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Small Find: 1918 D Mercury Dime From British Seller
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While chasing British coins, I got this little coin - unfortunately not full bands, but probably uncirculated?
Also, what say you, should I dip it or leave it alone?
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Looks nice! I would not dip it. The natural patina is already pleasing and I think a dip would not improve it.
To my eyes it looks AU58.
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I'd leave it alone ... it's a good looking coin.
Check out the reverse I see what appears to be damage to the letters at the top of coin. Not sure but that coin could of been jewelry at one time.
Looks like a nice AU coin with some prominent machine doubling. If you want to ruin it then by all means dip the crap out of it.
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Don't dip - I do not believe it was mounted.
No dip. Would look nice in an album.
Nice old Merc.... Likely AU.... Do not dip it.....Cheers, RickO
I'm in the AU camp.
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Looks like a high AU
Nice AU55/58 example. Do not dip/strip that coin. It will look like crap and lose a huge chunk of the value.
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I don't think so.
It looks like there was a lot of metal movement when struck, possibly due to a somewhat malformed planchet.
I don't think "dipping" would hurt it since the coin is fairly bright already.
But dipping probably wouldn't improve it either. So with no upside potential, I say leave as is.
Looks like AU58-MS61 range.
Please don't dip it. That's a nice Choice AU piece with a pretty good strike for the date. It might go low Unc', but I'm in the 55 to 58 camp. Dipping will lose value for that piece, for sure.
The "damage" to the letters pointed out is not damage, that is striking weakness. Early Denver mint examples are seen with this edge weakness often IIRC. In fact it is common on other series with lettering pulled out close to the rim.
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It actually looks a bit better in hand, but that would be my bias. I was kind of thinking 62ish.
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Quite a decent coin. I agree with AU and not dipping it. The only issue I see are some areas of corrosion on the reverse.
As is !!!
AU55 but nothing more. Do not dip!
Common strike weakness.
It is a 58 in my opinion. Nice coin, congrats on the find.
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This coin could have been left in Great Britain from someone in WW1, the letters in Liberty are they double? or just from the way it was photographed. it is a very nice coin the way it is I would not "Dip" it.
Agree with previous "do not dip" and AU grade opinions. Very nice original looking example.
Yea, I tend to like it the way it is. The pictures just don't seem to do it justice. I will try some other pictures but you guys are the experts.
Reverse seems to show some signs of die stress, Danny would have us on that!
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Good looking dime in AU shape given it made it across the pond and back. Peace Roy
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Nice. I would not dip it.
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Wow, that is hard there....Not a big deal but the worst I could see is 55/58. There is toning on the high points but very little in the way of wear.
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There is a good chance that a US sailor or a ship based marine spent it during WWI. While most US soldiers and marines went directly to France from the US, many US warships were based in Britain.
Yes, I think it is these elements that make such little coins interesting....The coin almost looks like it had been in a purse of some sort....
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I’d say AU55. Nice looking slider....please don’t clean it.
Dave
It does have the look of a 62 but the photo also makes it look AU. Either way...good find. Pretty good strike of an 18D as well. Don't dip.
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Isn't that an interesting possibility? As we have all said many times, "If coins could talk!"
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I took it out of the mylar holder and took these pictures (uggh blurry):
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