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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As an amature coin collector I'm happy with any grade or quality of coin as long as it fills a hole in my collection, I mean even if I can just barely make out the date I'll keep it then worry about up grading later. But after going through my collection recently I realized that this might not be the best way to do things.Its cool to have a coin to have a coin 100 years older than I am but not so cool if you have to strain your eyes to read the date. Its time to thin out the heard, but how to start? I guess my question to anyone interested would be, when is a coin just to worn to keep?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Ummm I have coins that I can't see the date on I usually sell them for melt even copper coins
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Pillar of the Community
United States
591 Posts |
Well that becomes your choice. I hold on to certain years as I just like those years worn slick or not.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The best policy is to buy the best example that you can, within the limits of your budget. That way there is room for everybody in the market, and it induces the buyer to look for bargains that suit his needs.
This policy will give you the most satisfaction in the long run, and will give you the best return, if you decide to sell.
In of terms of wear, and should you keep it or not, remember it is less attractive to other collectors too. The best answer to this question is a subjective one.
If you are not happy with it enough, move it on. You may have to organise your priorities to determine what makes you happy with it, and how it sits in your collection.
Edited by sel_69l
11/13/2010 02:11 am
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Valued Member
United States
286 Posts |
I think it depends on the coin .  |
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Valued Member
India
265 Posts |
hello friend, dont worry about the poor state of the coin, keep it in your collection, once you find a better replacement, you replace it, exchange the old one with any other collector, sell it or even keep it. coins are part of human history and culture, economics.
warm wishes.
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 Canada
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thanks for your thoughts on this everyone. yes there some dates I would keep regardless of the condition. still I was wondering where other collectors "draw the line" between a keeper and scrap.
by the way Palaniappan I agree with you, coins ( and paper money ) are a part of our history
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I collect world coins by country, denomination, date, and mint. So if it fills a hole, it stays. If I find a better one, then the old ugly one goes out. My only exception to this is if a coin is 'contagious' copper coins with verdigra(sp?), or iron coins with rust. I do not keep those as I don't want it to contaminate any other coins.
If I'm buying a coin, I'm not going to buy an ugly one, I'll buy as nice as I can afford, but when I get a 'hoard' of coins, I'll always keep everything that can fill a hole.
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Posted 11/12/2010 8:19 pm
