How much does a rim ding bother you...

...on a 150 year old cent. This one is for sale at a local shop. They have it marked Ch Bu and a price on it of $245. It isn't a series I'm currently collecting but the color caught my eye. The photo isn't quite as nice as it is in hand but after several tries I got it pretty close.
Your opinions are appreciated.
Thanks, Jerry
edited for spelling

Your opinions are appreciated.
Thanks, Jerry
edited for spelling


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I'd pass on the coin in the photo. MS later date large cents can be found. The spots are troublesome too.
I'd rather have either of these two coins that sold recently on Teletrade
$240 hammer (add about 12% for shipping and charges)
$130 hammer
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Green would bother me, black, not so much.
The ding isn't too bad in my opinion, but I don't do alot with raw large cents either.
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I'm looking at the coin as being blown up and the ding looks larger than it really is. I say, get it if you want it.
So if this were a lower grade coin, that rim ding wouldn't bother me a bit. For an MS coin, it does. In this case, I wouldn't buy it based on the image, but if I had the chance to examine it in hand I'd do so and see how distracting it really is "in the flesh." In any event, the greenish areas on the coin bug me more than the rim ding.
Ron
But I noticed the rim ding and decided to ask the forum's opinions. I've seen some pretty harsh criticism of very small rim dings on silver coins such as classic commems. My dealer will let me bring home about any coin I want and photograph it.
The rim ding is easily the most obvious flaw. The hits on the face are exaggerated by the blown up photo and the ding under the neck blends in because of it's location.
As for the price, I don't kinow how much he would come off of this price. For what he is asking you should be able to find a problem free coin.
Thanks and happy holidays,
--Jerry
<< <i>It's a minor ding and doesn't bother me much. The cleaned & retoned surface bothers me though. >>
Dog,
The more I look at this the more I think you're right. The satiny finish is likely the result of harsh chemical cleaning. I'd say this is a pretty good retoning job--it really caught my attention. --Jerry
ebay ID: 78terp
ANA # R-3143946
1899 Mint Set
When these coins are well struck they are really nice.
Some of the better copper dealers have these on thier websites you can study.
And I agree these are common coins and you can be fussy.
Good Luck.
Dog,
The more I look at this the more I think you're right. The satiny finish is likely the result of harsh chemical cleaning. I'd say this is a pretty good retoning job--it really caught my attention. --Jerry >>>
It was corroded & cleaned up. The porus surface is clearly shown in the picture. The red areas are not original surfaces, they are red from cleaning.
The greasy shiny sheen on the high points of the design elements are the giveaway from Dells darkener. It's a common date for the series and the most common in TPG holders and there is no reason anyone should consider that cent.
It's a piece of junk and not CH BU by any accepted numismatic terms nor is it priced as CHBU, it's priced @ ms60 money & overpriced at that.
Al