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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;illini420, post: 832552, member: 19423&quot;]I would definitely pass on that dime. Just has a few gouges in it that really distract and draw the eye away. If you could, I&#039;d hold out on getting a &#039;16-D until you can afford a very nice looking VG8 or VG10. The AG3-G6 coins are so abundant for that date, but once you get into VG territory, you have something special. The &#039;16-D should be the prize of your merc collection not only because it&#039;s a key date, but because it&#039;s a superior merc dime too... not sure that banged up G6 fits the bill.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I had to choose between the two, it would then be the Classic Head Large Cent. Especially since you&#039;d be cracking it for an album. After cracking it (and only if you&#039;ve done it before with other copper coins - or are guided by someone with the experience) you may have some success in soaking the coin in mineral oil for awhile in order to loosen up some of the crud in the devices... again, don&#039;t mess with this coin if you haven&#039;t tried on other less expensive ones first. Either way, since they are buy it nows on eBay, don&#039;t forget to use Bing to get 8% cashback on your purchase (would save you nearly $100 on either purchase).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s the Classic Head I was going to use in my 7070 before I gave up on the project for other collecting interests... it was an NGC AU55:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/1814obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/1814rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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