Help With Describing A Merc Dime

Mikesp1

I just purchased a Mercury Dime at the Midwest Coin Show in Chicago. I looked at it at the show and it looked like the silvery/white beauties that I have in my collection already. You know, the ones that look like they were minted yesterday! Anyway, I put this coin along-side with the rest of them and it is slightly different in color. It is graded by PCGS at MS66FB but the color still looks silver but a slightly darker silver. Is there a word that everyone uses to describe such a coin? It is silver but ever so slightly darker than the rest! A great looking coin.....looks like it was minted yesterday! Let me know of descriptions that might qualify! Thanks from Mike...............

Fairlaneman

Slight tint of Blue ? If so I call it Gun Metal.

Mikesp1

No Blue.............just a very slight "darker" silver........Its funny .....I line them up and they are all about the same.....silver/white.....and this one is just a tad darker......so it is noticeable! Just trying to figure what to call it. There must be some word that has been used before??

sumdunce

The alloy could have been slightly off.

The surface granularity could be different. A strike on a fresh die set will not have the same cartwheel luster compared to that of an old set of dies.

There could be microscopic flecks on the coin (toning) which cause the darker appearance.

JrGMan2004

Mercs generally don't have cartwheel luster... just describe it as being a fresh white coin.

Fairlaneman

<< <i>Mercs generally don't have cartwheel luster... just describe it as being a fresh white coin. >>

JrGMan2004

Not in the sense that we usually think of with Morgans and Walkers But if you disagree...

grip

Mikesp1
Can you post a picture?
Al