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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 895564, member: 15309&quot;]I used to collect Mercury Dimes and in my experience they are diverse in their toning patterns.&nbsp; Having said that, these coins are unusually toned, even for Mercury Dimes. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is the most attractive IMO.&nbsp; Some mottled colorful toning that seems to be mostly in the recesses of the coin.&nbsp; The color progressions are right and the toning does not come up over the reverse lettering which is an indicator of NT.&nbsp; This coin is certainly market acceptable in my eyes.&nbsp; It is too bad the coin has scratches that make it a problem coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The last two coins concern me.&nbsp; The obverse toning patterns just look strange to me.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the coins are AT, but they are probably the result of prolonged severe improper storage that involved either high heat, high humidity, or both.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bigger problem with these coins is that they are post 1934 circulated Mercury Dimes.&nbsp; The have very little numismatic value and the toning will do very little to add value because these coins are so easy to find in high mint state grades with exceptional toning and relatively low prices.</p><p><br /></p><p>That doesn&#039;t mean I would like to own them, as one of my lesser projects is a circulated rainbow toned Mercury Dime collection.&nbsp; I have a few right now, these two are my best.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Mercury%20Dimes/MercuryDime1919AU1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Mercury%20Dimes/MercuryDime1935RawF12H-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I like the reverse of the 41-S the best.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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