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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-05-2009, 10:26 PM   #1 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957 My Mood: 1945 Merc BU How would you grade this? I give it a 65 but I could be off. __________________ 20th Century Uncirculated Whitman Type Set Folder: 32/37 (86.5%)   07-05-2009, 10:32 PM   #2 (permalink) Paddy54 Chesapeake Coins     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 698 My Mood: I think it would go higher 66 maybe??? the fields look very clean only one area on the obv. I see a mark ....the rev looks to be very clean full bands, nice coin. I would send this one in for grading.   07-05-2009, 10:49 PM   #3 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 7,323 My Mood: Okay there is no way there is one mark on that coin! If there is... WOW I say 65 might be about right, but with those pics, I don't know if we could accurately grade it. Those pictures are great! But in order to grade it, I think we might need a different angle to see some more marks, if any! MS65++ __________________ 2nd Annual CoinTalk Fundraiser Donations will be taken from March 1st to March 27th   07-05-2009, 10:57 PM   #4 (permalink) Paddy54 Chesapeake Coins     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 698 My Mood: what is the mark or shadow from the I in Liberty and her nose? That is what I was referring to. as for the rest of the coin like I said 66 or better   07-05-2009, 10:59 PM   #5 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by tmoneyeagles Okay there is no way there is one mark on that coin! If there is... WOW I say 65 might be about right, but with those pics, I don't know if we could accurately grade it. Those pictures are great! But in order to grade it, I think we might need a different angle to see some more marks, if any! MS65++ The only one I can find is a minor one by the nose so I think the pictures show it correctly. __________________ 20th Century Uncirculated Whitman Type Set Folder: 32/37 (86.5%)   07-05-2009, 11:01 PM   #6 (permalink) tmoneyeagles Indian Buffalo Gatherer     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 7,323 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by the_man12 The only one I can find is a minor one by the nose so I think the pictures show it correctly. WOW! This is one of the nicest looking Mercs I've seen! 66-67, maybe a 68??? IDK, but this is one sweet coin, and I think you have a 65 at the very least __________________ 2nd Annual CoinTalk Fundraiser Donations will be taken from March 1st to March 27th   07-05-2009, 11:05 PM   #7 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957 My Mood: Definitely not a 68 with a mark in the field or even a 67 IMO, but 66 is for sure a possiblity. Guess what I got it for? __________________ 20th Century Uncirculated Whitman Type Set Folder: 32/37 (86.5%)   07-05-2009, 11:08 PM   #8 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957 My Mood: Oh wait no I think I can make out a smaller tick on the chin __________________ 20th Century Uncirculated Whitman Type Set Folder: 32/37 (86.5%)   07-05-2009, 11:20 PM   #9 (permalink) xtrmbrdr Senior Member     Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monument, CO Posts: 431 My Mood: Hard to tell from the pics but looks very similar to my 66 (shown here http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t59727/ ) I'd say you are correct, it seems to be 65-66. __________________ I have a new guitar, now what?   07-05-2009, 11:42 PM   #10 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by xtrmbrdr Hard to tell from the pics but looks very similar to my 66 (shown here http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t59727/ ) Except that yours has an exceptional strike and no visible marks. Now I'm going back to my original grade of 65. __________________ 20th Century Uncirculated Whitman Type Set Folder: 32/37 (86.5%)   07-06-2009, 02:35 PM   #11 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,896 My Mood: 65 sounds about right, but can't really tell with those small pics.   07-06-2009, 03:00 PM   #12 (permalink) Paddy54 Chesapeake Coins     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 698 My Mood: Guess what I got it for? Ok tell us? how much???? I said it was a 66 or better my first reply...it that a shadow on the obv. field between the I and nose?   07-06-2009, 03:41 PM   #13 (permalink) Mark Feld Rare coin dealer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,744 Quote: Originally Posted by the_man12 Definitely not a 68 with a mark in the field or even a 67 IMO, but 66 is for sure a possiblity. Guess what I got it for? It looks as if there are hits on the lower of the two diagonal bands on the reverse faces. Either way, those images do not give us a very good look at the surfaces, including the all-important face of Ms. Liberty. I'm guessing you paid about $5. I think it's important to keep in mind that it's a very common coin, and that even a certified MS66 is only worth about $20.   07-06-2009, 04:01 PM   #14 (permalink) eddiespin Fast Eddie     Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,128 Quote: Originally Posted by the_man12 How would you grade this? I give it a 65 but I could be off. I think you're in the ballpark. A 66 wouldn't surprise me, the surfaces look that clean and reflective. Bigger pics showing better detail and truer color (lose that lime green tint) needed to go any further than that. __________________ Betting money on horses is a sucker's game -George Raft   07-06-2009, 05:39 PM   #15 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,957 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Mark Feld I'm guessing you paid about $5. 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