1917 P Mercury Dime Obverse Surface. Matte Type?
Fairlaneman
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Not looking for a grade. Just looking for your thought on the obverse surface. Click on the pictures to enlarge.
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Ken
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Nice coin. To these eyes the field has a somewhat frosty look to it. Enlarged, not so much.
Looks normal.
Looks like the typical detail of a 1917. While the strike is good, don't confuse strike with detail that was on the dies. The earliest Mercury dimes have very sharp detail on the master dies. As the series went on, the level of detail decreased to where the 1940s dimes, even when fully struck, are not as sharply detailed as an AU 1916 or 1917.
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In what way does it look normal? Normal for a 1917 or normal for a 1916 when some were struck with a matte finish?
Ken
Very nice pictures, but the surface looks normal to me....Cheers, RickO
It has normal surfaces of a later-die state, earlier date Mercury. It almost looks cleaned to my eye.
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This appears to be a regular business strike dime that shows some die wear. Die erosion and such are fairly common on many Mercury Dimes.
This is a 1917 type 16 obv.