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<p>[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 233051, member: 4381"]Here are some blowups of just the reeds:</p><p><br /></p><p>Top:</p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_top_reeds.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Middle:</p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_middle_reeds.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom:</p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_bottom_reeds.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a blowup of what I believe was the best of the complete dime</p><p>reverses</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup12.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is an excellent blowup as well</p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup13.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup13.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup13.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>These are links worth looking at to judge the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup2.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup3.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup3.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup3.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup4.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup4.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup4.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup5.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup5.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup5.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup6.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup6.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup6.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup7.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup7.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup7.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup8.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup8.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup8.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup9.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup9.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup9.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup10.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup10.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup10.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup11.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup11.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup11.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup12.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup12.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup12.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup14.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup14.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup14.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup15.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup15.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup15.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup16.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup16.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup16.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup17.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup17.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup17.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup18.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup18.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup18.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>With regard to the lines on the reverse, I don't know what to think. One</p><p>reason I don't collect many dimes (or the 1/8th ounce gold) is because their</p><p>just too darn small. These lines on the photo do not show up to the naked</p><p>eye under the magnifying glass at first look or even at second or third</p><p>examination. If you tilt the coin at a specific extreme angle to can see them</p><p>amlost exclusively on the background. I just don't know enough about</p><p>metalology to make a judgement about it. They are not on the front.</p><p>I'm pretty fustrated with them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>OK - it took about 3 hours to do this and write this up, I hope someone</p><p>finds it useful and enjoyable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben<font face="Arial Black">:desk: </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 233051, member: 4381"]Here are some blowups of just the reeds: Top: [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_top_reeds.png[/IMG] Middle: [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_middle_reeds.png[/IMG] Bottom: [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_bottom_reeds.png[/IMG] And here is a blowup of what I believe was the best of the complete dime reverses [IMG]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup12.jpg[/IMG] This is an excellent blowup as well [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup13.jpg[/url] These are links worth looking at to judge the coin: [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup2.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup3.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup4.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup5.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup6.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup7.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup8.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup9.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup10.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup11.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup12.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup14.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup15.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup16.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup17.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup18.jpg[/url] With regard to the lines on the reverse, I don't know what to think. One reason I don't collect many dimes (or the 1/8th ounce gold) is because their just too darn small. These lines on the photo do not show up to the naked eye under the magnifying glass at first look or even at second or third examination. If you tilt the coin at a specific extreme angle to can see them amlost exclusively on the background. I just don't know enough about metalology to make a judgement about it. They are not on the front. I'm pretty fustrated with them. OK - it took about 3 hours to do this and write this up, I hope someone finds it useful and enjoyable. Ruben[FONT="Arial Black"]:desk: [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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