Mercury folks: Watch out for the invasion of the Proof Type gang!
CarlWohlforth
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First TypeTone, then me. We are here at least for a moment 
I have always wanted to collect a proof type set. I filled a hole in my type set with that FB Merc I used to have in my mixed type set because it was cheaper, now I have finally bought a proof Mercury dime.
I never found one with real mirrors that look like the mirrors of a DCAM Roosey or a CAM Barber dime. Well I still haven't. But by the monogram AW on the obverse there is a small patch of real mirror, also a larger area on the reverse by E PLURIBUS UNUM. From a foot away the fields look like mirrors all over.
I haven't looked at many proof Mercs. So if full, real mirrors are common, and you have one to sell, please let me know. I'm talking about one that has fields like a proof 1999 Roosevelt even if the devices have no frost at all. One with no flow lines. It should be super gem, say 66 or 67...
I have always wanted to collect a proof type set. I filled a hole in my type set with that FB Merc I used to have in my mixed type set because it was cheaper, now I have finally bought a proof Mercury dime. I never found one with real mirrors that look like the mirrors of a DCAM Roosey or a CAM Barber dime. Well I still haven't. But by the monogram AW on the obverse there is a small patch of real mirror, also a larger area on the reverse by E PLURIBUS UNUM. From a foot away the fields look like mirrors all over.
I haven't looked at many proof Mercs. So if full, real mirrors are common, and you have one to sell, please let me know. I'm talking about one that has fields like a proof 1999 Roosevelt even if the devices have no frost at all. One with no flow lines. It should be super gem, say 66 or 67...
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I'll think you will have a hard time finding a deep mirrored piece with no flow lines. Even the better pieces seem to have some flow. Check the Whitlow LTD sight. They have a group of PR66 and PR67 pieces. Maybe one would be suitable for you.
Greg