There is a $100 coin. It has a major crack in the lower corner. Would you pay full price?i
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There is a $100 coin. It has a major crack in the lower corner. Would you pay full price?i
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Depends on the coin and how bad the crack is. If it is a high grade red proof cent and the crack allows air into the interior of the slab, I'd probably pass.
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@PerryHall said "Depends on the coin"
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I agree with that.
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"There is a $100 coin. It has a major crack in the lower corner"
I'd pay a lot more if the crack were in the holder, as opposed to the coin.
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Does the coin have a die crack or the holder cracked? Holders can be replaced. Die cracks can be rather cool!
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If the holder is cracked, you could always re-holder the coin. But I would not buy a coin that I will be unhappy with and find it hard to sell later.
Common sense ... for me anyways. One other thing round coins don't have corners.
Everyone's a critic. Lol There's a word limit so I couldn't fit it all in if I included "in the slab".
Who ever knew you could be funny.
I think your intent was rather obvious.
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There is a $100 coin. It has a major crack in the lower corner. Would you pay full price?
really depends on the coin.
How about??
On a $100 coin. Slab has a major crack in the lower corner. Would you pay full price?
Do you NEED it?
Do you want it?
Do you REALLY WANT it?
Do you REALLY NEED it?
and about 10 more questions that would figure in to the answer.
If you are looking for this coin in a slab with this grade? I'd probably pass.
IF it's a common everyday Morgan- no
If it is a variety or a coin that I have been looking for for quite a while -Then it is Buy the coin not the holder.
As the question was phrased, my first thought was “Die crack or planchet crack.” Words matter.
In the thread title he said "corner" and since most coins are round and don't have a corner, I assumed he was talking about the slab.
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If I want the coin (and that price was acceptable), yes, I would buy it. Slab condition is not relevant when evaluating a potential acquisition. Cheers, RickO
Absolutely would depend on the individual coin, it's rarity, how well it is struck, how bad the crack is and probably several other factors.
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Hypothetically or do you have a picture?
Never say never. If the price is right any silver coin is in play.
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Depends on how easily I could find another.
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$100 coin? I’d rather have $100
Depends on the rarity of the coin.
Noting that rarity and expensive are not the same thing.
If I can easily find another similar coin with an intact holder, then no.
If I’ve been looking for the the coin for a long time with no luck and it meets my standards, then yes.
Holders are interesting but....It's all about the coins for me.
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At the $100 level, we are talking about a widget, not likely a highly desirable piece.
The fact that you're asking takes care of scenario #1 & #3 outweighing #2 2 :1.
If the coin is worth $100, I would probably pass on the coin over paying 50% more to re-holder. If the coin costs $100, but its a rare unattributed variety that is clearly worth more than the cost, I would pony up and re-holder it (and would likely pay for attribution).
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
If the crack bothered me enough I would just crack the coin out completely, especially at $100.
Not all $100 coins and tokens are widgets… some are low supply, low demand. Price and rarity are related but distinct.
It depends on the severity of the crack. If it has to be re-holdered and/or the integrity of the coin is in question then I'd pass.