A new toned Mercury dime and Roosevelt Dime with Pictures! :-)

airplanenut

Got the Roosie on Friday and the Merc yesterday The Mercury wins for one of the biggest pains to shoot through a slab. Both grade MS66, the merc by NGC, the roosie by PCGS.




To show the color a bit better, albeit it had to include a glare






...and the Roosie!

Weird but neat obverse:


Super-sweet Reverse!


Since the lustre shows only some of the color, here's a view of the color all the way around:



Enjoy!

Jeremy

nwcs

If only you could combine that obverse and reverse! Very nice coins, though.

jom

When did you discover that the BEST picture for a toned coin is the one that has DIRECT glare from the slab? I found that out last year...ticked me off no end.

BTW, I think the Merc is overgraded....those marks on the cheek downgrade it a bit IMO. Pretty coin though...

jom

airplanenut

<< <i>When did you discover that the BEST picture for a toned coin is the one that has DIRECT glare from the slab? I found that out last year...ticked me off no end.

BTW, I think the Merc is overgraded....those marks on the cheek downgrade it a bit IMO. Pretty coin though...

jom >>

Jom, usually diffused light works--sometimes, like with the merc, it doesn't, especially with the thickness of the NGC slab

The one mark is minimal and really not visable at all angles--it just happens to be visable with this lighting. Remember, too, that the image is a lot larger than a dime.

jom

Diffused light doesn't work for me in that it takes away the ability to show the luster of the coin.

On the grade: We'll agree to disagree.

jom

TonedCoinTrader

Cute little toners Jeremy

airplanenut

<< <i>Diffused light doesn't work for me in that it takes away the ability to show the luster of the coin. >>

Which is why I always take two pictures--one of the color, and one of the lustre

mgoodm3

nice toning. NGC slabs are tough for pics.

kieferscoins

I love the roosevelt dime!

Cameron Kiefer

CoinAddict

Very nice toners, Jeremy.

marcmoish

ngc sucks with mercs jmho and everyone else that merc is overgraded by minimum 1 grade if not more - Jom is correct I don't even have to look closely - pm me jeremy if you need more details - you know I alwasy love your stuff no BS so trust me.


Marc



P.S. except for that '39 67FB I picked up from carlW in ngc plastic.... of course there are exceptions - kidding aside buy the coin and not the holder you know - but when it comes to mercs NGC has really been far behind pcgs................

airplanenut

Well, here's another NGC merc I got back in May (a fatty holder, MS66)





edited to make the picture show

marcmoish

Jeremy, THAT one is indeed a beauty and that is a 66 so there you have it - just compare them both



Marc


P.S. That may get you a "you suck" award too

JRH

<< <i>Well, here's another NGC merc I got back in May (a fatty holder, MS66) >>


A beauty !!!