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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 655083, member: 19098&quot;]Anecdotally, grading standards and grading results for Mercury Dimes are all over the map. Because of that, there is no way I would buy what you are contemplating, or suggest that someone else buy the kind of coin you are writing about.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, you are a complete novice in the arena, mostly having bought raw F grade coins, walking into a high stakes poker game, going on the word of the grading company and the dealer. Prices on the top pop pieces can vary by as much as 300% depending on grading company and quality. At true auction, a low end example from one company might sell for 1/4 the price of a high end coin from another company. Where the coin you are looking at fits into that price range usually takes years of looking at such coins to get a good feel for.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin mentioned cost $2500, another option is to look for examples of the keys, either in lower grade, or discounted because of minor problems such as light cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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