Mercury Dime 1939-D NGC MS67* FB----What is it worth?

Not if he thinks the toning is "distracting and splotchy and a bit overboard".....
To each his own.

 

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If he believes that toning of this nature negatively impacts the grade of the coin, it is realistic. It is just not on congruence with the way coins are currently graded in the marketplace. It takes courage to state an opinion that extreme.

 

I voted the minimum for your top example. The dime I really like is example #2. :thumb:

 

I checked the CoinFacts auction archives and it's hard to see any MS67 going for over $250. Toning is nice but others posted by Paul are more attractive. Now, Anaconda probably listed it for $500 or more...

 

Question. Is this one of those polls where we do not know the answer (it has not been sold - since Anaconda anyway), where we will not learn the answer until it sells (it is now for sale), or where there is an answer?

 

I think I would pay premium for #2 and #3, but wouldn't pay extra for the other ones.

 

I like #3 the most then #2.
Both look better then the one we are voting on in my opinion.

I appreciate some of the toners but some that people like and pay crazy money for are not attractive to me.

That's what gets me is how do you make a price guide on the "quality" of the toning.

 

Not being a fan of toning, if it was mine I'd probably dip it in Walmart jewlery cleaner to get rid of that contamination.

 

i like the #1 picture you showed of the 3 but the coin in the original post i wouldnt pay more then 150. its great looking but mercury dimes, indian head pennys, ect are not a tough find in great shape. id like to add the toning in that picture looks saturated and makes it a kinda ugly when compared with #1.

or maybe its AT.

 

Interesting how you would expect a poll like this to match or at least reflect the marketplace. Yet here we stand with the majority being in the first option, which I do not think reflects the marketplace. I wish one time we would have hundreds of voters - seems like the most was on the age bracket.

 

Actually, I think the percentage of coin collectors who will pay a premium in the multiples of wholesale is rather small. This poll supports that thought. Moreover, these same collectors that voted $100-$200 are collectors who would have very little interest in the coin anyway because they usually are the collectors that don't like toned coins to begin with. I think this poll is great reflection of the marketplace. Most will not pay huge premiums for toned coins, but a number would be willing to pay 5X+ wholesale for this coin.

The value in this poll has nothing to do with the number of voters at the bottom. The more important information is how many voted at the top. Remember, you only need two bidders to think this coin is worh $1,000 to drive the price that high. We already have more than that. I expect the coin will do very well indeed at auction.

 

$1,300

 

It sure is interesting to see the variation in responses.

Here is mine. It is a PCGS MS67FB. I believe the coin to be out of the hoard found in Colorado in the 1990's

 

I know the thread is a year old, but ...
Looks like Urbanchemist was closest, the coin sold on March 27th, 2010 for $632.50.

1939-D 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC.

 

I would not hesitate to buy that coin at $500.

 

I'm sorry, but what does the star and "FB" signify?

 

I don't know, the toning on the reverse is kinda blotchy

 

The star is a designation exclusive to NGC (NGC Expands Star Designation).
FB, means Full Bands, the designation is used by many grading companies (Mercury Dimes with Full Bands).

 

Thank you for the links!

 

While looking back at this thread I realized I was way off on my first assessment. I looked at it now and thought it was worth 5X the $150 wholesale value. Then, I realized I already voted in this poll and was completely wrong. It's always amazing how a little bit of time, and some education in numismatics, makes so much difference. Now, I can't even understand how I voted the first time like I did.
While I over estimated the coins value by a bit this time, I really screwed up the first time. Live and Learn.

Nice coin!!!

Bruce