![]() ![]() Your old coins, mercury dimes or any of the others are valued by originality (never clean your coins), amount of wear and amount of scuffs, marks and nicks to the surfaces. Also necessary for a coin to rank as gem quality, it must be free of noticeable nicks and marks. A bold rendering of the designs by a strong strike at the mint adds to the desirability of owning a high quality dime. Having lustrous original surfaces with a light golden wash along the rims is a strong visual plus. Surviving until today in near perfect condition the desirability of such coins is evident by the high price paid. Once worth 10 cents when minted this now rare 1929 Mercury dime recently sold at a David Lawrence Rare coin auction for $1015.
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