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<p>[QUOTE="Kurisu, post: 5365944, member: 117063"]Hope you're enjoying this!</p><p><br /></p><p>SPOILER DON'T LOOK BELOW IF YOU'RE REALLY CHALLENGING YOURSELF HERE <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Something to keep in mind is that you are seeing this image at far beyond 5x magnification which is standard for grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Obverse-</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] Picked up on the slight <b>Die Deterioration</b>. You can see it and clues to it. The radiating fine lines on the background fields indicate some wear on the die as the smooth polish goes away. Look at the last few letters in LIBERTY and you'll see how they are also no longer sharp due to deterioration.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is slightly <b>off center</b>. Just slightly, but this is something that might get noticed as the grade approaches MS68 or 69! The rim and collar and reeds actually look great. Yes, sometimes it gets tricky in the flip due to some slight reflections.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are <b>nicks</b> in Roosevelt's ear, and some light dings on the rim below "we". And some lighter dings towards 3 o'clock on the rim. There is also a difficult to see nick in his hair close to 2 o'clock.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Reverse-</p><p><br /></p><p>There is some similar <b>die deterioration</b> compared to the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are little <b>dings</b> in the center column of the torch just below the flame. There is a larger ding on the rim above the "D" of United.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a <b>big nick</b> right in the center of the "N" in the ONE and it's so perfect that it looks like it belongs there and tricked my brain into not seeing it lol!...that's the one I initially missed!</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall it's a beautiful lustrous coin and and an MS68 wouldn't surprise me, but an MS69 would lol! On to another 1000 dimes...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kurisu, post: 5365944, member: 117063"]Hope you're enjoying this! SPOILER DON'T LOOK BELOW IF YOU'RE REALLY CHALLENGING YOURSELF HERE :-) Something to keep in mind is that you are seeing this image at far beyond 5x magnification which is standard for grading. The Obverse- [USER=24633]@cpm9ball[/USER] Picked up on the slight [B]Die Deterioration[/B]. You can see it and clues to it. The radiating fine lines on the background fields indicate some wear on the die as the smooth polish goes away. Look at the last few letters in LIBERTY and you'll see how they are also no longer sharp due to deterioration. It is slightly [B]off center[/B]. Just slightly, but this is something that might get noticed as the grade approaches MS68 or 69! The rim and collar and reeds actually look great. Yes, sometimes it gets tricky in the flip due to some slight reflections. There are [B]nicks[/B] in Roosevelt's ear, and some light dings on the rim below "we". And some lighter dings towards 3 o'clock on the rim. There is also a difficult to see nick in his hair close to 2 o'clock. The Reverse- There is some similar [B]die deterioration[/B] compared to the obverse. There are little [B]dings[/B] in the center column of the torch just below the flame. There is a larger ding on the rim above the "D" of United. There is a [B]big nick[/B] right in the center of the "N" in the ONE and it's so perfect that it looks like it belongs there and tricked my brain into not seeing it lol!...that's the one I initially missed! Overall it's a beautiful lustrous coin and and an MS68 wouldn't surprise me, but an MS69 would lol! On to another 1000 dimes...[/QUOTE]
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