Grade This Raw Mercury Dime On Ebay

ChuckC

I've been keeping an eye on this beautiful 1917-D merc...looks FB, but one can never tell with the pics provided

PCGS ave price using some inference from Heritage puts MS65 at about $260; PCGS MS64FB at about $880; PCGS MS65FB at about $3,660.

EBAY 1917-D Merc

Coinerww

IMO ms64

TonedCoinTrader

Cleaned AU Nice Near Full/Full Bands Proably bagged due to cleaning so sellin it Raw. JMHO

Scott

Coinerww

Why do you think it is cleaned?

Sequitur

TAP444

Cleaned, and au net , but looks well cleaned
Tim

ziggy29

<< <i>Why do you think it is cleaned? >>

Because it's a raw coin offered on eBay.

TAP444

Ziggy has a pt, if it would grade at pcgs it would be in a slab
you may find some later date mercs raw on ebay that are okay
but most of the early dates that are raw and would be costly at high grades
will have a problem
Tim

rainbowroosie

Cleaned AU Nice Near Full/Full Bands Proably bagged due to cleaning so sellin it Raw. JMHO


ditto

shmort6552

For what its worth I have made several purchases from that seller. Almost all of his coins are raw. He only seems to sell a very few slabbed coin.

ChuckC

I think you guys are afraid to admit that this coin is NOT cleaned, but in fact a hermetically sealed coin taken from a mint bag in 1917, buried, unearthed this year, hermetic seal removed, and now we see a nice MS68++ specimen?

ChuckC

Went for $416...For the buyer's sake, I hope it wasn't cleaned

100proof1957

appears whizzed !

buffnut

Yup- just has than unnatural sheen to it like a chrome bumper. Uncleaned silver has more satiny look instead of smooth chrome.

wingedliberty

I agree 100%, cleaned AU58. Subdued and blotchy luster. Typical characteristics of a cleaned coin. I am offended that the seller would even come close to calling it choice BU. Its a better date, so its worth AU money IMHO, but nowhere near UNC or so called "choice".

TAP444

The buyer will not be happy if he tries to get it slabbed, bodybag all the way
tim

marcmoish

absolutely cleaned and absolteley nothing more than AU-58 IMHO!!!!




Marc

dorkkarl

ms-61, yes it has full bands.

K S

magikbilly

Hi,
strikes me as cleaned as well. Just unnatural looking.

Best,
Billy

jom

<< <i>Yup- just has than unnatural sheen to it like a chrome bumper. >>



That is the word I was looking for, CHROME. I like to say "tinny" or looks like tin foil. It might be the lighting of the photo but if the coin really was a choice piece there is NO reason not to submit it. Unless.....

jom

grip

I agree with wingedliberty
Al

billboat

I wouldn't trust his pictures--I've bought from him before and althougth I'm not unhappy with my coins--they weren't as nice as the pics!