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Approx. Value of 1945 Merc MS-65FB?

IvanOnlyIvanOnly Posts: 226
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What would be the approx value of a 1945 MS-65FB Mercury Dime?
Sets Complete:
Eisenhower Dollar, BU

Set Incomplete:
Roosevelt Dime
1900 - Current Type, No Gold
Silver Eagle

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  • my3centsmy3cents Posts: 1,411
    around $8,500 give or take a thousand

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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    Some cat whipped one them out at the Baltimore show and was offering it around.
  • IvanOnlyIvanOnly Posts: 226
    Well maybe this coin I bought is not FB, but it looks like it.

    Does anyone have a good reference site that decribes the difference, with pictures, of FB and non-FB?
    Sets Complete:
    Eisenhower Dollar, BU

    Set Incomplete:
    Roosevelt Dime
    1900 - Current Type, No Gold
    Silver Eagle
  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,937 ✭✭✭✭✭
    one way to find out is to send it in to PCGS and you will find out for sure.
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  • BNEBNE Posts: 772 ✭
    There are a lot of "looks like it" coins out there, but getting the FB designation can be pretty tough.
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  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    Ivan - can you post pics? If so and if they are clear enough, we can probably tell you without your having to spend time and $ submitting the coin. I can almost guarantee you though, that based on percentages, the odds are greatly against it being FB.
  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well if the Bands look like this ,You have one.

    image

    Ken
  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ok, ken, that isn't REALLY the reverse of a 45-P, is it?

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  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh, DUH, I can see the D myself... image
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  • MarkMark Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ken has a very rare coin: It's the exceedingly rare 1945 FB Philadelphia dime that was minted in Denver. image

    One point for IvanOnly, the only bands that the grading services look at when determining if a dime is FB or not are the middle bands. If the middle two horizontal bands are separated throughout their length, then the coin is deemed FB regardless of whether the top or bottom horizontal bands are totally separated. You might or might not like this point, but that's the way it is...

    Mark
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  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK.... I get the hint. Here is the Best I can do on a 45P. Some Split but just not there. Collectors will pay a premium for 45's like this and Dealers will also try for some good money also. Sometimes Real Good money.

    image

    Ken
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 11,960 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This PCGS 1945-P FB 10c sold for $9200 in 2001.

    This older PCGS slabbed 1945-P FB 10c sold for $6900 in June 2002.

    I believe you can click on these coins in the lower right side to zoom into them.
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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oreville
    Thanks for the scans,the first one looks like it was just struck;Both are beauty's.Al
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    beware coins with the split in the center band "enhanced". i've seen 2 in the past year, 1 in a segs holder (maybe anacs, can't remember for sure) that was labeled as such, & another raw not labeled as such.

    K S
  • IvanOnlyIvanOnly Posts: 226
    Thanks for all the info.
    I see now what FB's are. At first I thought they were the bands that run vertical on the coin.
    Now looking, the middle two bands are only one band on mine. The top and bottom bands are seperate.
    Oh well, still a nice coin. I will try to get scans soon.

    Thanks Again
    Ivan
    Sets Complete:
    Eisenhower Dollar, BU

    Set Incomplete:
    Roosevelt Dime
    1900 - Current Type, No Gold
    Silver Eagle

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