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1918P Mercury Dime. Just back from PCGS. What do you see?
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Is it a Straight Grade or Genuine Grade coin? Please give your opinion. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
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Looks good to me, but, hey, I wear glasses.
I presume not straight graded, or you wouldn't ask.
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Because you're asking, I'll say cleaned or PVC/environmental damage. I say that because of the spotting across the coin and particularly on the reverse to the right of the fasces where it looks like there are some vertical lines, potentially from an eraser?
Posted in the context of the futzed-with 26-D, I am inclined to think this is one of those "trick question" posts. Looks like a middle-of-the-road uncirculated coin from here. If there are problems, they're subtle.
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It looks to me like a straight grade coin.... I really do not see any issues. Stare at a coin long enough and we will invent issues....Cheers, RickO
Actually it looks lightly cleaned.
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I will guess straight graded, 64ish. I, like others posting, assume there is an issue you see or they saw.
maybe a light cleaning i think. jmo
I think a weakly struck coin was tooled to make full band and mayby a hairdo on the obverse. High AU trying to be MS FB.
I don't like the spots so I'll guess it is a straight graded 65 - unless the middle band has been strengthened starting at the left side. If the bands are not altered, I don't think they gave it FB designation.
scratched
scratched
where on the reverse from the A south, and partially removed?
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That would be my guess. It doesn't look too bad in the picture, but I'm guessing it did not straight grade since he is asking about it. Yes, it looks like someone tried to hide it possibly?
well, since I also saw it, I have to agree
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If that didn't straight grade 63-64......call the police.....you were mugged!!!!! Like some else said...if you stare long enough you will think you see something. Especially if you blow a Dime up to the size of a dinner plate!!
Environmental damage perhaps
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Its a Straight Graded dime at MS64. The reason I put it up for discussion was because of the very heavy obverse rusted die that was used to strike the coin. No one picked up on the rusted die so we will put this one to sleep.
Ken
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I was thinking it looked like a rather worn-out die, but didn't realize it was heavily rusted.
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NGC is more likely to find problems on coins imo. A local dealer went around 17/17 on an economy this week at PCGS.
It didn't look like a very rusted die to me. I have seen rusted dies on Seated Dimes and had more of a pimply affect. I didn't see that on this coin.
Jon click on the original obverse picture twice and then you will see the pimple effect.
Ken
Ken...you are right. I didn't blow it up enough. You don't usually see that on Mercs.
Jon this is the only one that I have seen like this. 25P's are pretty common with rusted dies but the ones I have seen were not as severe as this 18P. I just wonder if PCGS maybe down graded the 18P a hair for the thick rusted die that caused the pimple effect. The coin has booming luster with really nice surfaces.
Ken
1925 Peace dollars can also be found with splotchy corrosion on the dies.
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Very nice coin!