Grade Results Just In: Full Set of Mercury Dimes from a Collector's Album!
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In early October at the Buena Park Coin Show, I was offered a complete set of Mercury Dimes at my table. The coins were uncertified and in one of those Eagle albums with the hard plastic 2x2 holders that snap together. It looked like a set that was put together over many years and I immediately I recognized that it was much better than the average raw Merc dime set you usually see floating around. Not only was there a 1916-D in the set, but the 1916-D was really nice and had an older PCGS AU50 tag with it. With the overdates and the Micro S there too, it was the full set of 80 coins. You never know what you'll be offered when setting up at a coin show!
After acquiring the set and looking at them some more, I knew I would need to get several of them PCGS graded. I knew some of the coins were cleaned or had other minor issues that would keep them from grading, but most looked nice to me. And after going back and forth trying to figure out which ones were worth sending in for grading, I eventually decided to send all 80 of them in for certification. Certainly the more expensive route, but it made the decision easier just to send everything and would be more fun too.
Just saw the results posted today and overall I was happy, especially with the 1916-D:
1 1 82160601 4905 1916 10C Mercury, FB MS63FB USA
2 1 82160602 4906 1916-D 10C AU53 USA
3 1 82160603 4908 1916-S 10C Mercury Genuine - UNC Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
4 1 82160604 4911 1917 10C, FB MS63FB USA
5 1 82160605 4913 1917-D 10C, FB MS62FB USA
6 1 82160606 4914 1917-S 10C Genuine - UNC Details (98 - Damage) USA
7 1 82160607 4916 1918 10C MS62 USA
8 1 82160608 4918 1918-D 10C MS64 USA
9 1 82160609 4920 1918-S 10C AU55 USA
10 1 82160610 4922 1919 10C AU53 USA
11 1 82160611 4924 1919-D 10C Genuine - AU Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
12 1 82160612 4926 1919-S 10C AU55 USA
13 1 82160613 4928 1920 10C AU53 USA
14 1 82160614 4931 1920-D 10C, FB Genuine - AU Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
15 1 82160615 4932 1920-S 10C AU55 USA
16 1 82160616 4934 1921 10C VF35 USA
17 1 82160617 4936 1921-D 10C XF45 USA
18 1 82160618 4939 1923 10C, FB Genuine - UNC Details (95 - Scratch) USA
19 1 82160619 4940 1923-S 10C AU55 USA
20 1 82160620 4943 1924 10C, FB MS62FB USA
21 1 82160621 4944 1924-D 10C AU58 USA
22 1 82160622 4946 1924-S 10C MS62 USA
23 1 82160623 4948 1925 10C Genuine - AU Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
24 1 82160624 4950 1925-D 10C AU53 USA
25 1 82160625 4952 1925-S 10C AU55 USA
26 1 82160626 4954 1926 10C AU58 USA
27 1 82160627 4956 1926-D 10C AU58 USA
28 1 82160628 4959 1926-S 10C, FB Genuine - AU Details (95 - Scratch) USA
29 1 82160629 4961 1927 10C, FB MS64FB USA
30 1 82160630 4962 1927-D 10C AU53 USA
31 1 82160631 4964 1927-S 10C Genuine - AU Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
32 1 82160632 4966 1928 10C AU58 USA
33 1 82160633 4968 1928-D 10C Genuine - AU Details (98 - Damage) USA
34 1 82160634 4970 1928-S 10C AU58 USA
35 1 82160635 4973 1929 10C, FB MS65FB USA
36 1 82160636 4974 1929-D 10C MS63 USA
37 1 82160637 4976 1929-S 10C Genuine - UNC Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
38 1 82160638 4978 1930 10C Genuine - UNC Details (98 - Damage) USA
39 1 82160639 4980 1930-S 10C AU58 USA
40 1 82160640 4983 1931 10C, FB Genuine - AU Details (92 - Cleaned) USA
41 1 82160641 4984 1931-D 10C AU58 USA
42 1 82160642 4986 1931-S 10C AU58 USA
43 1 82160643 4989 1934 10C, FB MS64FB USA
44 1 82160644 4990 1934-D 10C Genuine - UNC Details (97 - Environmental Damage) USA
45 1 82160645 4993 1935 10C, FB MS64FB USA
46 1 82160646 4995 1935-D 10C, FB MS64FB USA
47 1 82160647 4996 1935-S 10C MS66 USA
48 1 82160648 4998 1936 10C MS64 USA
49 1 82160649 5000 1936-D 10C MS63 USA
50 1 82160650 5002 1936-S 10C MS63 USA
51 1 82160651 5005 1937 10C, FB MS63FB USA
52 1 82160652 5006 1937-D 10C Genuine - (99 - PVC Residue) USA
53 1 82160653 5008 1937-S 10C MS65 USA
54 1 82160654 5010 1938 10C AU55 USA
55 1 82160655 5013 1938-D 10C, FB MS62FB USA
56 1 82160656 5014 1938-S 10C AU55 USA
57 1 82160657 5016 1939 10C MS65 USA
58 1 82160658 5019 1939-D 10C, FB MS63FB USA
59 1 82160659 5020 1939-S 10C MS65 USA
