Post Your PROOF Mercury Dimes.

FranklinHalfAddict

Let’s see them. Any condition, raw or graded.
Here’s one from CoinFacts I would love to own…
PCGS 68+

humanssuck

ndeagles

FlyingAl

ifthevamzarockin

Sorry I don't have better photos of this one.

PR-66 CAC

winesteven

Here’s my Digital album. Each coin has a CAC, and five of the seven have a plus grade.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/half-dimes/mercury-dimes-proof-1936-1942/album/116455

Steve

ndeagles

@winesteven said:
Here’s my Digital album. Each coin has a CAC, and five of the seven have a plus grade.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/half-dimes/mercury-dimes-proof-1936-1942/album/116455

Steve

I love your 1941, beautiful coin! Great set

winesteven

@ndeagles said:

I love your 1941, beautiful coin! Great set

Thanks. Here’s the TrueView, PR67+ w/CAC:

CommemDude

Part of an original matched proof set

ldhair

robec

PR64

PR64+

SanctionII

Here is my contribution to this thread.

ricko

@winesteven... That '42 in your album looks pristine..... Very nice. Cheers, RickO

winesteven

@ricko said:
@winesteven... That '42 in your album looks pristine..... Very nice. Cheers, RickO

I arranged with the U.S. Mint to pull out the former dies, polish them, and as a favor, just strike one coin for me on a Proof planchet. That’s why it looks like it just came off the press - because it did! (lol)

Thanks.

Steve

ricko

@winesteven... I had no idea you had such influence at the mint. I will remember that.
Cheers, RickO

winesteven

It’s all about relationships, lol.

humanssuck

@winesteven said:
It’s all about relationships, lol.

How good of a relationship can it be if they didnt make it a cameo for you? 🤔

winesteven

I’m not selfish/greedy, lol.

jshaulis

Was mine until I got outbid. Just love the look on this one. https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1120190/1937-Mercury-Dime-PCGS-Proof-68-CAC

ChrisH821

Here is my digital album
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/half-dimes/mercury-dimes-proof-1936-1942/album/199861

FlyingAl

@jshaulis said:
Was mine until I got outbid. Just love the look on this one. https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1120190/1937-Mercury-Dime-PCGS-Proof-68-CAC

I've always wondered how on earth coins like that get the 68+ with so many glaring spots on the obverse. I think you got lucky not winning that one IMO.

Rob41281

winesteven

@ChrisH821 , absolutely gorgeous coins!

Steve

relicsncoins

Shurke

@winesteven said:
I arranged with the U.S. Mint to pull out the former dies, polish them, and as a favor, just strike one coin for me on a Proof planchet. That’s why it looks like it just came off the press - because it did! (lol)

Thanks.

Steve

Having recently made the decision to chase the Mercury proofs myself, I pulled up this thread from last year and read through it again. And it got me to wondering, does this mean your 42 proof is .999 fine rather than the standard .900?

winesteven

@Shurke said:

@winesteven said:
I arranged with the U.S. Mint to pull out the former dies, polish them, and as a favor, just strike one coin for me on a Proof planchet. That’s why it looks like it just came off the press - because it did! (lol)

Thanks.

Steve

Having recently made the decision to chase the Mercury proofs myself, I pulled up this thread from last year and read through it again. And it got me to wondering, does this mean your 42 proof is .999 fine rather than the standard .900?

I was joking, due to the coin appearing as if it was made yesterday. I thought my use of the “lol” and wicked laugh emoji indicated that, but apparently not.

Happy Hunting!

Steve

Shurke

D’oh! I really missed the tone on that. Thanks for clearing up my misunderstanding.

keyman64

This is a Mercury Dime thread that I am unable to fully participate in and that disappoints me. I did bid on one Proof Merc last year but someone bid higher in the closing seconds and I missed out. Maybe one day?

FlyingAl

@keyman64 said:
This is a Mercury Dime thread that I am unable to fully participate in and that disappoints me. I did bid on one Proof Merc last year but someone bid higher in the closing seconds and I missed out. Maybe one day?

Knowing your taste for colorful Mercs, I'd expect it may be a little bit until the right proof pops up. Proof Mercs with fabulous color cost quite a bit in today's market.

Here's my favorite Proof I own:

keyman64

@FlyingAl said:

@keyman64 said:
This is a Mercury Dime thread that I am unable to fully participate in and that disappoints me. I did bid on one Proof Merc last year but someone bid higher in the closing seconds and I missed out. Maybe one day?

Knowing your taste for colorful Mercs, I'd expect it may be a little bit until the right proof pops up. Proof Mercs with fabulous color cost quite a bit in today's market.

Indeed, any high grade fabulously toned Merc is a pain in the butt to get. Lol

Nice 1939 you have there. I have thought about doing Proofs with ZERO toning as they tend to be a bit more economical. I have so many possible distractions to my primary set of toned Mercs that it is tough to fight them off sometimes.

