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Valued Member
United States
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Thought my 1802 was bad. I would go no lower grade than this coin. Mine is not as expensive but I wish I wouldn't have bought it in that bad of condition. Looks like a blank in my Dansco album. Just my opinions.  edgman |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1195 Posts |
*cough*  vermontensium, that cent takes the cake. WOW! |
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United States
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 United States
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By the way, my PO01's consist of the above mentioned Chain Cent, a Liberty nickel, and Merc. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
I have several Poor-1 coins in my collection. There are coins that are rare enough or expensive enough that even in that condition I'm lucky to have them. When you are looking at a coin that is actively sought after, high priced and only about 20 pieces are known to exist in ANY grade and the third finest known is only a G-4 you take anything you can get and thank your lucky stars.
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Valued Member
United States
366 Posts |
If the coin is one I really want. I'll take it in just about any condition. If I'm willing to maintain some kind of composure I'd say a readable date.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
4208 Posts |
It depends - I often look for attractive coins, or coins displaying history.
With ancients their age means that I feel priviledged to have any coin at all - consider it like this, every coin is a piece of art pressed into solid metal.
I have 30 examples of Ancients Roman and Greek art sitting on my shelf. Not in good condition, but thats what they are. I have a worn example of a genuine contemporary portrait of Victoria. Perspective.
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Moderator
United States
189700 Posts |
Eye appeal is key to me.
I am confident that there is at least one PO-01 coin out there with the eye appeal to fit in my collection.
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Valued Member
Austria
194 Posts |
for me, the condition of a coin is not really important.
a lot of coins are more or less damaged - that shows that this coin was in circulation. and this is important for me. this shows me the authenticity of the coin.
reason: I collect contemporary counterfeits, struck in platinum
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10/01/2012 8:47 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1723 Posts |
as long as I can read the date without squinting.
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United States
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Quote:
a lot of coins are more or less damaged - that shows that this coin was in circulation. and this is important for me. this shows me the authenticity of the coin. I like how you said this.  |
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Valued Member
Austria
194 Posts |
thanks - of course its also fantastic to have coin in excellent condition.
but for my special collecting area the condition is not the most important aspect.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
If it is going in my 7070 typeset, it will need to be at least an XF with a single exception.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Some excessively rare coins in poor condition can still be pricey.
Generally speaking, I am not motivated by them, unless the price is right for me.
With ancient coins, if they are REALLY cheap I will buy poor coins anyway, but the motivation is quite different. The fun of the challenge to identify them can loom large.
However, I would much rather have a common ancient coin in top condition, than an excessively rare one in poor condition, unless it was for study purposes.
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Generally I'd say VG-8 but if a really rare coin came along in a lower grade and it was priced right, I might go for it.
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