My first Merc, won on Ebay

bhartman35

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It's a dirt-common coin, but it's my first Mercury dime, and for $10, how can you go wrong?

KUCH

Gotta love the Messanger - Roman Goddes - Mercury. A fine example.

bhartman35

If I get the coin in the picture, I'll be happy. Sure, it's a widget, but it's a lot nicer looking in the pic than a lot of the other Mercs sold on Ebay.

Fairlaneman

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It's a dirt-common coin, but it's my first Mercury dime, and for $10, how can you go wrong? >>



Estate sales are a bunch of hype and from the looks of the picture you got hyped. These common non full band coins can be had for 15 to 20 bucks slabbed, MS65 and sometimes MS66, if you look around. The coin you won only looks to be a AU coin and worth much less than the 10 bucks you spent.

Sorry for the bad news.

Ken

Mercfan

Beware the siren song of the petite femmes!

Heed the advice of Fairlaneman--especially when it relates to Mercury dimes!

Congratulations on the purchase! (Even though you may have overpaid by at least the shipping amount, you're only out a few bucks.)

TorinoCobra71

Congrats!

TC71

Merc

It is great that you want to get into Mercury dimes.

If you live near a city that hosts a coin show, you should check it out. You can buy raw uncirculated Mercury dimes and you won't have to pay the shipping charge.

fcloud

Congrats on your first Mercury Dime. I would take Ken's (Fairlaneman's) comments seriously. When I first started collecting Mercury Dimes, I thought the best ones were blast white. In matter of fact I had a comment on my sig line "Make Mine Blast White." Over a fairly short period of time Ken showed me the light--buy nice original coins that haven't been dipped or cleaned and you won't go wrong.
Here is one example of a nice original coin.

BoggledMind

<< <i>Gotta love the Messanger - Roman Goddes - Mercury. A fine example. >>



I was under the impression that it was Liberty wearing a cap with wings to express the liberty of thought.

At least that's what my redbook says.

bhartman35

Thanks for all the responses. Just sorry I got taken!

Fairlaneman:

I don't quite understand your comment about a slabbed Mercury dime for $15. Why would someone slab a $15 coin? I mean, if I can get one, great, but I don't understand what someone's motivation would be, given the cost of getting a coin slabbed.

fcloud

Don't look at is as you got taken, as much as taking as a learing lesson. The small amount you paid is a very inexpensive learning lesson. You could have purchased a very expensive coin to learn the lesson!

Fairlaneman

<< <i>Thanks for all the responses. Just sorry I got taken!

Fairlaneman:

I don't quite understand your comment about a slabbed Mercury dime for $15. Why would someone slab a $15 coin? I mean, if I can get one, great, but I don't understand what someone's motivation would be, given the cost of getting a coin slabbed. >>



I understand your thinking about slabbing a coin that is worth only 5 or 10 bucks but it certainly happens. Bulk submissions get slabbed for 8 bucks a coin I believe and if a dealer has a whole roll or two that most of the coins are 67 in their opinion then they get sent in. This is where some 65's or 66's would come from. Also years back Mercs in 65 and 66 were worth a whole bunch much more that what they are worth now.

Some people are crazy and that includes me. Right now I have a Merc in that could fit into the same description that we are talking about if I completely blew it on the grade. I'll know in about a month.

If you must buy raw Mercs on Ebay a couple of good sellers are ASC Coins,carolinacoin and collectorcoin-usa up in Montana. These three will send you what you are paying for. Outside of these three I have no other suggestions about Ebay. I am sure there are a few others but most Merc Dime sellers on Ebay overgrade to the max.

Hope this helps you.

Ken

LucyBop

<< <i>Thanks for all the responses. Just sorry I got taken!

Fairlaneman:

I don't quite understand your comment about a slabbed Mercury dime for $15. Why would someone slab a $15 coin? I mean, if I can get one, great, but I don't understand what someone's motivation would be, given the cost of getting a coin slabbed. >>




quite simple....

some of us send in a Winged Liberty thinking we have a GEM only to get the beat down from the graders!

I've got a few more Winged Libertys in for grading as we speak..... and I'm chewing my nails...... (scared lucy)

Fairlaneman

<< <i>Don't look at is as you got taken, as much as taking as a learing lesson. The small amount you paid is a very inexpensive learning lesson. You could have purchased a very expensive coin to learn the lesson! >>



Tony you just had to say that so memories would come back.....

New collectors nowdays have it made with the information they can obtain almost instantly.

Ken

bhartman35

Thanks for your input, Fairlaneman, and everyone else. Hopefully when I get the coin, it'll at least look nice. *crossing fingers* Lesson learned!

WillieBoyd2

$4.50 shipping for a $5.50 coin?

fcloud

Ken,

Sorry about that, but you know first hand how lucky bhartman35 is with getting a 3-credit course for only $10.

Tony

ILikeMercs

<< <i>$4.50 shipping for a $5.50 coin? >>




yep, always check the shipping on cheap, raw coins............JMO.

ILikeMercs