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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 1422218, member: 4381&quot;][TABLE]</p><p>[TR]</p><p>[TD]<a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/halfs/columbian_obverse.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/halfs/columbian_obverse.png" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/halfs/columbian_obverse_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD]&nbsp; [h=2]Coin Collecting at the Safir House</p><p>Mercury Dimes[/h]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [/TD]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; [TD] <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/halfs/columbia_reverse.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/halfs/columbia_reverse.png" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/halfs/columbia_reverse_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [/TD]</p><p>&nbsp;[/TR]</p><p>&nbsp;[/TABLE]</p><p>&nbsp;[HR][/HR] Mercury Dimes, also known as Liberty Head Dimes, is the classic 20th century coin which as come to standout represent much of American coinage.&nbsp; In some regards, it is the&nbsp; vision fulfilled of the overhaul in&nbsp; coinage designs began under the Teddy Roosevelt administration at the turn of the century.&nbsp; The design was created by Alfred A Weinman,&nbsp; the creater of the <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/walking_liberty.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/walking_liberty.html" rel="nofollow">Walking Liberty Half Dollar</a>.&nbsp; As with&nbsp; the Walking Liberty Half. the Libery Head Dime is a Neo-Classical design and the likeness of the Liberty to the Mythological Apollo is not just coincidental.&nbsp; The resulting hedonist reference was enourmously popular with the public and then adopted by by many&nbsp; comercial institutions, spreading the fame of the design even further.&nbsp; The Mercury Dime mottif was carved and molded into hundreds of banks across the nation. The image also became famous in the &quot;March of Dimes&quot; campaign, championed by President Franklin Roosevelt until his death.</p><p>&nbsp; Dimes, given their size, make for coins which are very senstive to the slightest imperfection in the strike or damage.&nbsp; A good magnifying glass is necessary to make any credible attempt at grading, or to appreciate these little gems.&nbsp; We have aquired just a few coins to date, and the first one caused immediate controversy. The Mercury Dime reverse has a rather odd reeded and axe design with a lot of subtle details.&nbsp; The reeds are bounded together with rode or bands.&nbsp; Strikes with full bands are highly prized. </p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_2x2_obv.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_2x2_obv.png" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_2x2_obv_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_2x2_rev.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_2x2_rev.png" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_2x2_rev_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> </p><p>This very nice little 1936 S dime which was purchased for a about 30 dollar in a local Brooklyn coin shop was marked on the&nbsp; 2X2 in which the coin was sold as being Full Bands, without arches.&nbsp; Upon bringing it home, we photographed it and then put the pictures on the net, asking what others thought of the grade.&nbsp; The question occurs is whether or not the coin is actually full banded, with the focus on the middle two bands on the reed.</p><p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_incon_rev.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_incon_rev.png" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_incon_rev_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_incon_rev_2.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_incon_rev_2.png" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc_1936_s_in_incon_rev_2_sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> </p><p>Further shots were inconclusive, although it seems that the coin was not Full Bands, despite being a very distinct strike.&nbsp; Furthermore, in the light of the photographs, the reverse of the coin shows die polish which drops the grade a little more.&nbsp; Although these polish lines on the fields of the dime are barely vissible with the eye, they stand out with the magnification.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Finally, the reeds themselves have been blown up under magnification.&nbsp; These photographs seem to&nbsp; conclude that the coin was not full reeds, although it is very close.</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_bottom_reeds.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <b>Bottom reeds (upside down)</b></p><p><b><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_middle_reeds.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Middle Reeds</b></p><p><b><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_middle_reeds_circle.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Middle Reeds</b></p><p><b><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_back_blowup_top_reeds.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Top Reeds</b></p><p><b><br /></b> </p><p>&nbsp;So as all this happening the taste developed to aquire another dime, one that was more clearly Full Banned. After much searching and consideration, this coin was aquired.</p><p>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.1.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.2.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.3.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.3.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.3.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.4.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.4.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.4.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.5.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.5.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.5.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.6.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.6.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.6.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.7.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.7.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36obv.7.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.1.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.2.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.3.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.3.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.3.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.4.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.4.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.4.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.5.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.5.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.5.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.6.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.6.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.6.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.7.