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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2185481, member: 15309&quot;]Regarding the conversation about the price realized for this coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think you overpaid, I think you paid full retail for the coin.&nbsp; You are not the only one with eyes.&nbsp; Everyone else who bid on this coin saw what you saw, a coin with full bands that does not have FB on the label and they evaluated the price of the coin accordingly.&nbsp; Furthermore, the premium you paid is based upon MS65 FB price + the outstanding eye appeal of the coin related to the toning and the resultant star designation.&nbsp; If you compare apples to apples then you need to look for another MS65 FB with rainbow toning to see if you overpaid.</p><p><br /></p><p>You paid $176 for your coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://dyn3.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F2%2F7%2F7%2F3%2F12773622%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another collector paid $164 for this PCGS example last month:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://dyn2.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F2%2F6%2F2%2F2%2F12622950%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To my eyes, your coin is much more attractive than the PCGS example and deserving of the premium you paid.&nbsp; The only real problem I see with your coin is that it is an MS65.&nbsp; A serious Mercury Dime collector is probably going to insist on an MS66 for the 1916 because of the availability in the premium gem grade.&nbsp; That limits the buyers of your coin to type collectors.&nbsp; But there are plenty of them and many would love to own a rainbow toned gem grade 1916.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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