questions on bands on mercury dimes

first question comes with pictures

are these full bands the lines go all the way threw and i can feel them raised










what grade does one have to be to have full bands

 

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Any grade can have FSB or FB status but it usually wears off at EF . That said there are MS-67 coins that don't meet the designation and AU coins that do . The middle horizontal band on yours wouldn't get FB designation at either service . Usually the top and bottom bands are always split , the middle horizontal band is the most important one . At NGC all 3 bands need to be completely split , at PCGS they count only the middle horizontal band . But like I said even if the middle band is flat the outer bands are usually fully split , but there are exceptions where one of the top or bottom bands may not be split and the middle one is , though that is quite rare .

 

the coin is a au 41 how much value does a fb gain over normal

 

these pictures were taking threw a window on a littleton album my 1917 is almost fb all others are defiantly not

 

Is this just a typo? There is no AU41.

Chris

 

How are you "feeling" them raised? With your fingernail?

 

That was interesting. I don't collect Mercs., but this is good to know.

 

I think he meant he has an AU coin, a 1941.

 

Yeahthatmakessensebutitissomuchclearerifsomeonewouldtakethetimetousespacingandpunctuationatleastformebecauseimavirgo.

 

actualy theres is spaceing between the au and 41 and no not my fingernail nail

 

Again, just cause I'm a Virgo, 1941 when shortened, should be '41, so the conclusion I drew was that AU and 41 were "dating".

Chris

 

Good info Rusty. I didn't realize a non MS Merc is eligible for FB.

 

I'm still curious to how the OP can "feel them raised."

 

I'm stumped.

 

well inless im refering to raised the wrong way i can put the middle of my fing on the spot and feel the bump i can also see the bands sticking up over the area with 60x

not sure what the big deal is

 

No big deal, just never heard the terminology about "feeling the bump" (and I've been collecting since 1952). I do remember when I was in 4th grade and we had a blind (visually impaired) student who could "read" the date on coins using his fingers (similar to braille, I assume).

 

my finger tips are very sensitive i can feel very small things

 

To tell the truth Greg , I'm not sure the tpgs will give that designation to an AU coin , but I've seen it marked on dealers 2X2s and pretty sure I've seen it on slabs. I'll go Check out if Heritage has any so designated .

Here's an NGC AU with FB designation .
http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1184&lotNo=2543

 

Awesome Rusty. You proved yourself right! Thanks again for the info.

 

would love to have that coin in the auction