Graffiti or just scratched up, and does it matter which?

moursund

Does graffiti have to be recognizably intentional?
Maybe somebody cut a plug of tobacco with this walker as a backstop.

It's a shame whenever a nice old coin has this kind of damage.

PerryHall

Looks like scratches bordering on being gouges.

coinbuf

People can "what-if" all day long but it really does not matter how it happened.

moursund

@coinbuf said:
People can "what-if" all day long but it really does not matter how it happened.

You forgot to say "PMD".

Steven59

Graffiti, scratches, gouges, just fall into the PMD category -

moursund

@Steven59 said:
Graffiti, scratches, gouges, just fall into the PMD category -

I suppose graffiti is only relevant (worth calling out specially) if it is historical or folk art or some such.
Potty dollars, hobo coins, that sort of thing...

hummingbird_coins

@moursund said:

@Steven59 said:
Graffiti, scratches, gouges, just fall into the PMD category -

I suppose graffiti is only relevant (worth calling out specially) if it is historical or folk art or some such.
Potty dollars, hobo coins, that sort of thing...

I would like a coin a little bit better if it had old graffiti than if it had the same number of scratches evenly distributed throughout the coin.

ricko

Basically, PMD... Gouges without artistic merit Too bad, I really like WLH's, but that would put me off... Cheers, RickO

Treashunt

Generally graffiti has a more 'deliberate' look.

This: just scratches.

Cougar1978

Whether graffiti or scratches it is damage to the coin. Can’t tell which on the op coin.

As the coin is damaged that is only thing relevant to me. With a problem coin collector that may be different.

TwoSides2aCoin

Graffiti looks better with spray paint.

moursund

@TwoSides2aCoin said:
Graffiti looks better with spray paint.

that's AT...