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sgarten Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 08:41 am All, Is there any effect on value (either negative or positive) on the 'broken nose' variety of Mercury dimes? Is it considered a desirable variation or just something that happens that makes no difference? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 11:49 am I presume you're asking about the Merc w/o the nose bridge? Actually, I have seen a few on ebay with quite a premium. Like anything else, it'll probably be determined by rarity and condition. The last one I saw, the bid was around 20 bucks. I'm certainly no expert though. I'm sure a Merc collector will chime in. Report this Post to the Staff
arsave Valued Member United States 225 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 3:10 pm It doesn't matter to me. If the die polish is so over exaggerated I think it deters from the coin. I personally wouldn't pay a premium for it, but I wouldn't pay less either. I am sure there is a whole spectrum of collector on these, some won't buy at all and others would pay a premium. I don't believe these to be considered errors either, because the entire series is loaded with these from light to heavy. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 6:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6386 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 9:00 pm Wow, Biokemist that is an extreme example! The effect is also seen on proofs where the die was overpolished. My 1939 shows it to a lesser extent: Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5832 Posts	Posted 01/29/2011 10:24 pm Nice broken noses. Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 02/01/2011 9:20 pm Neat!! Report this Post to the Staff
Newbismatic Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 02/18/2011 7:43 pm Very interesting... I'll have to be on the lookout for these! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/19/2011 07:33 am Just a late state die that should have been retired. Report this Post to the Staff
iowaguy Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 03/18/2011 9:16 pm Wow didn't know about those. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 8:42 pm I see and learn new things here every day. That is way cool! Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 04/26/2011 9:26 pm Very cool looking dime. I'd like to find one of these just to see it in person. Funny that a 3-legged buffalo can bring a premium but a Mercury w/out a nose (OK - Liberty) does not make a multi-hundred dollar coin. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
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