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1916 mercury dime

Matthew17Matthew17 Posts: 76 ✭
edited November 14, 2020 6:10PM in U.S. Coin Forum


I am buying this 1916 mercury dime in bu condition wanted to get some opinions of what y'all think it would grade I was thinking ms64-66 fb somewhere in there.

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 35,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 14, 2020 6:01PM

    need a complete picture of the reverse. and close ups would be even better. trim/crop close to the sides of the coin and the forum software won't shrink the coin image down

    also

    i think you put an L at the end of FB

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 35,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 14, 2020 6:11PM

    here is a 1916 FB from CF
    (watch out for tooled band lines)

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  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's FB, but I don't think it's Gem. It looks like it was dipped and has a lot of micro luster breaks. 63 or 64 if the area around the eye is not rub


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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,856 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is that a cut on the reverse rim, to the right of the base of the E in ONE?
    My initial impression is approximately MS65FB.

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  • Matthew17Matthew17 Posts: 76 ✭

    @MFeld said:
    Is that a cut on the reverse rim, to the right of the base of the E in ONE?
    My initial impression is approximately MS65FB.

    I dont think that's a cut might be a little mark or some thing but can't really tell.

  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64+/65FB

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Based on the pictures, I would say 64.... could be up or down a grade.... Cheers, RickO

  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64 FB

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,689 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Since it is raw you should not pay more than MS63 money for it. 1916 Mercury dimes come well struck and are quite common in mint state. I would wait until a nice slabbed one becomes available and pass on that one unless the price is very low.

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  • Matthew17Matthew17 Posts: 76 ✭
    edited November 15, 2020 7:21AM

    @291fifth said:
    Since it is raw you should not pay more than MS63 money for it. 1916 Mercury dimes come well struck and are quite common in mint state. I would wait until a nice slabbed one becomes available and pass on that one unless the price is very low.

    I'm paying 40 for it. I think that's a pretty nice deal on it.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,229 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks nice

  • Matthew17Matthew17 Posts: 76 ✭

    @johnny9434 said:
    It looks nice

    Thanks

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