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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 878140, member: 15309&quot;]Most collectors know that excessive die polishing led to what is commonly referred to as the &quot;broken nose&quot; variety of Mercury Dimes.&nbsp; The die polishing actually wore off the design element where the nose meets the forehead.&nbsp; But here is an interesting question.&nbsp; Does anyone know what the earliest dated broken nose Mercury Dime is?&nbsp; Let&#039;s see who can post the earliest broken nose.&nbsp; I will start off easy with a raw 1945-D.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Mercury%20Dimes/MercuryDime1945-D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Mercury%20Dimes/MercuryDime1945-DObverse1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, who has a broken nose.&nbsp; Let me see em![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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