How important are rim dings to you?

stman

When making a decision to buy a coin, how important are rim dings? Being the "old time grumpy tech grader" that I am.... I thought I would make a point to at least newbies to be sure and check the rim. I was always told to check the rim First then the rest of the coin. I try to still do this, but it slips my mind once in a while.

But before making my final look to buy, I go around and look at the rim on both sides of the coin. I'm sure plenty of us have bought a coin we thought had passed our inspection only to get it home and find a rim ding we didn't check for.

I decided to post this thread as I see we all check for hits, strike, luster etc. etc., but I don't see the rim dings brought up often enough. How much do you think these affect the overall grade of a coin, or eye-appeal?

Casey

Hugely important to me. Any evidence of a ding and I move on.

Casey

nwcs

I look at the rims when I can (if it's in the right size 2x2 on a dealer's table I can't see the rims well) but rim dings don't bother me unless they are moderate to severe.

greghansen

I agree. The rim is the 'frame' to the 'picture'. Damage to the rim can ruin an otherwise attractive piece. Once you notice it, you can't focus on anything else and your enjoyment of the piece is ruined!

baccaruda

i check the rim only as a necessary evil, kind of like saving the COAs to go along with the SAEs (who the heck thought of a COA with a coin anyway? what a stupid idea). i couldn't care less about a rim ding because who looks at the rim anyway? but i know it'll be severely downgraded if i want to sell it.

MrEureka

How important are rim dings to you?

It completely depends on the coin. When buying matte proof gold, nothing could be more offensive. When buying pioneer gold in XF/AU, it's no big deal.

ksteelheader

I understand that a lot of CC Morgans have some bad rim dings. What happens when someone trys to get them graded? or is this something that gets the benefit of the dought?....Ken

fcloud

I won't pass on a coins simply because of a rim ding, however, the price should reflect the damage. If the price is too high for the coin, I'll than pass on it.

Veep

Its amazing how many raw silver dollars have rim dings. They're such a heavy coin that if they are dropped, you can expect them to get dinged.

Rim dings = No purchase

Veep

Max

I LOVE RING DINGS !!!!! YODELS ARE EVEN BETTER. NOW WE'RE TALKING BRAIN FOOD!

stman

All the comedians out of work and this guy above this post is trying to be funny.

Dog97

stman to me it depends on how bad said ding is. If it's a reed or tick mark no real big deal but when it flattens or deforms the rim or denticles I badmouth it just like it was a fingerprint.

jdimmick

Rim dings turn me off like a light switch, Dont like em'

I would usually pass on a rim damaged coin, no matter how rare a piece