Merc Dime - Full Bands?

That brings up a good question.
If you had to pick a day (Shoot for a Wednesday) it's as good as any.
Unless people in the know, think Monday or Friday coins are graded looser?

 

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If I only knew when they had their office parties ....

 

It’s definitely full bands.

 

I don't think that comes back as full bands. Close, but does not make it even on a Friday after and office party.

 

Oh, you're such a party pooper, lol. I'm being realistic about my chances (that odds are against me on this), but I definitely want to try and pray to the coin grading gods.

 

I'm pulling for you, I hope you get it and I am wrong.

 

Close to full bands but no cigar I suspect.

 

You need to go by what they are currently selling for. I just purchased a 1945 MS66 FB for $35.00.

 

If it's slabbed and certified as an MS66 FB by PCGS, NGC, or ANACS, I'll offer you 100 times what you paid for it. fyi - CDN Grey Sheet (which is pretty current on wholesale price value) has a 1945 MS66 FB Merc dime at $17000.

 

Maybe we are confusing a 1945 philly with a 1945-S or 1945-D???
Not sure why the high asking price they minted
1945 Mercury Dimes
Winged Liberty Silver Dime
Mintage: 159,130,000

 

See PCGS article: https://www.pcgs.com/news/why-are-1945-philadelphia-mercury-dimes-with-full-bands-scarce

Also, narrative comment from David Hall on PCGS Price Guide page for the 1945 Merc dime with FB:

"David Hall: I first became aware of the "Full band" situation with Mercury dimes in about 1975. I was at a coin show and the late Tom MacAfee said to me, "I want to show you something very special and teach you something about Mercury dimes." So he pulled out a 1945-P and told me he had just sold it to a customer for $50. Since this was a $2 coin as far as I knew, I was pretty puzzeled. Tom told me to look at the bands on the reverse. He said if I could find another one with full bands he'd pay me $40. And so I started looking for that date and others and soon discovered that some Mercury dimes...1943-D, 1944-D, etc...always come with full bands, and some so-called easy dates in Uncirculated condition are really rare with full bands. By 1976, I had convinced the Coin Dealer Newsletter owner/editor Allen Harriman to list separate full band prices in the CDN and the market soon gained traction. Today, the 1945-P with fully struck crossbands Mercury dime is one of the great condition rarities of numismatics, a Gem non-bands is $20 or so, and a Gem with full bands is a five figure coin."

An analogous and more well known example is the 1953-S Franklin half dollar with full bell lines.

 

But look at that area in these other photos. The line is intact from end to end. How the TPGs may grade it for their market, that's their business. Technically, though, that line is full. Whether it's been worked-over, I can't tell from the photos, but then I don't see anything out of the normal that would suggest it.

 

Only real way to tell is pay the dime and take your chance.

 

Apologies. I misspoke. Mine is NOT FB.

 

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