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Smoeone got a bunch of MS68FB 1939-D Dimes (and two with the +)
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Did anyone else see this in the shared pages.
(I took out the cert numbers, as it is not my submission)
I wonder where those will show up for sale?
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
2 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
3 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
4 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
5 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68+FB
6 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68+FB
Total Items: 6
Date Received: 11/9/2010
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: OK
(I took out the cert numbers, as it is not my submission)
I wonder where those will show up for sale?
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
2 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
3 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
4 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
5 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68+FB
6 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68+FB
Total Items: 6
Date Received: 11/9/2010
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: OK
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Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
<< <i>Sweet, that should lower the price of those things a bit. I will need to buy one of those at some point. I hope they're pretty!
Greg,
Every MS68 PCGS coin I have seen had some amount of Natural Toning.
Here is an image of my 1939 MS 68.
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
Nuclear luster, virtually flawless surfaces, great strike... I have seen some ms68s with noticable hits before. Not sure why.
Here is a 1939-D PCGS MS68FB I owned a few months back. It had a CAC sticker too.
-Paul
<< <i> There is no way those were raw submissions. I'm thinking someone sent in 6 of them for SecurePlus, and two got the +. >>
Exactly my thoughts
<< <i>there you go... that's what a ms68 is suppose to look like!
Nuclear luster, virtually flawless surfaces, great strike... I have seen some ms68s with noticable hits before. Not sure why. >>
I can't help but think your comments were heavily swayed by the grade you know the coin received. Rather than "nuclear luster", I see subdued luster. And rather than a "great strike", I see noticeable areas of weakness. I also see two ""noticeable" hits on the upper central portion of the reverse.
The coin might look fantastic in hand, but it sure doesn't scream MS68 to me in the images.
a while back. One of them is on the cover of David Lange's book (2nd edition). They were evidently
stored in those bank books, where you filled the book with dimes and then deposited them into your
savings account. The toning produced by the cardboard and dry Colorado air was spectacular!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
<< <i>I second the idea that these were from the well kown mini-hoard of high grade, wonderfully toned 1939-D Mercs that surfaced in the early 1990s. A fair number of these received the MS68 and MS68FB grade from PCGS and some were regraded later as MS69 or MS69FB coins. The MS69 and MS69FB coins are in the newer blue insert holders while the MS68 and MS68FB coins were initially in the OGH generation holders. I have one graded MS68FB with a CAC sticker on it in the OGH and it is below. By the way, I have seen some of these that were regraded MS69 and MS69FB and my coin was clearly nicer, though I have not had it regraded-
Wow, that coin is spectacular Tom!!!!
That coin has very pleasing surfaces!
Thanks for posting that merc.It's just spectacular.
This group came from the 1990 hoard.
Legend Numismatics just bought them and resubmitted them.
towards the bottom
<< <i>I hope the coins in the OP were not tarnished. The Mercs are exceptionally beautiful when blast white. Cheers, RickO >>
I hope they all look like Tom's!
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...never to be seen again.
<< <i>Did anyone else see this in the shared pages.
(I took out the cert numbers, as it is not my submission)
I wonder where those will show up for sale?
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
2 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
3 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
4 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68FB
5 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68+FB
6 1 5019 1939-D 10C US MS68+FB
Total Items: 6
Date Received: 11/9/2010
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: OK >>
For some folks, "It's a wonderful life!"
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
My Jefferson Nickel Collection
EAC 6024
<< <i>I just bought one! I emailed Laura and she promised to pick one for me. I am so happy. It will go nice with my Morgans.
Congrats!
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EAC 6024
<< <i>Indeed Tom and others were correct.
This group came from the 1990 hoard.
Legend Numismatics just bought them and resubmitted them.
towards the bottom >>
My information is that these are from rolls bought by Dennis Steinmetz (Central PA dealer). Any attribution for your information?
Perhaps noted Colorado Mercury 10c expert Dave Olmstead can help us.
<< <i>I bought one of the ms68+ coins. Should arrive tomorrow. >>
I imagine it will look quite a bit like mine in terms of depth of color and luster. Therefore, you should be very happy with the coin.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
<< <i>I bought one of the ms68+ coins. Should arrive tomorrow. >>
If you keep it bring to to the show this weekend! I want to see it. I almost jumped on one of these myself. MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
<< <i>I bought one of the ms68+ coins. Should arrive tomorrow. >>
So did I. And there's no comparison between Tom's or Legend's coins vs the lightly toned coin in this thread. Two different worlds of collectors for them.
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<< <i>I bought one of the ms68+ coins. Should arrive tomorrow. >>
So did I. And there's no comparison between Tom's or Legend's coins vs the lightly toned coin in this thread. Two different worlds of collectors for them. >>
Did you use your employee Black Friday discount?
MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
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<< <i>I bought one of the ms68+ coins. Should arrive tomorrow. >>
So did I. And there's no comparison between Tom's or Legend's coins vs the lightly toned coin in this thread. Two different worlds of collectors for them. >>
Did you use your employee Black Friday discount?
MJ >>
She charges me extra just for sport.
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<< <i>I bought one of the ms68+ coins. Should arrive tomorrow. >>
So did I. And there's no comparison between Tom's or Legend's coins vs the lightly toned coin in this thread. Two different worlds of collectors for them. >>
Did you use your employee Black Friday discount?
MJ >>
She charges me extra just for sport.
No doubt
The merc Connecticoin posted from the Legend site is speaking to me. Cool group. MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
What to do?
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Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
<< <i>And rather than a "great strike", I see noticeable areas of weakness. >>
That is struck weak. And, BTW, what 1939-D 10C doesn't have FBs?
Here's a lousy scan, but, sufficient, at least, to demonstrate where the strike on the subject coin comes up short:
<< <i>Could this one be from that same hoard found in 1990?
No, it does not even give a hint as having come from that hoard. Examples from that group have a very distinct appearance.
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<< <i>Could this one be from that same hoard found in 1990?
No, it does not even give a hint as having come from that hoard. Examples from that group have a very distinct appearance. >>
Mark,
When I compare mine with the one from Legend, I see the same non-toned band in the middle, luster that I can't seem to get in my image, reds and greens, and a mintmark in the same location. I also see the semi-circle which appears on the obverse the Legend images. PCGS graded mine as an MS67FB, which puts it pretty close to the 68s.
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<< <i>Could this one be from that same hoard found in 1990?
No, it does not even give a hint as having come from that hoard. Examples from that group have a very distinct appearance. >>
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
Tony
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
<< <i>I own one of the dimes from that hoard and my impression is that they typically have vivid, rather clear splashes of greens and blues near the rims with more red than brown toning in other places. >>
I agree about the colors (and would add that some of them exhibit violet, as well). They remind me of colorful jewels.
I think it is more my images than anything. One of the ones Laura offered me had a completely brown color back (it was just dead), so I know they vary quite a bit.
The clear cosistancies with mine and the images I've seen on Legend's site.
1) The same band of white on rougly the same angle.
2) The same mint mark (meaning literally the same reverse die).
3) The same range of colors.
4) The same flashy surface.
5) The same semi-circle (I think from being in a stack of coins at one time).
The colors on mine are reds, greens, violet, a hint of yellow, very little brown (only mentioned for accuracy -- very little), and some blue on the reverse under "OF AM"
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<< <i>Thanks, Mark and Tom.
I think it is more my images than anything. One of the ones Laura offered me had a completely brown color back (it was just dead), so I know they vary quite a bit.
The clear cosistancies with mine and the images I've seen on Legend's site.
1) The same band of white on rougly the same angle.
2) The same mint mark (meaning literally the same reverse die).
3) The same range of colors.
4) The same flashy surface.
5) The same semi-circle (I think from being in a stack of coins at one time).
The colors on mine are reds, greens, violet, a hint of yellow, very little brown (only mentioned for accuracy -- very little), and some blue on the reverse under "OF AM" >>
Tony, your updated image and comment make me think you might be correct, after all. Still, I wish I could see it in hand.