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bwbollom Valued Member United States 293 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 5:59 pm Hi all! I'm trying to decide if my ability to select coins is going to be ok or if I should stick to professionally graded ones. After looking through a box, I picked one up today. I know it is not a perfect example, but I wanted to see if I could get a few opinions on what grade people here would give this Mercury dime: Sorry if the photo is not good enough...I'm still not sure exactly what the best way to photograph these is. If I need to re-shoot and post new photos, please let me know. Thank you very much for your time and honest opinion! Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 6:13 pm Not a bad looking Merc. Looks to be slight wear on the wings and bands. I'll say AU55 swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 6:45 pm Nice looking Mercury, bwbollom, I'll agree with vermontensium's grade. if you post your pic in the grading forum, you will probably get more response. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 6:48 pm I agree, nice looking AU-55. Report this Post to the Staff
bwbollom Valued Member United States 293 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 6:57 pm Thanks everyone! And thanks SHAFTA9a...didn't even notice the grading forum I'll post it there! Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 10/10/2009 9:15 pm From our CCF US Coin Facts link on the left side of this page: Quote: Mercury Dime General Grading Standards G4 Good - Letters and date clear. Lines and bands in fasces are obliterated. VG8 Very Good - One-half of sticks discernible in fasces. F12 Fine - All sticks in fasces are defined. Diagonal bands worn nearly flat. VF20 Very Fine - The two crossing diagonal bands must show. EF40 Extremely Fine - Diagonal bands show only slight wear. Braids and hair before ear show clearly. AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight trace of wear. Most mint luster is present. MS63 Select Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. Attractive mint luster. MS65 Choice Uncirculated - Only light scattered marks that are not distracting. Strong luster, good eye appeal From this criteria, I would go with AU-50 for this nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 10/11/2009 07:37 am looks to me like an AU 58 - MS 60 Report this Post to the Staff
bwbollom Valued Member United States 293 Posts	Posted 10/11/2009 1:32 pm Thanks everyone...I guess I didn't do too bad. I was thinking somewhere in the mid-ish AU to (possibly) low MS. It looks like that's the general consensus here and in the thread I posted in the grading forum. I'm just also worried that I won't be able to tell if a coin has been cleaned, but I guess my grading eye wasn't terrible Report this Post to the Staff
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