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What does the obv. look like. There reverse appears to ahve some rim Cuds and something else going on but, it is hard to tell what is going on. There are also some spots that look like they were Struck Through Grease. |
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Looks damaged from what I can see.
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I am wondering if it is a combination of damage and error? Those rim Cuds look legit and it sure looks like a strike through in that area. The obv. looks like it was smashed possibly. |
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Thanks guys I thought the Cuds looked original to but had no clue to what the indintion was |
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The areas you think are Cuds, are probably made from the vise that flattened the obverse date area. |
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 a misleading damaged coin, not a mint error IMO. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Ahh!! OK thanks guys I actually thought I'd found something, back to looking I guess my lamination or a Cud will come soon really looking forward |
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MAybe a little, depends on what condition the other coins are in. I would buy Buffalos at .20-.35/each and Liberty Heads at .50-.75/each if worn under VG and common dates, less, much less if damaged. That is wholesale prices a dealer would probably pay for quantity, not retail.
Don't think of it as a loss, think of it as a learning experience, much better than spending several hundred or thousand on a nice counterfeit coin or over graded gold piece. Keep them to remind yourself of what to do next time. Study and learn from your mistakes, heck we all make them in the coin hobby at sometime or other. Your's thankfully was not too expensive. I suggest following some sort of collecting pattern, learn about a series you are interested in, save and buy the best quality coins you can, upgrading as you go along.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Thank you! Westcoin this is great advice that's exactly what I'm going to do,thanks for your advice I'm going to take it to heart I love the coin collecting hobby,and no matter how much I lose or get mad I'll continue on collecting
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Hi jimmie81 ... IMHO, that looks like PMD. Is the coin perfectly round? Is there any damage on the rim edge? Along the line of Westcoin's fine advice, I used to assemble grading sets for some coin types. This helped "fine tune" my eye for grading. Some albums have extra holes at the end, like for the date sets of Buffaloes and Mercuries. I'd fill those holes with different grades like G, VG, F, VF ... Keep in mind that few dealers who sell coins are experts. Like most collectors, they make wrong calls, too. Last year, I bought a Fugio Cent, marked "damaged", from a dealer. It really had a laminated planchet. True, the planchet was damaged; yet, before the coin was struck. Collectors who seek to learn and have an open mind, like you, will do well in this hobby. Over the years, my best buys have been made from dealers. Keep that positive attitude ... Great asset, that! Edited by ExoGuy
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Thanks! Exoguy I love this hobby its something I plan on handing down to my daughter when she's older,she's 9 months old now would love to get a great collection to pass to her. All the advice I get here helps out tremendously as I'm new with a open mind and will to learn all I can about this hobby. Thanks again for your advice I'll take it to heart also thanks once again love collecting
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