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.7.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.7.sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.8.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.8.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/merc_1936_s/merc36rev.8_sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;Yet another 36 </p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/may_25_2007/mercury_1936_S_obverse_1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/may_25_2007/mercury_1936_S_obverse_1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/may_25_2007/mercury_1936_S_obverse_1_sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/may_25_2007/mercury_1936_S_reverse_1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/may_25_2007/mercury_1936_S_reverse_1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/may_25_2007/mercury_1936_S_reverse_1_sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> </p><p>When looking at these photos we forget the scale of these coins.&nbsp; Mercs are very small and here is a good image to give you an idea of the scale. <img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/merc_on_keyboard_rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/merc_on_keyboard_rev.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/merc_on_keyboard_rev.png" rel="nofollow">Larger image on the keyboard</a> </p><p>&nbsp;He is a 42 graded slab MS67</p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_eisenhowser/big_merc_FB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/mercury_eisenhowser/big_merc_FB_reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;Here is a very decent circulating 1917 Dime which nearly has Split Bands on the reverse.&nbsp; It is an excellent strike. <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11022008/mwec_17_ef_o5.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11022008/mwec_17_ef_o5.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11022008/mwec_17_ef_o6sm.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11022008/mwec_17_ef_r.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11022008/mwec_17_ef_r.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11022008/mwec_17_ef_r_sm3.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> </p><p>&nbsp; This is a toned Merc 1945 that was slabbed.&nbsp; Not pretty toning but a high grade coin</p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/merc_45_obv.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/merc_45_obv.png" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/11072008/merc_45_obv350.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[HR][/HR]&nbsp; &nbsp; Our modest collection generally contains the following coins types. Click to see these examples show below including photography:&nbsp; Circulated US Silver Coins prior to 1964&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/" rel="nofollow">Ruben Safir&#039;s Front Page</a></p><p><a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html" rel="nofollow">Coin Collection</a><a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/gold_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/gold_coins.html" rel="nofollow">Gold Coins</a> - Not too many <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/morgan_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/morgan_coins.html" rel="nofollow">Morgan Silver Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/peace_coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/peace_coins.html" rel="nofollow">Peace Silver Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/large_pennies.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/large_pennies.html" rel="nofollow">Large Cent Coppers</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/seated_halfs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/seated_halfs.html" rel="nofollow">Seated Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/buffalo_nickles.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/buffalo_nickles.html" rel="nofollow">Buffalo Nickels</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mercs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mercs.html" rel="nofollow">Mercury (Liberrty Head) Dimes</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/slq.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/slq.html" rel="nofollow">Standing Libery Quarter</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/walking_liberty.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/walking_liberty.html" rel="nofollow">Walking Liberty Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/barber_half.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/barber_half.html" rel="nofollow">Barber Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/barber_quarter.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/barber_quarter.html" rel="nofollow">Barber Quarter Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/franklin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/franklin.html" rel="nofollow">Franklin Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/flying_eagle.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/flying_eagle.html" rel="nofollow">Flying Eagle Cents</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ase.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ase.html" rel="nofollow">Modern American Silver Eagle uncirculated mint coins and proofs</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ikes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/ikes.html" rel="nofollow">Eisenhower Clad and Silver Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/sacagawea.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/sacagawea.html" rel="nofollow">Sacawagea Golden Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/proofs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/proofs.html" rel="nofollow">Modern Silver and Clad Proof Sets</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/comemeagles2008.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/comemeagles2008.html" rel="nofollow">Modern Silver and Clad 2008 Commorative Bald Eagle Series</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/lincoln.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/lincoln.html" rel="nofollow">Lincoln Cents and Wheat Backs</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/jeff.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/jeff.html" rel="nofollow">Jefferson Nickels</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/roosevelt.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/roosevelt.html" rel="nofollow">Roosevelt Dime</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/washington.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/washington.html" rel="nofollow">Washington and Washington State Quarters</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/kenedy.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/kenedy.html" rel="nofollow">Kennedy Half Dollars</a> <a href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/foreign.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/foreign.html" rel="nofollow">Modern Foreign Coins from Outside The United States</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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