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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1388153, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Hmmm! A New Standard That I&#039;ve Missed?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I&#039;m apparently &quot;out of touch&quot;, and have been grossly undergrading my coins. Hmm! Maybe that&#039;s the reason I have such great return sales. My understanding is that the A.N.A. standard for an F-12 (Lowest Grade) FINE (not F-15 the 2nd Fine grade. or Plus, CAC, etc.) grade Mercury dime states: &quot;Diagonal bands show on Fasces, but ONE is worn smooth at midpoint.&quot; In the previously referenced auction reverse image, I missed the bottom diagonal band virtually in its entirety. The top diagonal band requires an imagination to determine &quot;midpoint&quot;. I personally believe an objective viewer would grade this coin a VG-10? </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>I will admit that in my opinion, the standards were generally only a &quot;dealers dream&quot;, as an experienced Mercury dime aficionado knows that the coin design doesn&#039;t generally wear in the manner described. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Regardless, my reference edition Photograde images don&#039;t match the descriptions. The G-4 GOOD defines the rim as &quot;visible&quot; where the images show sharply defined legend characters and date separated in entirety from the rims. The VG-8 VERY GOOD defines the rims as complete, and shows the date melding with the rim, and the reverse rim and legend appreciably incomplete/melding/joined.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>VF-20 (lowest Grade) VERY FINE defines the Reverse as: Wear shows on the TWO diagonal bands but most details are visible . ALL vertical lines are SHARP, This description generally indicates relatively complete reverse Fasces detail, with the exception of &quot;cross bands&quot;. If I sell &quot;Very Fine&quot; lowest grade Mercury dimes, generally every vertical line stops and starts at the diagonal bands, thus the bands can be viewed continuing across the Fasces. I believe that the referenced reverse is generally lacking detail to meet the referenced A.N.A. published standard that my associates recognize/expect. I&#039;ll defer to others if my observations or understandings are incorrect.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Would someone please provide this deficient collector with the new standard, so that I might include copies of same with my &quot;updated&quot; coin shipments. I plead ignorance, needing re-education if I&#039;ve missed something when the current grade standards were established for this type coin. Please help educate this &quot;old man&quot;, as I&#039;ve a relatively large shipment of these coins to be delivered this week. Maybe I&#039;ll just include images from the referenced Top Tier&quot; TPG certified coin auction.</b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b></p><p><b>Thanks for the indulgence</b> <b>and allowed pleading. </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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