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Another Ugly Mercury Dime for my stash. 1918P

FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭✭

Was looking for nice luster under the tone. No such luck on this one. The green is tone and not pvc
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Ken

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  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a nice coin underneath all that dark.

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In order for that coin to have achieved that "look" it must have sat undisturbed for a very long time.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Would you dare dip this one?

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Makes you wonder where she was tucked away and pretty much protected all these years.

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DisneyFan said:
    Would you dare dip this one?

    It is highly unlikely that coin would benefit from a dip.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 7,909 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    In order for that coin to have achieved that "look" it must have sat undisturbed for a very long time.

    Maybe in an old leather coin purse. I've seen coins that were stored in those for years and they typically have a dark appearance.

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  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 6,932 ✭✭✭✭✭

    But it's got character ugly

    :p


    “We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”

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  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,917 ✭✭✭✭

    Had a Barber Quarter like that -- undoubtedly original, really nice AU+ details but OH the toning was so deep as to almost appear terminal, to me. They can be fun conversation pieces, but toning that deep is a bit much for my tastes. :smile:

  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I actually like the obv; the rev not so much.

    “The thrill of the hunt never gets old”

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