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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 964117, member: 15309&quot;]Glad to see someone thinks this is an interesting topic.&nbsp; Thank you Stewart.&nbsp; IMO, a type coin needs to be a superlative example that displays all of the intended design of the series.&nbsp; This places a special importance on the strike of the coin since you need a full strike in order to show all intended detail. </p><p><br /></p><p>The second component is value/price.&nbsp; The idea is to balance the quality of the coin with the price of the coin.&nbsp; The early &quot;S&quot; mint Morgan Dollars are all fantastic type coin picks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that the MS67FB is just too common to make a good type coin.&nbsp; The MS68FB is definitely the grade for a Mercury Dime type coin.&nbsp; The 1939-D has a population of 117/17 in MS68FB with a Numismedia wholesale price of $735 and as dimefreak pointed out, they are also available with incredible toning.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The real purpose of this thread was to discuss the merits of 1939-D which I have always considered the quintessential Mercury Dime type coin.&nbsp; It came as a very big surprise to me that one of the leading experts on Mercury Dimes, David Lange, would consider the 1920 a better choice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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