Very first Silver coins......Twice!

[jt70]

Finally got permission to hunt the lot next door that used to have a church on it. Found 4 wheaties a crushed silver pocket watch housing missing the cover and 2 mercury dimes, my first silver coins. One is a 1934 in so so shape and the other(pictured) a 1923 in absolutely stunning condition for being in the ground so long. I looked int Mercs and this is what the coin folks call "Full Bands" I think. I have only covered about 1/4 of the lot so far.

 

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[omnicognic]

WOW! That is in great shape! A beauty like that make me want to weep! Congrats! omnicognic

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

That is in great shape WTG, keep it up!!

 

[krumb]

Wow, congratulations. That thing looks like it could be fresh off the mint.

 

[ticotiger14]

WTG! thers plenty more out there just keep swinging.
HH, Tico

 

[jt70]

Thank you all so much'

I am thinking about Sending it for grading. The top value of the coin on the Proffessional coin grading service's web site is $1750.00 With a fully stricken band in the center and a noticable edge on the axe @ AU67. I am not sure what else they would consider when grading it. It is very detailed though

JT

 

[miester]

AU 67?, There is no such grade, you must mean MS 67. An 67 is tuff to reach. You do have a full band there, very nice coin and looks mint state to me.

 

[jt70]

Yes you are right MS is for the higher grades. Please pardon me I am pretty new to the coin world. At any rate i can find photo's of mercs online and mine has noticably more detail than the ones i've looked at that are @ ms64. But then again someone else may or may not agree. I guess that is why they have grading services.

JT

 

[Floater]

Well regardless of the grade it sure looks good from here. I'll give ya fifty for it right now. LOL just kiddin. I cant believe a coin like that is worth 1750.00 dollars . Is it that particular year? Thanks for showing it and great find. HH

 

[jt70]

$1750 is where the 1923 Merc tops out on the PCGS web site @ MS67. I have no Idea what this one would grade at. It is very detailed and before i scanned it all i did was soak it in warm soapy water for a few mins and rinse it. The soil where i dug it up was kinda weird... very soft and silky feeling medium brown not at all like the gritty dark clay type soil in my yard. I hope to find some more goodies there in the days to come. Trust me ill let you know if i do. I really like coming here to talk to everyone.

Regards

JT

 

[MDnoob]

yeah, you can tell by the bands around the fasces... ?That coin is about as good as you are going to get outside of a proof set.

Nice!

 

[Rooster]

WOW!!! NICE DIME, CANT BELIEVE THE SHAPE OF IT , REAL NICE. VALUE WISE THE RED BOOK 2005 HAS GOT IT AT $45.00 IN MS-63 CONDITION AND THATS TOUGH TO GET FROM ANY OF THESE DEALERS THAT YOU GO TO SEE. KEEP ON DIGGIN, THE ROOSTER

 

[miester]

Careful on the cleaning, a nice coin like that can pick up a scratch very easy.

 

[bigrig40]

beautiful silver jt.wtg

peace,bigrig

 

[JARMAN]

GRATS,Thats a sharp looking coin. Only a 1/4 searched hope you find more.HH

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice find,

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[nebraskadad]

From the Pic I'd guess about MS60.. Shows some wear, in order to be MS 63 or above the finish has to be nearly mirror finish.