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Valued Member
Canada
105 Posts |
So I won this today, and I think I did pretty good, just wondering what you guys thought in terms of grade/value. My grading on victorian cents is usually way off, but to me looks like g6 pitted? http://www.ebay.ca/itm/RARE-Canada-...refresh=trueSecondary question does pitting on the coin like the significantly devalue the coin like holing does? Thanks in advance. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
867 Posts |
yes, I would say the pitting or acid bath makes this almost worthless...just a filler until a nicer one comes along. If there is a grade lower than 1, this is the poster coin for it.
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Valued Member
 Canada
105 Posts |
Ah well, it'll make a nice filler for the collection, Thanks for the info.
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Pillar of the Community
New Zealand
1679 Posts |
For that price who cares ----its still an 1858  Cheers Don
Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut.
"Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more
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Valued Member
Canada
105 Posts |
Thanks that's what I thought too :)
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
i say you did well I have seen a few horrible 58's go for $20 - $30
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
would be nice if the shipping was a little lower tho
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Valued Member
Canada
105 Posts |
Yea I noticed the shipping afterwards :/ Still happy though.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
618 Posts |
Looks like shotgun damage----bird shot PMD---no pitting IMHO
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
I personally wouldn't buy this coin for any price. Easy to get a problem free VG hole filler for not too much more.
I'd call it VG-08 Details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
940 Posts |
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I personally wouldn't buy this coin for any price. Easy to get a problem free VG hole filler for not too much more.  Totally! I would hate looking at this coin after a few months. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
You paid a bit over $16 CND for this coin, too much in my opinion, you could have got a 'hole filler' for a lot less and it may even have looked better.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
I myself would not want to have this coin in my collection, even if it were given to me. But what makes coin collecting so sustainable is the large range of people from silver stackers and hoarders, to accumulators, to collectors, up to "true" numismatists that study and write about their discoveries, plus the investor who keeps the high grade stuff high priced. All along the curve just about any decent coin is going to have someone that wants it. Even a shotgun blasted piece like this. That isn't a bad thing. It keeps the money flowing through the system and every type and grade of coin remains liquid to a much greater extent. I always remember that when I started collecting I had a heck of a time learning about Jefferson nickels with nothing but a Red Book as my guide. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5324 Posts |
Just like the old saying, different strokes for different folks, as long as you enjoy this coin
Edited by john100
08/06/2015 1:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1049 Posts |
ya have to start your collection some how, that hole in your large cent collection is now filled lol, with probably an upgrade at a later date lol. Cheers.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2781 Posts |
while I wouldn't want this in my own collection it will still fit in someone's budget.
looks more melted than pitted, like someone tried to poke a hole in it with something red hot.
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Posted 08/05/2015 8:46 pm
