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Opinion Warning:
I find chopmarked trades as ugly as can be, therefore I have never even considered buying one to know fair pricing. IMO I'd personally rather have a chop mark free example as they tend to hold value over time better.
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Rest in Peace
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I find chopmarked trades as ugly as can be, therefore I have never even considered buying one We share the same opinion. The $500+ bid is already higher than I would consider paying for this. Heck, I'm not even sure how one would set a fair value for something like this... |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Coin looks cleaned to me. I like chopped Trade dollars but this one is excessively chopped, obscuring the obverse design. I would stop bidding and look for a better looking example. |
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I looked at previous sold... they go higher than that.... I like chop marks... shows to me it was part of the history... but to each his own. At this price you are looking at either chop mark or cleaned. or both
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I don't mind chop marked Trade dollars. My example in my 7070 has a single well placed one that doesn't take away from the coin (imo). But the example up for auction seems to have so many that it feels cluttered. I'd hang on to my cash and find a better example. (again imo) |
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Bedrock of the Community
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at full retail for an AU53 you are looking at close to $1000. I don't collect what I consider damaged coins so I don't know how much that would affect the value. I'm sure there are collectors out for this type of thing but I cant see it trading at anywhere near that valuation
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One chop mark is too many for me. This, well, there could well be a market for it, but resale would be something I would definitely consider at this price point. Depends on how much you like it and how much you (or your heirs) might be willing to lose.
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I would put the price range from $500 to $600. There are chop mark collectors of Trade dollar. If the coin in question has a chop mark that two collectors want, it could drive up the price. Collect what you want and enjoy your chop marks. |
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thank you all so far, I am interesting in hearing more points of view, At $500-$600 and willing to hold a few years I would be overly surprised that I would loss money. Coins that look very much like this sell for $750 or more. I don't want to push the high end, but I know there are people like me who like the look of a "used" coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Talk about a lot of chopmarks. Found this on ebay: 2F 392416011642This seller is putting a premium on the fact that it has so many. The obverse is totally obliterated from all the stamping done on the reverse. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507Edited by chafemasterj
11/20/2019 2:36 pm
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Its ugly in my opinion, I would skip.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I fail to see the appeal of these either, but it's a big world out there.
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I looked at previous sold... they go higher than that.... I like chop marks... shows to me it was part of the history... but to each his own. At this price you are looking at either chop mark or cleaned. or both Sounds like you have answered your own question. If you intend to keep it and not expect appreciation in value for a future flip, then by all means get what you like and what you can afford.  |
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Posted 11/20/2019 12:13 pm
