42/1 Mercury

What's it worth?

 

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The photo area of the date is too small to tell if it is an doubled die, or altered, misplaced die chip, etc. The majority of raw examples presented on CT are not real DD, but one of the other-above. But you really need a better photo to judge. Jim

 

If that's the real pic then it looks like a Chinese fake!! Hopefully I am wrong!
real pic. Your pic is just too damn nice looking!

 

Go into Google Images and search for "1942 over 1941 mercury dime" -- there's dozens you can study, although they are not identified as real or fake.

 

The diagnostic for the 1942/1 is on the reverse. All genuine examples will show a die scratch the connects the olive branch to the very bottom of the fasces. You should be able to see it on this Heritage MS66 example shown below.



The date on the OP's coin looks good to me. If the die scratch is on the reverse, then the coin is genuine. Then the only problem is that the coin has been harshly cleaned.

 

Everything is a Chinese fake, huh?

 

Looks like it could be real.

but, cleaned

and not an unc.

[as stated on the picture]

 

Certainly looks real to me. As Lehigh said the diagnostic on the reverse would be the key. It does look cleaned, but still worth a pretty penny.

 

Thanks for the input. Like I stated earlier I just bought it yesterday on eBay so I'll take more pics when it arrives

 

Not everything, just some, huh?
http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=5326286

 

So what's it worth?!?
I'm hoping it comes back graded as unc. Details cleaned

 

That's a question to ask before buying, but with that said, you're not likely to come out on top with this one, especially once all is said and done. It should tell you something when a seller seems to have a solid supply of problem better date coins that are, of course, poorly described. For your sake I do hope that I am wrong, but I respectfully doubt it.

 

I respect your opinion. I think it's a nice coin and if worst comes to worst I'll suck it up and move on. You win some you lose some

 

Looks good, but likely AU details which would make it worth in the $500 range. Still worth having certified.

 

I unfortunately must stand by my earlier assessment, and would highly recommend returning it for a refund. You can still learn a lesson and move on, but do so without letting that seller take you to the bank in the process.

 

Spoke to seller and told them I'm taking it to a coin shop which will have 2 PCGS reps coming Sunday.if they give me bad news I will return

 

Must be an important shop as I didn't know that PCGS grading reps did that. Interesting.

 

I didn't have any idea that they did that either until today