Full separation remains of the upper feathers along the horizontal lines. Wear has removed the line in the horizontal band creating a small flat area. All three horizontal band are well defined from the vertical lines. Obverse: Features Identifying the Fine Grade: Wear has created areas of the surface appearing both heavily worn and moderately worn.
An overall sharp look remains because of finer lines visible. Hair curls alone Liberty's face are now beginning to merge with her forehead. A slight separation remains with a faded contour line. Leading edge of the wing is faded only in disconnected areas. Majority of wing outline remains defined and recognizable from the cap areas below.
Traces of diagonal bands are visible as they cross the vertical lines. When closely examined; often the lower edge of the band is sharper. Horizontal bands tying the rods are now smooth, lacking any center line.
Top, center, and bottom bands are merging with center vertical rods. Vertical lines are merging in areas. Merging of vertical lines must remain disconnected and confined where diagonal bands cross. Lettering is complete and separate of the rim. Additionally, a full rim is noted with a raised inner edge. Obverse: Features Identifying the Good Grade: Wear has now removed all finer detail and major details are mostly an outline.
Liberty's hair is merged with her forehead and a flat area extends into the wing. Starting at her cheek a flat area is smooth across her hair and wing. Date remains bold with a small blending of the last digit with the rim. Any separation of the last digit and rim is a strong Good grade. Legend is clear. Tops of letters are worn and becoming faint in areas. Letters touching the rim is found only in isolated spots. Reverse: Features Identifying the Good Grade: A strong outline of the Fasces remains along with a mintmark if present.
All traces of diagonal and horizontal bands are flattened and missing. A vertical line or two is often visible, mainly at the edges. Legend is readable with most letters very plain.
Rim is just beginning to fade into the tops of letters in areas. Important, letters are only merged with rim in disconnected areas and only the tops of letters are involved. Video Grading Mercury Dimes. Video details the process used to grade the condition of Mercury dimes.
Key elements of the design are judged and depending on the amount of remaining detail, an accurate grade is assigned. Close-up images are used to compare your coin helping recognize condition. Two separate markets determine Mercury dime values. First are the collector quality dimes, higher grade pieces with aesthetic appeal. Second market is the very abundant dates and mintmark combinations available in large quantities.
The D is the series key. It has the lowest mintage at ,, of which 10, are estimated to have survived. Yet only Mint State coins are believed to exist. This coin is one of the greatest 20th-century U. Two other key dates are and S. About 1. PCGS has graded 2, coins. As for the S, 1. Any Mercury dimes with mintages below two million are semi-key coins. Only about 1, in all grades have been graded by PCGS. In fact, coin dealers and numismatists can tell right away if a coin has been cleaned.
They will then classify your coin is damaged which will greatly reduce its value. As illustrated in the photo in the link below, the mint mark is located on the reverse of the coin, near the bottom at the stem of the oak branch. Heritage Auction Galleries, Ha. The following table lists the buy price what you can expect to pay to a dealer to purchase the coin and sell value what you can expect a dealer to pay you if you sell the coin. The first column lists the date and mintmark see the photo above followed by the buy price and the sell value for an average circulated Mercury dime.
The next two columns list the buy price and the sell value for an average uncirculated. These are approximate retail prices and wholesale values.
The actual offer you receive from a particular coin dealer will vary depending on the actual grade of the coin and several other factors that determine its worth. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.
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