New Mercury Dime: Guess the Grade

[physics-fan3.14]

Just picked this one up in an old ANACS slab. Give me your grade guesses. This one will be going to NGC, as I think it is undergraded right now (although, I'm not good at grading these tiny coins). Incidentally, I think the obverse picture is one of the best photo's I've ever done, and absolutely perfectly captures the coin accurately.

[Mark T]

I would say MS 66 FB , unless you have an MS 68 I do not think it is worth the cost sending to NGC. It is a nice coin .

[Coinsman63]

I'll guess MS63 or 64, FB.

[MarkFeld]

66FB, shot 65FB. I think it might not be worth removing from its current holder.

[michael]

65+FB

[bsshog40]

I don't know enough about these to grade but is a nice Merc!

[robec1347]

66FB. Nice pickup Jason. Beautifully imaged. (thumbs u

[Coindude]

I think the chatter on the cheek, neck and in the field in front of the chin would limit this to a 65. It does appear to be FB though. On another note, it might just be the angle of the lighting that makes the chatter stand out.

[MercuryMan]

66fb

[James_OldeTowne]

That series of reedmarks in the obverse left field banishes the possibility of a grade above MS-65. I'll guess MS-65 FB.

[relicsncoins]

64, shot at 65. I think it may make FB, but not by much.

[physics-fan3.14]

Great guesses everyone. ANACS graded this (old white slab) at MS-63 FSB PL (which is obviously why I bought it.)

 

I agree with James when he says the reed marks limit it to a 65. My personal grade on it is MS-65 FSB PL. In hand, it is definitely fully reflective, fully prooflike. The pictures capture the mirrored fields as well as you can in a picture, but this is really something you need to evaluate in hand (almost more than any other trait in a coin, excepting hairlined proofs).

 

Thanks for the guesses everyone - and you can feel free to speculate what NGC will call it when I eventually submit it.

[Mark T]

PL – Did not even think about that .

[relicsncoins]

The thing that worries me about the FB designation is what appears to be a small bridge of metal on the center band just to the left of center as viewing the coin.