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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 1362989, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Correctly Graded Scarcity Coins</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I believe you&#039;ll generally find this type coin prior to 1930 being relatively scarce between the grades of Very Fine to &quot;Mint State&quot;. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>It&#039;s also a coin that appears seemingly &quot;market graded&quot; by many, including the &quot;Top Tier&quot; TPG. I believe this certified specimen is a currently offered&nbsp; example of such grading:</b></p><p><b></b><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1919-D-Mercury-Dime-Error-Coin-PCGS-MS62-Original-Looking-%2F270896861005%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem3f12b60f4d" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F1919-D-Mercury-Dime-Error-Coin-PCGS-MS62-Original-Looking-%2F270896861005%3Fpt%3DCoins_US_Individual%26hash%3Ditem3f12b60f4d" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1919-D-Mercury-Dime-Error-Coin-PCGS-MS62-Original-Looking-/270896861005?pt=Coins_US_Individual&amp;hash=item3f12b60f4d</a></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>As one who has spent virtually half a century searching for these &quot;gems&quot; through countless bags of Mercury dimes, I believe &quot;Grey Sheet&quot; dealer pricing partially reflects the scarcity of these coins. If you view present and recently offered specimens of these infrequent correctly graded (to A.N.A. written standard) coins, I believe the premium is understandable. The A.N.A. EF-45 Reverse written standard is: HIGH points of fasces diagonal bands are LIGHTLY worn, and all details are clearly defined. EF-40 is similar, but only with HIGH points worn. This definition seemingly dictates that vertical lines are separated, and that the diagonal bands are elevated above (not melded into) the vertical lines.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Just my humble opinion, from one who prizes these treasures. </b>:thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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