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1945-D odd mintmark Mercury Dime. Opinions please.

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  • fcloud
    • Jan 2009
    • 72
    #1

    1945-D odd mintmark Mercury Dime. Opinions please.

    I picked this one up at central states this weekend. The dealer had me take it over to the ANA booth before he sold it to me to make sure the coin was real. ANA says real, but their staff hadn't seen one this high before either.

    I also think by the shape of the mintmark there is a good chance it could be an RPM. There is some minor slitting on the east side, but the west side is super fat at the top and thin at the base.

    Your comments are welcome and appreciated.

    Thanks, Tony.

    CONECA Member# N-4679
    President of the Racine Numismatic Society
    www.arsave.com/variety_resource_dimes
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  • rockdude
    COIN COLLECTOR
    • Sep 2008
    • 233
    #2
    Looks to me to like it suffered some damage in and around the area. Hard to tell with that much damage.
    Most fools think they are only ignorant.
    -- Benjamin Franklin

    CONECA Member
    N-4556

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    • 3˘nicker
      • Oct 2007
      • 128
      #3
      It looks like the west side of the MM was marred thus flattening out. I can't determine splitting of the east, but perhaps them noting they havent seen such a high MM could mean a handful of that variety. I'm not well versed in MMs.
      Jimmy Ehrhart
      previous member of CONECA and C.F.C.C.

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      • fcloud
        • Jan 2009
        • 72
        #4
        Thanks for the replies.

        The so called damage is simply what happens when coins circulate. The flattening is caused as other change rubs and bounces with the coin. Compare any mint state coin MM to the same die MM and you will see this type of flattening. When I showed it to the ANA expert at Central State he didn't think anything other than "that one sure is high."

        The mintmark is highly tilted, so the top took the most circulation characteristics.

        I will be watching to see if I can find another in mint state, for comparison.
        CONECA Member# N-4679
        President of the Racine Numismatic Society
        www.arsave.com/variety_resource_dimes

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        • coin-crazy
          • Aug 2010
          • 528
          #5
          Yup it took a hit there..
          Still the best "Nickel Trail Die Hunter". 2013 ((MIKEE)) T.Davis

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          • coinfello
            #6
            That's damage you could see how the D has been flaten ,by some object there's no indication of any doubling or splits on the MM

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