Because I got a new camera, I'm re-imaging my collection, many of the coins for the third time (that's not the fun part). So as I go along I'll post some of them. These I categorize as part of my "Special" collection since I don't actually have a Mercury dime set.
You must be proud of those especially that 16 D! The toning on the bottom on the reverse is very nice Can't wait to see your other coins, I thought you had good pictures already, but now, well I just can't wait!
Those are AWESOME coins Kanga! Quick question though, why not complete the set? You have the 3 powerhouse keys in strong grades, so a complete set would be a cakewalk at this point.
For some reason I don't know, Mercury dimes never rose to the top of my interest level. I do have a short set (1941-45) in raw MS and a few others, but I never really went after them. Lincoln cents and Morgan and Peace dollars were my early interests. Then after a 10 year gap I filled in a couple other sets. WL halves and Buffalo nickels were two. Then I got into my type set and that took a lot of time and all my collecting budget. Now that it's essentially done I'm starting on a short set of IHCs. I've got the keys. Now I'm after the 1885-1909 range in years. And good coins.
That's a great 16-D, particularly for the grade. Love the color on both sides. Great photos also. I think the Mercury is a great design but I can't bring myself to collect something that small. Nickels are bad enough.
Very choice examples! 3 lovely coins, well photographed. Thanks for posting them! Interesting that the 16-d and 42/1 have an almost identical die rotation.
The slight die rotation on the 16-D exists. I forgot that I was going to add that bit of info to the image. Easy enough to fix. The apparent die rotation on the 42/1 is bogus. I didn't correct for an initial misalignment when I took the pic. Thanks for all the positive comments.
