Neat proof Merc

CarlWohlforth

I just had a blast looking through my coins at the bank. Too bad I have to keep them in the safe deposit box. Anyway I grabbed a few to bring home to try to get some images. This coin looks like it has as much frost as the 2 Mercury dimes I looked at from the Heritage auction in Santa Clara. They were labeled cameo and this one wasn't.

Dimetime

Carl, I have a '39 PR67 Cameo in my registry set. It really doesn't have much of a cameo look to it. Since this is a fairly new designation, it might pay to have PCGS check it for a cameo designation. It's a good looking proof and does in my opinion have a cameo appearance. What's the current grade on it?

DIMEMAN

Carl,

Nice proof Merc. Is it for sale? What grade is it?


Jon

CarlWohlforth

Hey we have a DimeTime as well as a DimeMan!

This coin was fresh from a proof set and recently sent in by the dealer I bought it from. That was just before Rick M. left and everybody was complaining how tough the grading was. It is currently graded 65.

The hairlike thing by Liberty's chin appears to be a die scratch, at least it looks raised to me. There are some tiny hairlines (or slide marks) on her cheek. I think this is a very nice PR 65 Cameo or maybe a just made it 66 Cam. Those 66 Cams I looked at went for about 4 times what I paid for this one. I was actually considering sending this one in again. I was thinking I might crack it out, I've never done that before...

This one is not for sale. It is in my personal proof type set. It replaces a top notch PR 67 with nice mirrors, but that one has no frost. The '42 in 67 is for sale, please check my website if interested in that one...

scher

great looking coin..i have a full set in proof 68 all except the 36..its a 67..pops show 1 lonely coin at the 68 level for the 1936...anyone know where it lives...anyhow cool coin picture..
bruce scher

Dimetime

Bruce, when are you going to let some of those 68's go. You guys are hoarding them and I can't get my hands on any.

Dimetime

By the way, fabulous set of proofs, Bruce. Almost untouchable except for that lone '36. I'm trying, but I can't get a couple 68's because they're already registered by others.

Fairlaneman

Carl thats a nice coin. Never have been real hot on Proof Coinage but if all Proof Mercs looked like yours I could warm up real quick.

Ken

CarlWohlforth

Wow, great to hear from you Bruce!

Ken, I was spoiled by Jeffersons and wanted a frosty portrait, but more than that I wanted real mirrors for fields. It is so hard to find proof Mercs with mirror like fields. They all seem to have flowlines. This is the coin I've been actively looking for for a long time. Some other coins seem to have fallen into my lap but this one I really had to look hard for!

Cocoinut

Carl,

Nice '40 proof. Does the reverse have the same degree of contrast? I also have that date with some contrast, but the fields more closely resemble a prooflike coin rather than a proof.

I have to agree that it's difficult to find proof Merc's without flow lines. I've got all of the dates from '37-'42 with minimal or no flowlines, except the '41!! I just can't seem to find this common date in brilliant, no-flowline condition. The best mirrors I have are on my '37. The pic below was taken when I first got my digital camera, and isn't very sharp, but it gives an idea of what the coin looks like. I'd love to have a complete run of proofs that displayed mirrors like this.

Jim

michael

really nice coins!!!!!!! most of the 37 dimes in proof had that extra brilliant finish to them they had problems with the 36 proofs and they more than made up with the 37 proofs!!!!!!!!

sincerely michael

CarlWohlforth

Nice '37 Jim. I can see we were looking for the same thing. You have probably looked at more coins since I was looking for 1 type coin and you were looking for all of them.

Here is the reverse: