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Mercury Dime Grading Question

pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
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I'm sorry if I'm stealing somebody else's thread, but earlier today a 40-s Mercury dime graded at MS-68 was discussed. I asked at that time how a Mercury dime could be graded so high without Full Bands. Can someone educate me and some others as to how this could happen? I thought strike was big time into grading and that a weak strike would prevent such high grades.
Paul

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  • mrpotatoheaddmrpotatoheadd Posts: 7,576 ✭✭✭
    According to PCGS:

    MS/PR-68: Virtually as struck with slight imperfections, slightest weakness of strike allowed.
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You don't need full bands to get MS/anything.....and rightfully so.
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can also find examples of FSB mercs they have flattish details on other areas of the coin that don't measure up to your typical non-FSB coin.
    The strike quality on the majority of US coins is determined by the overall quality, and not by just a single focal feature as is the case on FSB Mercs, FH SLQ's, etc.
    I would not be happy owning a MS67 or MS68 FSB merc if the hair detail around the ear were weak or the bands/diagonals were not in bold 3-D.
    Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold

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