Most people don't have that kind of money to spend on rare or high quality coins, especially if they are young or starting out. I say buy what you can afford, enjoy the hobby, they will always bring a return in some form. You can easily go broke collecting coins so don't follow that advice if you are not able to.
My favorite coin ever followed by the one once palladium for obvious reasons. I was fortunate enough to inherent a complete book my grandfather but together in the 70s im tempted to have my 16d graded but it's something special to me that my grandfather put it together with his own hands. He passed in 1991
I agree 110% on your Mercury Dime comments I like you have completed it about 2 1/2 times plus lots of other date (Tho I have NO 16-d yet) . And as far as Thumbs up/down, in my mind you have never put out a vid that I felt compelled to give you a Thumbs down. There have been a few that I wasn't really interested in and I did not do either up or down. You have been 99%+ THUMBS UP for me. On another topic have you heard anything in refference to a new updated Vol 2 of the Cherry Pickers guide? Keep up the good work and Thank You for all you do.
I've just started collecting Mercury Dimes. Very insightful and interesting video. Although it looks like I'm 5 years late to the party. I'm sure I'll still learn something here.
I love this series as well; and especially for older, classic, silver coinage- it has possibly; the most possibilities for growing your collection and bank roll!! And maybe I am completely wrong, but buying them from "junk silver" bags at coin dealers, is an excellent way to get high grades and varieties (possibly low mintage key-dates) at next to nothing, but spot price!
BlueRidgeSilverhound $100 melt value??? Like 60 to 70 Mercs dude!?! That is awesome, the thirties S and D's are so overlooked, and not even given a second look... I mean, I am always looking for 30,31,32,33 especially with a mint mark, any denomination really!!
I love in Canada And I collect Mercs My local coin ship get enough to allow me to do it affordably :) Love these coins - they have a certain Roman Empire feel to them lol
Mercury dimes have been pretty much out of circulation since the Hunt Brothers cornered the silver market in late 1979/early 1980. Up until the late 70s, a complete set of all the Mercury dimes except the 1916 D, 1921, 1921 D, 1926 D, the ones from 1931, the overdates from 1942, and the 1945 S micro S could have been found in circulation through coin roll hunting and a lot of patience. Back then, silver dimes were about as common in circulation as copper cents are today and Mercury dimes still made up about 25% of the silver dimes left in circulation.
I'm pretty happy I stopped on your channel.I just found a plastic bag of mercury dimes,there has to be about 150/200 of them and they are in very nice shape.After watching I have check on those dates you mentioned .I happen to love this design .Don't the wings mean freedom of thought?I guess that's why I like them.
Nice! I have all the Mercury dimes from 1939 onward uncirculated. I have the 1936, 1937, 1937 S, 1938, and 1938 S also uncurculated. 17 of my uncirculated Mercury dimes are full bands and my 1943 D looks like it has a small die crack, which is interesting. My 1943 S also has very attractive golden-like toning. The only pre-1934 one that I have that is higher grade is a 1923 with full bands, about an AU58 or maybe a weak MS60. All of my other pre-1934 Mercury dimes are VF or lower.
As usual, your videos are suberb. I also collect the mercury dimes and often go through the "junk silver". I have found several good errors in the junk silver piles. The junk silver is a good way a beginning collector can get a start in filling up a coin album.
Thank you very much for sharing. Question: many experts say that more 1916d Mercuries exist in all grades than 1920p exist. If this is so, do you think that the general public may revalue the 1920p more highly, closing the gap between it and the 1916d?
I've been a coin collector for over 40 years now and have read many books and articles written by the old time experts. The general consensus of these guys is that coin collecting can be broken down into 2 groups. Coins 1934 and newer and coins 1933 and older. Before 1934 very few people saved BU rolls of coins, so anything before this date will be substantially rarer than most later date(d) coins, especially coins in uncirculated condition. Exceptions would be Morgan and Peace dollars which were vastly overproduced in their time and tended to amass in bags in bank vaults throughout the country. Which is why these two series are still widely available in Mint State condition at a reasonable cost. Exceptions to this rule are coins from the first year or last year of a particular series. These years were saved more often than coins dated from the middle of the series. Other classic series coins to collect with good future potential and fairly reasonable costs are Buffalo Nickels, Indian Cents, Pre 1933 Lincoln Cents and Walking Liberty halves.
