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Looks a bit wonky. I compared it to some I have, of different years....23, 42, etc, and mine are all straight across the top.
Your pic makes it look like the edge of the coin under the 3 and to the right of it is compressed down, and the texture smaller or missing. Could the
coin have gotten nudged during stamping and thus the 3 is off and the edge pressed incorrectly?
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I agree, does look a bit "wonky". Was thinking along the lines that it might be a for true "error coin". Any thoughts on this?
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I am so totally not an expert on coins......it just looks to me like the three was printed lower, as numbers don't slide there on their own. I don't know if the edge of your coin is perfect or not....the shot could be distorted because of the angle of your pic.......either way, the three looks out of place. Might be worth getting an expert opinion on. I think there are a number of people on here who are quite good with coins.
I assume you have looked at coin books for mis-strikes that year? Know any appraisers? I don't know how much something like that adds to a coin. Good luck!!
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I just bid on & won a 1943 D. What looks a bit "wonky" to me is the actual #3 itself. The top portion of the 3 appears short, or missing a small portion from the top left of the number.
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No Mercury experts out there? Or just wanting to keep your expert opinions a secret.
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Have you tried looking at a diffrent dime from the same year?
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Yes Jay, and the #3 of this coin appears short, from top left portion. I was hoping to get some input on that, and any other observations. I already took it to my local coin shop and they tried to play down the coin, and offer a low ball offer.
I never pay much attention to their offer prices on buys. They seem to manage to charge an arm and a leg for even the crummiest coins they sell. They are good at authenticating fake collectibles, and that is very important. So I try to keep the line of communication open with them. But I never sell them anything; and I never buy collectibles from them.
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burgyeb
I never pay much attention to their offer prices on buys. They seem to manage to charge an arm and a leg for even the crummiest coins they sell. They are good at authenticating fake collectibles, and that is very important. So I try to keep the line of communication open with them. But I never sell them anything; and I never buy collectibles from them.
Im the same way with the trading card too.
I know they offer so low. I will give you $20
and ask for $200.. lol
Ya all shops lowball one way or the other.
I never had a coin graded how much does that cost to do?
I would just have it graded and hope for the best.
I have a dime from 199? the last number is just half there.. lol
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I have never sent a coin in for grading. I usually wait for a coin show and take my coins for grading or comments. NGC and/or PCGS offer limited free or reduced fee grading at the shows. I always try to make the free session. I will probably have the dime looked at. I like the error coin booth also; they can tell if it is a real error coin, or if coin altered to look like one.