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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 878728, member: 15309&quot;]I am not sure what grade you would give this coin, but since I am grading from a photo and PCGS has seen the coin in hand, I am going to defer to their judgment.&nbsp; Mercury Dimes are heavily influenced in the mint state grades by luster.&nbsp; From the assigned grade, I will assume that the luster is much better than the photos indicate.&nbsp; I do think that the marks on the lower reverse bands should limit the grade to MS66 but again, they might be much more pronounced in an oversized photo than they are in hand.&nbsp; Regarding the strike, the 1925 was one of the worst struck Philadelphia minted coins from the 20&#039;s and this is actually an average strike for the year.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see the strike having any negative impact on the grade.&nbsp; The eye appeal is incredibly strong and probably accounts for the assigned grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin may be overgraded (market graded) a little, but I would not be so quick to lump this particular example in with the &quot;buy the coin, not the holder&quot; category.&nbsp; I would be proud to have this coin in my collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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