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Ballpark? Any input appreciated. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website
Edited by DBM 06/19/2016 12:08 am
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Canada
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It would really depend on the coin, a vicky 50 cent is very different a than 1967 quarter, one would sell for melt, the other would likely still have a good premium, depending on size, location, etc... I think a picture is really needed.
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Canada
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Tough question. I would think it would depend on the coin too. If it was a '53 mule nickel, I wouldn't be too concerned since scratches are pretty normal wear for those nickels, but I think it would take a pretty nice chunk off a regular coin that is readily found without such blemishes.
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I think it also depends on the scratch. Some are barely worth mentioning and some are yikes that's horrible.
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Oops. Forgot to mention GeoV nickels. Sorry.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website
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I didn't think that you could have an MS coin that was scratched, unless it was a staple scratch. Doesn't that make it "not mint state"?
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Canada
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A year would be helpful, answer will vary greatly for a 1915, 1921,1925, 1926 vs. other dates. If it was a common date, I probably wouldn't even bother with it (depending on scratch), a rarer coin would reconsider.
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Canada
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My rule of thumb is any comment like scratch, corrosion, mark etc is to reduce value by minimum 50%. Then go down further depending on what it actually looks like. I generally won't bother at all with anything from the 60's or more recent; easy enough to find undamaged examples so not worth the effort. As @chequer mentioned, I might go a bit higher on a hard to find coin like a '53 mule nickel.
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Without context... we cannot provide an accurate answer,...
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