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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 462729, member: 15445&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Dimes can come nice &amp; they <u>often</u> do come nice.&nbsp; They are small coins so when they contact each other, they leave small marks.&nbsp; By contrast, dollars are large coins &amp; when they contact each other, they can leave large marks.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Like GDJMSP said, 3 or 4 tiny marks on a dime can knock it down to a 64.&nbsp; I was told once that if I was not familiar with grading a certain coin, that I should &quot;Morph it&quot; into a different coin of which I was comfortable &amp; knowledgeable.&nbsp; For instance, if you are comfortable grading Morgan Dollars then take that small dime &amp; morph it into the size of the Morgan dollar.&nbsp; Then grade it like a Morgan dollar seeing those small ticks as huge contact marks &amp; scuffs.&nbsp; After you morph the coin, look at the strike again &amp; remember to include your designations like FB.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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