How Does Original Mint Damage Affect A Coin's Value?

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paleoguy45 Pillar of the Community United States 2936 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 6:10 pm While getting photos of all my 7070 coins I happened to notice that a pristine(IMO)1839 Dime had what appeared to be significant damage inflicted during the striking process. Does this have a significant impact on the value of the coin since it occurred at the Mint? Photos follow (and you'll see her again on 7 July in Moe's awesome 7070 thread. All opinion greatly appreciated... Paleoguy Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 6:42 pm Why do you think it occurred at the Mint? The rims and both faces have significant gouges and scrapes which only leads me to conclude that it is post-mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6385 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 7:19 pm I agree, this looks like some very unfortunate post-mint damage to what otherwise is a high grade coin. The potential value will probably be reduced 25-50% compared to a similar but undamaged example. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 02:04 am I can't think of anything in the minting process that would cause such appearances. I'm thinking PMD, net VF, because of all the damage near the face. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 08:11 am Damage is damage whether it occurred inside the mint or outside. The only exception is if it occurred before or during the striking such as in a strike through. Report this Post to the Staff
Las_Vegas_Larry Pillar of the Community United States 817 Posts	Posted 06/09/2011 6:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
junior e Pillar of the Community United States 931 Posts	Posted 06/10/2011 4:59 pm Getting back to the question, is there any premium for a mint damaged coin? I just read an article that made a point about not being able to damage one side of the coin leaving the other side undamaged unless it was a die problem. Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 06/10/2011 5:10 pm to me it looks like this dime was used as a screw driver. Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 06/11/2011 05:06 am It does look like it was used as a tool , how unfortunate for such a nice coin. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
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