FlyingAl

@keyman64 said:

@FlyingAl said:

@keyman64 said:
This is a Mercury Dime thread that I am unable to fully participate in and that disappoints me. I did bid on one Proof Merc last year but someone bid higher in the closing seconds and I missed out. Maybe one day?

Knowing your taste for colorful Mercs, I'd expect it may be a little bit until the right proof pops up. Proof Mercs with fabulous color cost quite a bit in today's market.

Indeed, any high grade fabulously toned Merc is a pain in the butt to get. Lol

Nice 1939 you have there. I have thought about doing Proofs with ZERO toning as they tend to be a bit more economical. I have so many possible distractions to my primary set of toned Mercs that it is tough to fight them off sometimes.

Thanks! I like my proofs with contrast.

I'd hold out for a nicely toned proof. Something like the OP coin would be a fantastic addition to your already fabulous set of Mercs. If I see something nice, I'll let you know.

keyman64

@FlyingAl said:

@keyman64 said:

@FlyingAl said:

@keyman64 said:
This is a Mercury Dime thread that I am unable to fully participate in and that disappoints me. I did bid on one Proof Merc last year but someone bid higher in the closing seconds and I missed out. Maybe one day?

Knowing your taste for colorful Mercs, I'd expect it may be a little bit until the right proof pops up. Proof Mercs with fabulous color cost quite a bit in today's market.

Indeed, any high grade fabulously toned Merc is a pain in the butt to get. Lol

Nice 1939 you have there. I have thought about doing Proofs with ZERO toning as they tend to be a bit more economical. I have so many possible distractions to my primary set of toned Mercs that it is tough to fight them off sometimes.

Thanks! I like my proofs with contrast.

I'd hold out for a nicely toned proof. Something like the OP coin would be a fantastic addition to your already fabulous set of Mercs. If I see something nice, I'll let you know.

Thanks, I appreciate all the help I can get.

Shurke

@FlyingAl That 39 is gorgeous. Don't remember if I already congratulated you on picking it up, but if not, I meant to. I'm really hoping you get the Cam designation on it.

Shurke

And since I resurrected this thread to ask a dumb question, I suppose the only decent thing to do is post a pic myself. Just this week I got my second Mercury proof--a 1937 PR65 CAC in an OGH. (I apologize for my terrible photography. At some point I'll have to send it in for the Trueview treatment).

humanssuck

winesteven

@humanssuck said:

I just love these Proof Merc’s with blinding mirrors that look like they were made yesterday, just as the designer envisioned it would look. Great acquisition.

Steve

cameonut2011

@FlyingAl said:

@keyman64 said:
This is a Mercury Dime thread that I am unable to fully participate in and that disappoints me. I did bid on one Proof Merc last year but someone bid higher in the closing seconds and I missed out. Maybe one day?

Knowing your taste for colorful Mercs, I'd expect it may be a little bit until the right proof pops up. Proof Mercs with fabulous color cost quite a bit in today's market.

Here's my favorite Proof I own:

The contrasts look stronger in the current set of photos than I recall from your recent thread. Excellent photography and beautiful Dime!

FlyingAl

@cameonut2011

Ironically, they're the exact same photos!

Personally, I think the obverse contrast is stronger in hand while the reverse is a tad weaker, but I'm a bit biased. There is another member here who has seen it in hand, so if he wants to chime in and give his opinion he's welcome to. However, given the circumstances of how he saw it in hand I'll leave it up to him.

humanssuck

@winesteven said:

@humanssuck said:

I just love these Proof Merc’s with blinding mirrors that look like they were made yesterday, just as the designer envisioned it would look. Great acquisition.

Steve

I lucked into 3 original proof sets that were set aside back in the 40's and untouched until they were bought by a dealer and sent to PCGS around 2018. They're amazing....so fresh and un-hairlined.

FlyingAl

@humanssuck said:

@winesteven said:

@humanssuck said:

I just love these Proof Merc’s with blinding mirrors that look like they were made yesterday, just as the designer envisioned it would look. Great acquisition.

Steve

I lucked into 3 original proof sets that were set aside back in the 40's and untouched until they were bought by a dealer and sent to PCGS around 2018. They're amazing....so fresh and un-hairlined.

Photos please! I’ve seen one raw 1940 set, and it was incredible. Grades were 67+ through 65RB in my opinion.

Edit: old photos of that set:

OldIndianNutKase

@keyman64 This one in PR68 sold for $2937.50 at Legend Auction 58:

I think the price was low considering the excellent toning. Wish I had bid on it......but then the price may have exceeded $4,000? I was hoping someone would post it on this thread as NEWP.

OINK

SanctionII

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