60 1 82160660 5022 1940 10C MS66 USA
61 1 82160661 5025 1940-D 10C, FB MS64FB USA
62 1 82160662 5026 1940-S 10C MS62 USA
63 1 82160663 5028 1941 10C MS62 USA
64 1 82160664 5031 1941-D 10C, FB MS64FB USA
65 1 82160665 5032 1941-S 10C MS64 USA
66 1 82160666 5035 1942 10C, FB MS64FB USA
67 1 82160667 5036 1942/1 10C AU50 USA
68 1 82160668 5039 1942-D 10C, FB MS65FB USA
69 1 82160669 5040 1942/1-D 10C XF45 USA
70 1 82160670 5042 1942-S 10C MS62 USA
71 1 82160671 5044 1943 10C MS65 USA
72 1 82160672 5047 1943-D 10C, FB MS66FB USA
73 1 82160673 5048 1943-S 10C AU58 USA
74 1 82160674 5050 1944 10C AU58 USA
75 1 82160675 5053 1944-D 10C, FB MS66FB USA
76 1 82160676 5054 1944-S 10C MS62 USA
77 1 82160677 5056 1945 10C MS63 USA
78 1 82160678 5058 1945-D 10C MS64 USA
79 1 82160679 5060 1945-S 10C AU58 USA
80 1 82160680 5062 1945-S 10C Micro S MS64 USA
Haven't crunched all of the numbers, but I'm glad I went forward with getting the full set graded. Sure, some of the coins weren't worth the certification fees, but a few of the others that I was thinking were maybe worth $10-$20 max uncertified, did better than I expected too.
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Comments
Cool!
All that's left is kicking yourself for the ones you guessed wrong on, and patting yourself on the back for the ones you got right.
That's what I do.....
Wow... impressive for a walk in set... and some good grades among them as well...Cheers, RickO
The few rare dates paid for the rest apparently. At $18-$20 or so a coin on the economy option, not a bad deal.
Cool. Where does it rank in the Registry ?
Fabulous! Are you going to replace the detail coins and keep the complete set intact?
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Pretty cool. I wonder how many full sets have consecutive cert #'s
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Nice score for a walk in Mike. I love buying decent complete sets. I wonder if other dealers passed on it or if you were a the first to see it.
That........is neat to say the least. Be a shame to break it up.
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If you break it up, post it on the BST.... Cheers, RickO
Not sure, but probably not very high given the dozen or so details coins that would score very low.
I thought about registering the set in the Registry just for fun though, as it is sort of neat to have a full set and consecutive numbers. But since the 1937-D has PVC residue, that coin will be coming back raw and will not be able to be registered... so it wouldn't really be a full set in the Registry.
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Nice job Mike. I really like that you sent in the whole set.
I think many coins would be in demand from Everyman collectors. Nice job on the set!!
NIce job. It was nice of them to start with a cert number ending in 01.
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Great job! Love to have a few of those for my XF-AU album set.
That's really cool.
Looks fun!
Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners.
Any FULL mercury dime set would rank very well on the registry set.
Now...if you could choose ONE for your type set...which would it be?
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Thanks for responding, Mike
Re: Registry.
It's neat to read about. You could soak that one in acetone and re submit. On that note, I purchased a complete set of IHCs in a Capital holder from another dealer about a year ago and have been entertaining the thought of doing as you have.
It's a refreshing thread you have, mister.
Reading this thread a second time, I see the slabs were consecutively numbered, that is a unique feature in itself... Cheers, RickO
Way cool Mike. Thanks for sharing your "experiment" with us.
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Always enjoy reading anything about my favorite series.
Overall, I'd be happy with those results. Congrats!
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Very glad for your results mike!
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Of course it's fun to have an AU 1916-D in a type set... but given the value of that one probably not a "type" coin for most. I would probably go with the 1942/1. A great WWII overdate and always a fun coin to look at, especially in AU condition
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