My 3 Toned 1943-D Mercury Dimes

keyman64

1943-D Mercury Dimes can be found with nice toning a bit more often than many other dates.
I feel fortunate to have three. This is probably enough, for now...maybe. Whatcha think?
And yes, a couple of these have been posted on the forums before, just not together by one person.

gumby1234

I like the one in the center the best. Hopefully just dark pics and not approaching terminal.

keyman64

@gumby1234 said:
I like the one in the center the best. Hopefully just dark pics and not approaching terminal.

Correct, it’s green in those shadows and not terminal. I had the same concern when buying it.

erwindoc

Dibs on #2! All 3 are very nice but I love crescent toning. Especially when it has transitioned to multicolors!

U1chicago

All very nice! I like the second one slightly more than the first (followed by the third).

TomB

Holy Mackerel! These are outstanding! I would happily own any and all of these, but if I did I would also certainly buy more that looked like them. What a great trio!

robec

Great looking group of wowsers!! 😍

keyman64

@TomB said:
Holy Mackerel! These are outstanding! I would happily own any and all of these, but if I did I would also certainly buy more that looked like them. What a great trio!

Thanks Tom! I know you have a very discerning eye so this makes me feel good. I appreciate it.

keyman64

@robec said:
Great looking group of wowsers!! 😍

Coming from a guy with a wonderful collection of toned Mercs, thank you!

DollarAfterDollar

Pretty coins, all.

pursuitofliberty

oh my, my ... and my!

Three wonderful toners with absolutely different looks. Great trio!!

ricko

But....but... They are tarnished..... I like Mercs, and we each collect what we like... Thanks for showing us. Cheers, RickO

OAKSTAR

Very nice family photo @keyman64! 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻

I'm just sitting here thinking, wouldn't it be great to see or have a 42/1 like one of these?

remumc

Beautiful Mercs Keyman! Here's mine, but I'm with everyone else, I really like the second one!

keyman64

@remumc said:
Beautiful Mercs Keyman! Here's mine, but I'm with everyone else, I really like the second one!

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Thanks Wayne! Definitely a very nice example. You need to make it to Winter FUN to meet up with me and Larry.

skier07

Those are beautiful!

Why would a 43-D have nicer toning than a 43 Philadelphia? Is the composition of the silver different?

keyman64

@skier07 said:
Those are beautiful!

Why would a 43-D have nicer toning than a 43 Philadelphia? Is the composition of the silver different?

There are plenty of nicely toned examples for 1943 Philly as well. The higher the mintage figures, the better the chance some were saved and stored. When you get into the mid 1930-s and before, the numbers and fantastic toners go way down. The silver is the same.