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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swhuck, post: 963750, member: 21044&quot;]This is an interesting question, and one I&#039;ve raised with the catalogers here on occasion -- not so much about Mercury Dimes, but about type coins in general. The ideal coin is something that&#039;s available and comes nice. For some series, the choice is easy -- 1938-D Buffalo Nickels, for example. 1881-S Morgans (the 1880-S is as well produced or even more so, but not quite as common). 1857-S, 1904, and 1923-D double eagles.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For Mercury Dimes, I go for the 1939-D. They&#039;re available, relatively speaking, in MS69FB, even more common in MS68FB than the 1944-D, and probably a shade less expensive. If I wanted to stick to MS67FB, I might consider the 1944-D, as it becomes more common than the 1939-D at that point. However, Mercury Dimes are a dime a dozen (sorry :devil<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> in that grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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