Poll : What is the most expensive coin you ruined?

relayer

I paid $295 for this 1831 Bust Half (O-109).

I was taking a picture on my copy stand outdoors in the late afternoon and the colors didn't come out right (they are questionable to me anyway) so I took it again later.

After photographing the reverse, I was picking it up and it kind of slid on the base of the copy stand. Then when I uploaded the pictures there was a new scratch on it right down the neck - like a little grain of sand was between the coin and the stand.



So what coin have you ruined?

mgoodm3

I created a small staple scratch on a low MS 1914 buffalo.

HTubbs

Ouch!

RYK

My favorite story is the time I was cracking a 1907 Saint from an ICG MS-63 holder, when the coin lept from my hands and into the garbage can. I dug it out, sent it to PCGS, and it came back in a 64 holder.

I generally do not mess with expensive coins. I am scared to death of breaking an expensive one out of a holder and not being able to get it back in. I let the guys (and gals) with the big cajones do the crack-outs.

saintguru

RYK...as you may recall I had my cajones "scrambled" cracking out a 1914 NGC65 Saint!!

XpipedreamR

My most expensive was a 1909S Indian cent. Before I knew any better, I thought that some of the dark stuff would come off with a a little coaxing from the tip of a razor blade

saintguru

GEEEZ..I woulda though a razor blade would have worked well?? No???

smselvek

<< <i>My most expensive was a 1909S Indian cent. Before I knew any better, I thought that some of the dark stuff would come off with a a little coaxing from the tip of a razor blade >>






Thanks for the lesson.

CarlWohlforth

Wow! There are some $1,000+ answers!

My only experience in dipping ruined a 1964 Deep Cameo Proof Lincoln. I think it was probably around a 68 DCAM or so. I guess I didn't rinse properly as some large dark spots developed. As I said, it was both my first and my last attempt at dipping.