I picked this up because I liked the die crack and the toning was ok. I also liked its older anacs holder. Think it was worth $90? http://www.ebay.com/itm/391415902122?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I think that when you get it in hand your going to find that the dark areas of toning are essentially black looking as that's pretty much approaching terminal stage toning. The die cracks neat but with a mintage of 21 million there's probably another example out there.
I thought the same thing about the toning as ive had that happen with other mercury dimes. If it's too dark I'll just return it. The fact that there are other die cracked ones out there doesn't make it less interesting.
To me, no.... but is inconsequential. With the understanding that this is already said to the point of it being sickening, if you like the coin, this is all that should matter.
A man of few words. In other words, if it ain't on the label of a bottle of bourbon, it don't matter. Chris
Price wasn't bad in the bigger picture, especially considering the older ANACS slab. As has been mentioned, the toning will likely look darker in-hand, but we'll await your personal verdict when you see it. Now, here's an interesting thing.... I think I have one from the same die pair.
If it was ngc or pcgs I'd say its worth that price. I'm not knocking anacs but others do, so it'll be hard to sell it back and get top dollar
Thanks for the comments guys! I like the coin alot and as long as the toning isn't real dark in hand I will keep it. I actually like the old anacs white holders and rank them along with pcgs and ngc for the most part. That's what alot of coins were in when I first started collecting so I like them for that reason I guess.
For many buyers, the slab itself is a value-adder these days. With that color, though, there's no real way we can offer grading opinions. I'd have paid that money on-sight for the coin, since I already have one from the same die pair.
Well, you obviously liked the coin, so that is why you bought it. I'm going to be more blunt than the others. My goal is not to offend, but to educate (if you already knew all this, then good for you): 1. The coin is not FSB. If it was, you would have gotten a good price and paid a fair value. However, look at the middle set of bands. There is a pretty severe mark just right of center, and the bands are joined at the left.* There is bridging on the top set of bands as well (not sure if ANACS used all three sets to judge, like NGC, or just the middle set, like PCGS). 2. The obverse toning, in the proper light, will probably be attractive.* You will see some of the blue, but it will be darker than the pictures indicate (unless lit exactly right). The reverse toning, however, will appear to be essentially black in hand (it is the very darkest shade of blue already in the picture, with really strong lights). If you like this, well, go ahead and buy it. I'm not a fan of it myself, but we each have different tastes. 3. Die cracks are extremely common on most series. There is no premium for these unless they are an indicator of a rare die variety. Mercs are not collected by die variety. 4. The small white ANACS holders are a cool piece of history, and usually fairly accurate in grade (although, because of selection bias, less so than they used to be). There may be a small premium of a couple/few dollars for a white holder on a low priced coin, but not much. 5. 66FSB price guide is $145, 66 price guide is $48. So (assuming I'm correct that the bands wouldn't meet today's FB standards), you paid a really strong price for some dark/black toning, die cracks, and a small white ANACS holder. 6. One of the absolute worst questions that a collector can ask is "Was this thing which I have already bought worth the price that I paid for it?" Why did you buy it if you weren't sure it was worth it? Would you buy a TV, or a car, or a cheeseburger if you didn't know how much it was worth? There are many free price guides available - the time to do your research is *before* you buy a coin, not after. Sorry if I'm sounding mean (I don't intend to, I just do sometimes). In the grand scheme of things, you really didn't do too badly. But, you asked the questions. * The typical caveat applies - I am judging from pictures. In hand, my opinion may be different.
not worth it to me I hate coins with this type of toning no matter what the price but if you like it that's all that matters everybody has different likes
Ah yes, the famous "selling off a collection for a friend"... notice the merc dime was listed in the Ike $ category?
