What Really Bothers You About A Problem Coin? - Page 2

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Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 04/16/2011 1:03 pm The part that really bugs me is the pain in trying to resell it and noticing the distraction every time I look at the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
matchbox Pillar of the Community United States 1007 Posts	Posted 04/16/2011 5:54 pm There are no problem coins. They just need a home in someone's collection and to be loved. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189142 Posts	Posted 04/16/2011 11:51 pm Like most, I always avoid corrosion and other environmental damage. I also dislike an obviously cleaned coin. However, I usually do not have a problem if the cleaning can only be seen under magnification (that is, the eye appeal is still there). I do look for it, but would have no problem buying one if is it is priced accordingly. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 04/17/2011 12:50 am I have no place in my collection for problem coins no matter what the problems are (unless they were inherited or given to me from a friend) but the intentional ones or the ones that was done to try and better the surface is the ones that seem to bother me more than ones like corrosion because usually that is just environmental damage instead of someone trying to enhance the coin in some stupid way. I would rather see a holed coin than one that has been cleaned or whizzed because at least if it has a hole I think it may have held some special value to the once caretaker and they put a hole in it for some special reason like to wear or put on a key ring so they wouldn't lose it Report this Post to the Staff
HalfDollarDave Valued Member United States 79 Posts	Posted 04/17/2011 07:19 am Whizzed and holed coins. Dipped is ok as long as the dipper knows what they're doing. The two things that bother me the most is getting a coin that I already have in my collection that for some reason I forgot to write down (more mad at me than the coin), and non-matte proofs with any scratches or whatever, to me they just stick out like a sore thumb and annoy me (although I do have a proof kennedy with a few speckle marks below the nose, one of the first coins I actually purchased back when I was like 12, I bought it because I thought it looked like JFK was sneezing lol). Report this Post to the Staff
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