BRS: I am a starter who inherited all sorts of coins and has no idea what to do with them. You said the the L/H dime teens are prohibitively expensive. I was given 12 of these (including four 1916's; No D). Another video has told me the grade of most of these coins is approx AG. Are they now worth nothing more than face value? You will probably hear from me on other videos b/c I have many questions (obviously) and you are a great teacher! Since you are teaching about older dimes, let me ask you this since nobody has taught about it. Is a sitting liberty dime dated 1891 worth anything?
I’m looking for the FSB’s. So far I’ve cherry picked the hell out of everything I find. So far my most expensive Merc has been the 2016 1/10 oz gold…no chance at an FSB there despite an SP70 grade.
Question: When looking for these coins, how do you know if the coin is counterfeit or not? China is pumping out copies of old American coins that are key dates. How can a collector, who is trying to make a short set, protect himself?
I have a 1924 D mercury dime that i found with my metal detector in colorado (A really dry area) The dime is a really darkish blue color, is that because the ground may be very mineralized?
I found a honey hole that they have buckets of old dimes and quarters that they sell for just silver price. Please do a video on ‘is it worth it to buy 4-5/10 dimes’. I have access to literally thousands of these but none are in good condition.
Most people don't have that kind of money to spend on rare or high quality coins, especially if they are young or starting out. I say buy what you can afford, enjoy the hobby, they will always bring a return in some form. You can easily go broke collecting coins so don't follow that advice if you are not able to.
My favorite coin ever followed by the one once palladium for obvious reasons. I was fortunate enough to inherent a complete book my grandfather but together in the 70s im tempted to have my 16d graded but it's something special to me that my grandfather put it together with his own hands. He passed in 1991
I really like the look of the Mercury Dimes & the Indian Head Pennies !
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I agree 110% on your Mercury Dime comments I like you have completed it about 2 1/2 times plus lots of other date (Tho I have NO 16-d yet) . And as far as Thumbs up/down, in my mind you have never put out a vid that I felt compelled to give you a Thumbs down. There have been a few that I wasn't really interested in and I did not do either up or down. You have been 99%+ THUMBS UP for me. On another topic have you heard anything in refference to a new updated Vol 2 of the Cherry Pickers guide? Keep up the good work and Thank You for all you do.
I've just started collecting Mercury Dimes. Very insightful and interesting video. Although it looks like I'm 5 years late to the party. I'm sure I'll still learn something here.
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I love this series as well; and especially for older, classic, silver coinage- it has possibly; the most possibilities for growing your collection and bank roll!! And maybe I am completely wrong, but buying them from "junk silver" bags at coin dealers, is an excellent way to get high grades and varieties (possibly low mintage key-dates) at next to nothing, but spot price!
BlueRidgeSilverhound $100 melt value??? Like 60 to 70 Mercs dude!?! That is awesome, the thirties S and D's are so overlooked, and not even given a second look... I mean, I am always looking for 30,31,32,33 especially with a mint mark, any denomination really!!
I love in Canada
And I collect Mercs
My local coin ship get enough to allow me to do it affordably :)
Love these coins - they have a certain Roman Empire feel to them lol
Do you think coin rolls are a good idea for collecting? How do you start?
Mercury dimes have been pretty much out of circulation since the Hunt Brothers cornered the silver market in late 1979/early 1980. Up until the late 70s, a complete set of all the Mercury dimes except the 1916 D, 1921, 1921 D, 1926 D, the ones from 1931, the overdates from 1942, and the 1945 S micro S could have been found in circulation through coin roll hunting and a lot of patience. Back then, silver dimes were about as common in circulation as copper cents are today and Mercury dimes still made up about 25% of the silver dimes left in circulation.
I'm pretty happy I stopped on your channel.I just found a plastic bag of mercury dimes,there has to be about 150/200 of them and they are in very nice shape.After watching I have check on those dates you mentioned .I happen to love this design .Don't the wings mean freedom of thought?I guess that's why I like them.
Nice! I have all the Mercury dimes from 1939 onward uncirculated. I have the 1936, 1937, 1937 S, 1938, and 1938 S also uncurculated. 17 of my uncirculated Mercury dimes are full bands and my 1943 D looks like it has a small die crack, which is interesting. My 1943 S also has very attractive golden-like toning. The only pre-1934 one that I have that is higher grade is a 1923 with full bands, about an AU58 or maybe a weak MS60. All of my other pre-1934 Mercury dimes are VF or lower.
