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This is My first real old coin! Any thoughts??

granpagrafgranpagraf Posts: 292
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The pics are not the best and you need to use the link to open the pics! I still can't figure out how to get the photo in the message itself.
Any ways this was My first really old U.S. coin. Any Thoughts?
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  • DRUNNERDRUNNER Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭✭✭
    From what I can see in the pix . . .I like it!

    Seems to have a bit of the 'crust' . . . fairly original . . . nice type coin!

    Drunner
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Put the URL in that little picture box in the post window.
    In other word cut the URL click on the window box then paste the URL in the input line.

    My Current project....https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/160794
  • mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭
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    too bad it was stabbed silly with an ice pick!
    100 years older than my dad!
  • ArgentumRexArgentumRex Posts: 620 ✭
    Are those marks on the obverse? Such a coin wouldn't be my preference, as they are somewhat distracting. As to your other thread, congratulations...you really made out this Christmas!
  • AmericanCopperAmericanCopper Posts: 396
    Nice coin except for the obvious...watch out though...oldies are addictive...see my sig line!

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  • FletcherFletcher Posts: 3,294 ✭
    Would be a nice coin except for the chicken pox.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,732 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That coin would be a good candidate for a repair but its value wouldn't warrant the expense of the repair. I'd use it as a pocket piece until the pock marks are smoothed down a bit.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,601 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No sugar coating from me. The coin is a damaged dog. Don't buy damaged coins.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,732 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>No sugar coating from me. The coin is a damaged dog. Don't buy damaged coins. >>



    I agree but it sounds like he already bought it. You say "Don't buy damaged coins". What if it were offered to you at melt? Would you buy it? Even damaged coins have some value. This one would make a neat pocket piece.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • ttownttown Posts: 4,472 ✭✭✭
    I would buy it but there are those on this board that buy "holed" coins and pay 40 or 50 bucks. It's a start though....
  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,083 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At the right price, it's nice piece of history to have. I like PerryHall's idea of making it a pocket piece for a while.
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>No sugar coating from me. The coin is a damaged dog. Don't buy damaged coins. >>

    Not everyone has the budget to pursue the highest quality, and not everyone really cares all that much about the damage. What should we do with damaged coins if no one should buy them -- destroy them, and thus putting all the remaining specimens well out of the price range of collectors with limited means who still would love to have an old piece of numismatic history?

    Personally I agree with you where my own collection is concerned, but not everyone has my collecting goals in mind.
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,601 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>No sugar coating from me. The coin is a damaged dog. Don't buy damaged coins. >>

    Not everyone has the budget to pursue the highest quality, and not everyone really cares all that much about the damage. What should we do with damaged coins if no one should buy them -- destroy them, and thus putting all the remaining specimens well out of the price range of collectors with limited means who still would love to have an old piece of numismatic history?

    Personally I agree with you where my own collection is concerned, but not everyone has my collecting goals in mind. >>



    Capped bust half dollars are very common type coins. There is just no reason to fool around with damaged examples.
    If this were a 1793 chain cent I might be more forgiving.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,840 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not everyone has the budget to pursue the highest quality, and not everyone really cares all that much about the damage. What should we do with damaged coins if no one should buy them -- destroy them, and thus putting all the remaining specimens well out of the price range of collectors with limited means who still would love to have an old piece of numismatic history? Personally I agree with you where my own collection is concerned, but not everyone has my collecting goals in mind.
    This is an excellent perspective. image
    I like the coin but would not buy it for my collection. To me it is a $20 coin and will never be worth much more. More wear on a coin means that it has more of a history behind it.
    Problem-free is the way to go. However- to each his own. Bob
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  • granpagrafgranpagraf Posts: 292
    I did'nt buy this coin, It was My Dad's coin. I just dug it out of the archives to show and to learn a little more about it such as its rarity, its value, its grade and all that kind of stuff!
    Thanks so much for all Your help! Great forum and Great people on this forum!!
    granpagraf image
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  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,840 ✭✭✭✭✭
    did'nt buy this coin, It was My Dad's coin. I just dug it out of the archives to show and to learn a little more about it such as its rarity, its value, its grade and all that kind of stuff
    The inheritance ownership probably makes it much more valuable to you. I would grade it F+(with problems). I like the pocket piece idea. It will look better as a worn g than a beat-up vf. Bob
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