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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1387818, member: 22331&quot;]<b>The New Grading Standard?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I believe you stated &quot;</b>Also what sellers are calling XF&nbsp; actually look like average VF grade.<b>&quot;, that seems to have become an average &quot;market grading&quot; standard for some TPG, and thus an accepted standard for many sellers. If you review certified XF Mercury dime auctions on eBay, I believe you&#039;ll find numerous examples of specimens in the condition you&#039;ve stated, especially in pre-1920 dates. I&#039;ve found &quot;market graded&quot; Fine condition coins TPG graded XF. What about this sold specimen?:</b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26_trksid%3Dp4340.l2557%26hash%3Ditem3f1255514c%26item%3D270890520908%26nma%3Dtrue%26pt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26rt%3Dnc%26si%3D3ahij9Z6lMXztv3dxARAbnyghig%253D%26orig_cvip%3Dtrue%26rt%3Dnc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26_trksid%3Dp4340.l2557%26hash%3Ditem3f1255514c%26item%3D270890520908%26nma%3Dtrue%26pt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26rt%3Dnc%26si%3D3ahij9Z6lMXztv3dxARAbnyghig%253D%26orig_cvip%3Dtrue%26rt%3Dnc" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item3f1255514c&amp;item=270890520908&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=3ahij9Z6lMXztv3dxARAbnyghig%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I have &quot;investors&quot; that will purchase large quantities of &quot;market graded&quot; Fine to Very Fine 1940&#039;s rolls of undamaged Mercury dimes at $2.60/coin, Very Fine to Extra Fine at $2.80/coin, and Extra Fine to Almost Uncirculated at $3/coin. Closed auctions will show that buyers are paying into the $60 range for mint marked &quot;raw&quot; teen era coins in true Extra-Fine condition. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I&#039;ve searched large quantities of Mercury dime bags for decades, and a mint-marked Extra Fine teen coin was a rare find. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I would gladly purchase rolls of &quot;properly graded&quot; Extra Fine mint-marked teens at $10-$15 per coin.</b><b> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Just the observations of an old Mercury dime lover. </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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