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Will this 1918D Mercury Dime grade uncirculated at PCGS
Fairlaneman
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From what you can see what do you think?
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Fairlaneman
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No. Look at the hairline scratches on the obverse.
If you are talking about the streaks by L in liberty those are tone streaks.
Ken
I don't think so, too many issues going on.
The two on the chin?
I'm thinking AU58. Looks like some luster breaks on the very high points.
No. Great coin, but that baby has been in circulation.
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Yes. MS63 or MS64.
peacockcoins
I like it but would be surprised by an UNC grade. It looks like a good strike with a little wear.
Sure, the FB lines are all just about there.
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Yes, MS-63 or possibly MS-64.
Not quite full bands.
What do you think this is?
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
I'm also in with the 63/64
AU with possible problems that will keep it from getting a straight grade.
I cannot see what makes folks think this is uncirculated. I’m not trying to be unduly harsh, but it just looks like a coin that has spent time in a pocket picking up dirt. The hair lacks detail and the scratches on the chin and across to the L look old enough to have accumulated dirt and have been smoothed by wear.
I wasn’t going much higher than XF, and at a stretch AU50 because the reverse looks pretty nice. But, also worn.
Here I have a coin from the same era with a lot more texture in the hair and fine grain texture on all surfaces. That’s just simply missing from the OP’s coin.
From what I can see, it looks UNC. Not sure if the minor action on the obverse would keep it from straight grading.
Here's an uncirculated fb Merc to compare to.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
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I also see this as a circulated coin.
Yours is missing the scratch on the chin.
Wrong die pair.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Could this be a late die stage coin that is poorly struck, especially the obverse?
What is that thin,hair like,thread like, thing between e/r of Liberty, extending from the rim to the top of the head,wing area? Something on the holder or a stray hair on the coin.
Cat hair!!!
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I can see it possibly grading lower MS. I can't discern wear per se from these pics.
By the way @Fairlaneman, I'd love to view your set registry if you have one.
Here's my work in progress:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/half-dimes/mercury-dimes-specialty-sets/mercury-dimes-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1916-1945/publishedfinest/970
i'd be asking you
slight rub on cheek and on handle of the fasces
no fb, but you didn't ask did you?
Circ for sure.
Still, I see rub in the temple to feathers to jawline triangle, on the cheek, and on the nostril. I think it's an AU55. But you're the expert, so I suspect it's really a 63. : )
A Coin Facts 58 that I much prefer over this coin.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
Barely au58
58 imho.
Professional Numismatist. "It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
Probably 58, unless there is more luster in the coin than the photos indicate.
The cartwheel effect is wicked cool - how did you do that? Is it real cartwheel or is it “simulated”?
No 55/58
To start, not a bad coin but... I'm quite shocked at the number of MS grade guesses. Not a chance this is uncirculated. Also don't like the area between I and B in LIBERTY as some have pointed out that may even keep it from straight grading.
Mark
Its not that shocking since most folks can't tell between a weak strike/worn dies and wear.
62/63 but I'll just say its surprising the merc dime guy is asking grade opinions in his series of specialty.
I guess the OP is a Mercury expert but there's no way I would purchase the coin as an UNC.
Mark
Weak strike on an early merc dime, combined with subpar lighting and darker surfaces. If this coin is a 50 I'll take every single merc like this that you have
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An AU.
Not to hijack the thread, but …
It’s real. I put the camera stand on a little turntable so the coin and camera move together. Then I take 9 shots about 10 degrees apart as I rotate the platform under the fixed lights. I do the same with the reverse and then join the obverse/reverse pairs into nine new images. These nine images are then joined as nine frames in a GIF file and set to cycle through in a second or so. So I guess this is real cartwheel luster, because I wouldn't know how to simulate it.
The areas of first wear seem darker. I can not tell if because weaker strike did not get rid of planchet color or if AU. I am guessing AU58+ at PCGS.
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