All things Mercury Dime:

baseballjeff · June 14, 2025 8:59AM

Hello everyone!

Been awhile since I’ve posted, but still an avid collector of the Mercury Dime. Anyone else out there collecting the mighty dime? What are your collecting goals? What coins have been the most challenging for you?

Personally, I’m going for a set in FB between MS 63 and MS 65, except the 45P, and 16D.

Happy collecting!

pcgsregistrycollector · June 14, 2025 1:12PM

Hey there! Haven't seen you around before, but I'm also a mercury dime collector.

Currently trying to do a date and mint set for an album. Missing the key dates and a couple of the s mints from the twenties.

winesteven · June 14, 2025 7:23PM

While I put together a set of FB’s, I chose to just do a DATE set. By having fewer coins, AND can then pick and choose which lower cost common mint to choose for each year, I was able to afford higher grades.

There’s no right or wrong way to collect, but that’s my rationale for my set.

Here’s a hotlink:

Steve

https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/half-dimes/mercury-dimes-major-sets/mercury-dimes-fb-date-set-circulation-strikes-1916-1945/publishedset/354051

alaura22 · June 15, 2025 10:00PM

@baseballjeff
I'm (trying) to put together a MS-64FB CAC set. Slow going.......................
Seems a lot of people don't want to spend the money sending them to CAC for some of the low priced common coins
The search continues...............

hummingbird_coins · June 15, 2025 11:00PM

I'm trying to build a toned short set in 66FB-67. For the late dates, at least, I would advise that MS66 coins are worth the extra couple bucks.

baseballjeff · June 15, 2025 11:32PM

All great stories! I hope we get more! This can be fun.

Question for the set collectors. If you were at 100%, which I’m not at this time, and everything in your set was MS 63-65 FB, but your 21-D was an XF 40, but it was the FIRST coin of your collection 28 years ago, would you upgrade it?

I’m torn on what to do? The nostalgia of my 21-D is huge!

baseballjeff · June 15, 2025 11:35PM

My 16-D isn’t in that caliber either, and I don’t have a 45 FB. So, I guess I’m sitting at 3 lower graded coins.

alaura22 · June 15, 2025 11:44PM

Update the 21-D BUT keep it

winesteven · June 16, 2025 2:54AM

I’m not a fan of feeling obligated to have EVERY coin in a set fall within a same narrow grade range, particularly a key (tough/expensive date/mintmark). My suggestion for that 1921-D is to have one in a grade that you feel you can comfortably afford for that slot, regardless of what that grade is! Just make sure it is eye appealing to YOU for that grade!

Steve

PTVETTER · June 27, 2025 7:39PM

I have been collecting Mercury dimes for over 60 years. I believe I had the worst Mercury dime set. Now for a short story. I was in Fla. with my wife for the winter show years ago when I meet the top-rated Mercury dime set owner. I will always remember that first meeting. As we talked I found out that we both may have had the lowest sets. we cleaned the dimes anyway we could, (this included using a pencil eraser). I never had any idea that I would have a completed set. I started out with a few PCGS graded old rattler holder in the late 40's. I then though well maybe I could complete the short set. Shortly later I came across some in the ones from early 40's. So I entered it in the registry set in maybe 2000 or before? I was shooting for the top 20. That wasn't too hard since there was maybe only 40 sets. I had so few I now look back and remember those days. (Mercateers, red Friday, and fishing lures) Once I had almost all of them, I set my sights on just trying to get all of them. (a complete set with an average grade of MS60) With the help and support of my great wife I now sit at #7. I is still enjoy the set!

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