
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