Rattlers

DarkStar

A question for those wiser than I:
Does the rattling that takes place in old rattler holders have any deleterious affect on the coin?

Stuart

Friction on a coin is never a good thing... so my first reaction would be to say that the "rattling" movement could potentially have a deleterious effect on very high grade coins with fragile mint frosty surfaces...

...and this could have a significant commercial impact on the owner of very expensive high grade coins.

Conder101

I don't believe the devices of the coin make contact with the inside of the shell as the coin rattles back and forth. I think the contact is restricted to the rims of the coin. Maybe over enough time you could have a luster loss on the rims but frankly other than looking for nicks most people don't pay too much attention to them. I've never heard anyone say "It looks like a 65 to me, but it looks like it might have a luster break on the rim.".

Fairlaneman

<< <i>I don't believe the devices of the coin make contact with the inside of the shell as the coin rattles back and forth. I think the contact is restricted to the rims of the coin. Maybe over enough time you could have a luster loss on the rims but frankly other than looking for nicks most people don't pay too much attention to them. I've never heard anyone say "It looks like a 65 to me, but it looks like it might have a luster break on the rim.". >>



Huh....thats the first thing a buyer should look at. The rim is a dead give away between mint state and circulated.

Opps....forgot that slabs were the subject.

Ken