I realize that this one won't carry a premium over melt, however I wasn't sure what the grade was. I figured I should learn to grade better before buying premium Mercuries, so please tell me what you think. I was thinking possibly XF, however, after looking at my grading books, I was thinking VF
I would agree with this. roll searcher, this site may be of assistance: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/
Yes, VF-35 looks about right for this one, nice coin! Of course I'm a big fan of Mercury Dimes and Buffalo Nickels so I might be biased.