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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 233305, member: 112&quot;]Earlier on you made a comment about the size of the coin being so small that that was partly why you didn&#039;t care for them much. Well, that same small size also plays a large part when it comes to grading them. Precisely because they are so small, any tiny imperfection has a large impact. Marks of the same size on a dollar coin wouldn&#039;t matter at all, but on a dime they detract from the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, closely compare pics of your coin to the one in the link you provided. Your coin has some small blemishes on the obverse. On the reverse there are some small dings in the rim and some minor die cracks. Both sides of the coin show evidence of heavy die polishing. Add this together to a weaker strike and slightly less mint luster ( which I attribute to your coin being dipped ) and you have the difference in grade between the two coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes the differences are subtle. But grading mint state coins requires subtlety which is why many collectors say they can&#039;t tell the difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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