Feeling impatient - I paid $2 per mercury for 2 chances at 1942/1 overdates

The title says it all. I paid a smidgeon over $2 per mercury dime after seeing 2 in the 1942/1941 slots. They're supposed to arrive tomorrow morning, but the suspense is driving me crazy.

I don't even have a question to pose. I just need someone to distract me while I wait out the next 15 hrs & hope that at least one is a legit 42/41... I'm willing to do a quick flip on the others if anyone on here collects mercs.

 

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I'm guessing you are going to be even more disappointed once you get them in hand...

 

LOL... Most likely, but I got that 1794 large cent for free in a grouping like this, so I still have hope.

I try to pay silver melt and then hope something good comes out of the rest. (Sadly, I usually just end up with melt...)

 

Waiting to hear what you ended up with.

 

I'm hoping the best for you! Please let us know either way.

 

fingers crossed for you. I'm always looking for mercs if you need to offload some.

 

Thanks guys. They just arrived about 15 min. ago. I just got the 2 good ones out of the holder and into 2 x 2's. The 1942/1 D looks to be an overdate, but the condition is only so-so... (diagonal bands still visible, but very worn..hair pretty worn, but still a little definition.)


The 1942/1 however is definitely AU+ and looks very pretty. It's weird though and not like the book pics... I'm going to try to get some pics uploaded because I don't know what to make of it right now.

The rest of the coins are a hodgepodge...lots of AU-BU's after the late 1920's, but the early dimes are very worn. I don't typically collect mercs and don't really want to, so these may go right back up for sale. At the very least I think I got 1 legit, but worn overdate and 1 coin to obsessively research.

 

So I take it you bought a collection for about melt? if so, great find!

 

so, lets see come pictures.


and good luck.

or at least a link to the sale.

 

There's not a lot to see yet, but here's the cleaner 1942 dime. It's definitely not the book version of the overdate, but the 4 has the strange step like thing that goes up and to the right, there is a skinny line between the 4 & 2 and the right hand side of the 1 & the 9 show a tiny bit of doubling. It's not the overdate shown on PCGS though, so I'm guessing that means there's another explanation.



Here are some of the 1942-D coin. I'll keep working on better pics. This Celestron hasn't been the easiest to work with. I saw someone mention that it's sometimes best to dip these in acetone to make the "1" stand out more. Should I try that? Actually, after staring at these coins for awhile, I'm at a point where I don't even know if I see an overdate anymore! Feel free to give opinions.

 

Those are not the 1942 over 1941 overdates listed in the red book.

 

No? Junk then? I knew the first coin was pretty far off from the book, but the 2nd coin looked to me like there was a "1" directly in front of the "2". Are there other markers?

 

I believe that the 1942-D overdate will have the "2" in "1942" almost completely over the "1". Also, you can check the reverse mintmark. I believe that the "D" mintmark is repunched on the genuine 1942-D over 1941.

Before you call these coins junk, please consult with others here at CT because I am not an expert on Mercury dimes.

 

NP... I think I'm leaning more and more towards them being pretty blah overall. There are probably 8 - 10 which look to be in AU+ condition...maybe BU and a few rarer dates thrown in, but none worth $500 - $1500 like I was hoping for. I think I want to keep 2-3 coins out and then ask melt value for the rest. I'm just not interested in collecting $10 - $20 coins. I'll post them up on the Cointalk sale thread in a day or two.

 

The 1942/1 over date is perfectly clear on the Philadelphia issue, but the 1942/1 D is a little harder to see. The easiest way to tell if it is a 42/1 D is to look at the 4 at the base should be some clear doubling and the 2 should have a blob at the end point at the top of the 2. It looks like one of your photos shows this, but it is a little blurry to say with any certainty. The photo below is the Denver issue.

 

Very good information. Using your picture i can definately make out where there base of the 1 would be with the 2 over dated.