As usual, your videos are suberb. I also collect the mercury dimes and often go through the "junk silver". I have found several good errors in the junk silver piles. The junk silver is a good way a beginning collector can get a start in filling up a coin album.
Thank you very much for sharing. Question: many experts say that more 1916d Mercuries exist in all grades than 1920p exist. If this is so, do you think that the general public may revalue the 1920p more highly, closing the gap between it and the 1916d?
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I've been a coin collector for over 40 years now and have read many books and articles written by the old time experts. The general consensus of these guys is that coin collecting can be broken down into 2 groups. Coins 1934 and newer and coins 1933 and older. Before 1934 very few people saved BU rolls of coins, so anything before this date will be substantially rarer than most later date(d) coins, especially coins in uncirculated condition. Exceptions would be Morgan and Peace dollars which were vastly overproduced in their time and tended to amass in bags in bank vaults throughout the country. Which is why these two series are still widely available in Mint State condition at a reasonable cost.
Exceptions to this rule are coins from the first year or last year of a particular series. These years were saved more often than coins dated from the middle of the series. Other classic series coins to collect with good future potential and fairly reasonable costs are Buffalo Nickels, Indian Cents, Pre 1933 Lincoln Cents and Walking Liberty halves.
Good to know I feel the 20s coins in any denomination is the hot spot
I have a mercury Dime with no Date an it has A mint marking of letters GSM does anyone know anything about this dime
I have many mercury dimes but at best they are in very fine condition
Motr priceless info thanx for the knowledge brsh u rock
I have a 1918d with full bends,how much is it worth thanks again
I have 2 1945d full band with date doubled will you sale them pay you
Mercury is exactly what I'm working on again. Making myself stick to MS 55 or better so it's gonna be a while!
In other words you can spends more money on 1920-1929.
Thanks for the brief synopsis.
I just bought a couple rolls.
What about 1944 with full bands?
I have 1917 dime to sell
BRS: I am a starter who inherited all sorts of coins and has no idea what to do with them. You said the the L/H dime teens are prohibitively expensive. I was given 12 of these (including four 1916's; No D). Another video has told me the grade of most of these coins is approx AG. Are they now worth nothing more than face value? You will probably hear from me on other videos b/c I have many questions (obviously) and you are a great teacher! Since you are teaching about older dimes, let me ask you this since nobody has taught about it. Is a sitting liberty dime dated 1891 worth anything?
Mark Falina R U STILL SELLING YOUR COINS ?
I’m looking for the FSB’s. So far I’ve cherry picked the hell out of everything I find. So far my most expensive Merc has been the 2016 1/10 oz gold…no chance at an FSB there despite an SP70 grade.
Thanks for the information! I have mostly have extra fine on my Mercury`s according to this! Some fine and a few good. I`m happy!
What value do you think a 1916 in AG or Good grade has? Is the dime now just part of Lowball collecting now?
I have a 1941s Francisco Mercury dime
Dwight Thompson I have 43 p and s mercury dimes 1923 s and 1945 s toned
Fantastic video! Very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Great information Blue Ridge! I’m getting tired of the coin roll hunting scene
I want all the dimes from 1896- today!!
Any info on 1937 d DDO Mercury dime
Wish I had one, still looking.
Question: When looking for these coins, how do you know if the coin is counterfeit or not? China is pumping out copies of old American coins that are key dates. How can a collector, who is trying to make a short set, protect himself?
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Love this Blueridge
Beautiful coin.
Nice video.
If I want to sell a Mercury Dime 1925 (silver), what is the price???
I have a silver merccry head bime1940 d for sale
Very nice, I have a 40s short set in BU!
I ho1941 dome what is worth thank is it worth to keep
Probably $2.00 to 20!
I have a 1924 D mercury dime that i found with my metal detector in colorado (A really dry area) The dime is a really darkish blue color, is that because the ground may be very mineralized?
I have a1940 mercury dime is it worth anything
tengo una moneda de 1919 de mercury dime de casa westpoint
I found a honey hole that they have buckets of old dimes and quarters that they sell for just silver price.
Please do a video on ‘is it worth it to buy 4-5/10 dimes’.
I have access to literally thousands of these but none are in good condition.