Like swish said, with US coins, the word Liberty is about the first grading metric we go by. 3 letters make the coin a Very Good, while the entire 7 lettes make it Fine. This particular 1883 looks to be at least Very Fine and probably closer to Extremely Fine or XF. You got a nice example of an Indian Head Cent for a good price. rono rono
calumsherwood, this site may help you. http://www.coinandstampgallery.com/Mercury_Dimes_Images.htm zeke