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rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 1:30 pm I only keep one of everything, and out of the 1870 3-Cent pieces yielded in my search these are the two best ones. The better condition is heavily defaced. Report this Post to the Staff

JackB Pillar of the Community United States 1064 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 1:31 pm First one is certainly a beutiful example... Report this Post to the Staff
Bluntedbobylon Valued Member United States 247 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 1:43 pm defaced or not the fist one still looks better overall Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 1:43 pm I would just get a nice AU example if you can afford one; they can be had pretty cheaply. Report this Post to the Staff
OneBowl Pillar of the Community United States 759 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 1:43 pm Tough call. I'm leaning towards the second, but I'll probably change my mind a few times with the next several looks. Report this Post to the Staff
upstate Pillar of the Community United States 3283 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 3:36 pm Man thats a tough call. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 3:43 pm Stay away from problem coins, unless you can afford nothing else. If it's scratched up, has dings, rim hits, cleaned, whatever...avoid it and get a lower grade coin if that's what you can afford. The problems will get no less distracting with time and the coin will usually be hard to move (sell) at a later date. Report this Post to the Staff
LastGold Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 4:22 pm I'd go with the 2nd coin. The first coin will always have the curse of defacement, which will make it very to difficult to resell, no matter how good the details of the coin may be... Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 5:29 pm You can touch up the first one using photoscape and just keep the picture Agree with prethren, both are problem coins...keep the one you like best for now and keep searching Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 5:32 pm Someone needs to smack the offender of the first one... I agree that a problem-free coin is always the better... but that is a lot of good detail on the 1st one.... Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 7:22 pm Go with the second or, hold out for a better, higher grade example ;-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
vanbroj Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 7:55 pm I would go with the second coin, I don't like problem coins, and most collectors don't like them either. Report this Post to the Staff
w1a9c8k5 Pillar of the Community United States 1348 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 9:27 pm Second coin. It might not be as nice but its always nice having a problem free coin Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 04/09/2011 9:58 pm The first one, provided it is a cheap way of getting it, considering the damage. Report this Post to the Staff
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