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Am I the only one who likes this Merc?

CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited July 10, 2017 2:42PM in U.S. Coin Forum

It has been on ebay as a BIN/best offer for quite some time, and I finally pulled the trigger on a best offer. Its a PCGS MS67 with what I would call great toning. What do you think?

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  • ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice :#

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  • LeeBoneLeeBone Posts: 4,686 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 10, 2017 2:58PM

    I like it a lot! I'm just a collector of FB Mercs, so that wouldn't work for my set. Very nice coin none the less. B)

  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,426 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I thought it was somewhat over priced. This date in 67 just dropped 15 bucks on the PCGS price list. That's 15%. Maybe in the long run it will pay off. I do like it.

    Ken

  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like her...she has a cute dimple also ;)

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like toned coins generally, but this one isn't for me.

  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i like it. i don't know if you got a good deal or not, but i like the look of it.

  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,402 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it, but don't typically pick up toned mercs.

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  • KoveKove Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭✭

    The toning is fine, more positive than negative. I prefer FSB, though.

  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭

    looks good, and I like it... it would need to be a bit lighter on the tone for me to love it...

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on being happy with your purchase. But for me as a huge Merc Fan, that toning is much too dark for my tastes. More often than not, I avoid anything that has more than likely eaten through the luster layer. For common date Mercs, I would want FB examples with no distracting marks (besides attractive toning).

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  • ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great luster but the toning is a little dark for me.

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 10, 2017 4:53PM

    I see it on my searches and liked it. If it had been a variety I would have snapped it up long ago. But I didn't need a 44-S.

    Glad to see it got a good home. :)

  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,391 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love it!

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  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Crusty edge toning. Like it !

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  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 10, 2017 5:13PM

    The tone reminds me of this Oregon. Looks real dark in the pic, but in hand its a deep rainbow. Hoping this one looks that way.

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm sure it will be real pretty in hand. :) I actually thought about buying it and selling mine.

  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks very nice, but I would want to see it in hand and see how that toning looks in normal light. The images are amped up for contrast, so this toning may be less strong in reality.

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  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 18,145 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like her! Synchronized obverse/reverse *burnt red peripheral toning.

    *Did I really say burnt red?

  • jerseycat101jerseycat101 Posts: 1,360 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it!

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it. It wouldn't surprise me if it had spent some time in an ICG holder labeled "Blast White."

  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it, nice toning, natural, even tho it is dark.
    Attractive

    Frank

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That tarnish looks more like rust.... ;) Obviously not for me.... Glad you are happy... Cheers, RickO

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,777 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 11, 2017 4:28AM

    I would call that "terminal" tarnish...but as long as you like it...that is what matters.

    Kind of odd that it "toned" that way...unless it is a rotated die...medalic alignment?

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  • joebb21joebb21 Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the toning. The reason it sat is not because of the toning. it was because of the price

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  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 11, 2017 5:03AM

    I got the seller to accept a reasonable offer of $100.

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:
    I would call that "terminal" tarnish...but as long as you like it...that is what matters.

    Kind of odd that it "toned" that way...unless it is a rotated die...medalic alignment?

    I never heard that expression. Is there a simpler, commonly used term for "terminal" tarnish?

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,780 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lovely, original toning; nothing not to like from my standpoint. Clearly worth a premium over a dipped example.

    Luv them Mercs!

    Dave

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,777 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 11, 2017 6:52AM

    @Insider2 said:

    @oih82w8 said:
    I would call that "terminal" tarnish...but as long as you like it...that is what matters.

    Kind of odd that it "toned" that way...unless it is a rotated die...medalic alignment?

    I never heard that expression. Is there a simpler, commonly used term for "terminal" tarnish?

    Terminal tarnish is when toning turns very dark.

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Terminal Tarnish/Toning is not just when the toning has turned dark. It is when it has turned so dark that it seems to have eaten through the layer of luster on a coin, damaging the surface of the coin.

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  • CommemKingCommemKing Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Terminal toning is when the tarnish has basically etched into the surface of the coin. When dipped you can usually see an outline of the old toning.

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it but it's newer than the trinkets I like to hoard. :)

  • Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "...the tarnish has basically etched into the surface of the coin."
    "...it seems to have eaten through the layer of luster on a coin, damaging the surface of the coin."

    Then I guess it's possibly corroded or "market acceptable environmental damage." I've seen this before. Pretty coin and I learned some new descriptive words! Guess as long as that "terminal toning" stays on the coin's edge it's OK.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 24,076 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice one!

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