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Your thought on why it seems so hard to find a nice 1939-S Mercury Dime!

fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
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I don't know why, but one of the really tough dates for me to locate was a 1939-S Mercury dime. I wound up settling for a place holder MS64. Why with a mintage of 10,540,000 does this date seem so tough?

Any ideas?

President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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    DeepCoinDeepCoin Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭
    I dont know why, but it certainly is true. I bailed on a no bands 67 when the price went just a bit too high and the other bidder was showing no signs of slowing down. No point is driving the price crazy. I have had an easier time finding early Mercs.. Go figure.
    Retired United States Mint guy, now working on an Everyman Type Set.
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    marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ABout 2 months ago I was lucky in landing a super near flawless example in MS-65FB. If I recall we discussed then how tough this date is. As mentioned by Lange that a certain relaxation of full-band definition may be in order in fact he's got a R5 on MS64-65 so it is no wonder your having a cow finding a nice one or any acceptable example really.



    Marc
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Marc,

    I remember watching that coins price rise. They are tough, and good for you!image

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

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