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I have done it twice, because of the eye appeal and it was a good price compared to a "problem-free" coin. Here is one of them (some of you guys have seen before); (sellers image)  (PCGS TrueView image)  What caused the "details" descriptor? QUESTIONABLE COLOR Have you ever done this?  Edited by oih82w8
10/12/2014 9:06 pm
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buy them all the time if they are cheap enough to resell at a small profit.
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United States
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I bought my 1799 Dollar that was cleaned because the price was right.
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Why did it get details? Looks great to me
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I have purchased these for my 7070 set if they have good eye appeal. I crack them out since my 7070 is a raw set, and keep the label. This is a good alternative for higher priced and often fake items like 20 cent piece, Seated Liberty dollars, and especially Trade dollars. |
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Yes, purchased an 1852-C $2.50 Liberty that is holed and has solder on the obverse graded XF-details. If it had been problem free, it would have been way out of my price range.
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Yes, quite a few. I decided I was going to try to get a complete die marriage set of Capped Bust Half Dimes (1829-1837). First I bought the Logan/McCloskey book that has all the diagnostics. Then I to an inventory of how many die marriages there are. Oops! The count is about 122. And considering that some have R-6 and R-7 rarity I told myself, "Take them any way you can get them." So I have a slabbed date set of coins with original surfaces and a whole bunch of raw and DETAILS coins. I'm about 55% complete but the ones missing are heavy in the higher rarity numbers. |
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The problem is, many of the older US coins have been cleaned in the past. It's just what folks did when they became "dirty" (i.e.; tarnished/toned). When I buy cleaned coins, I just look for cleaning damage I can live with... (As we all know they are varying degrees of "cleaning"). Edited by Moe145
10/12/2014 11:39 pm
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Plus it is not uncommon for "cleaned details" coins to later get into problem free holders. Afterall TPG grades are just an opinion at a snapshot in time. |
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Yes, I have a very nice woodie 1865 IHC. It is a very stunning coin. The contrast in the toning was enough for NGC to conclude it was environmental damage!! No damage on this coin at all using a 30x stereoscope. |
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I will buy a 'details' coin like any other coin, if the price is right.
I collect a lot of other than ancient coins including nice U.S. classic coins.
Almost every ancient coin could be considered a 'details' coin, and I guess that, for me at least, I have no trouble in considering every modern 'details' coin worthy of consideration.
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Certainly. Bought a gorgeous PCGS AU "Details" slabbed 1875-CC Trade dollar. There was a very small file mark on the edge that would be hidden in a Dansco anyway. |
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This is an AU58 slider with lots of mottling around the peripherals that continues to spread over the years. I paid $23 for this coin which I still cannot believe. Take away the plug and this is a $500 coin. Its my most treasured Numismatic Curiosity and you know it was contemporary jewelry and it survived in such tremendous shape.  |
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Take away the plug and put it on a key chain. Nice fob!
I keep some and get rid of others. I bought a holed Napoleon demi franc and a holed cob for melt and tossed them in a box with the other junk silver. If I pay above melt the coins usually bother me eventually and I get rid of them.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Buying "details" coins is inevitable for us counterstamp collectors. Many American tokens and early copper varieties are so rare, so few in number, that owning a "details" specimen is preferable to owning none ...
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10/13/2014 09:10 am
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Lots of good points. That is my main motivator ExoGuy; having an attractive details example is better than not having one at all.
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