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

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Any ways this was My first really old U.S. coin. Any Thoughts?
Any ways this was My first really old U.S. coin. Any Thoughts?

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Seems to have a bit of the 'crust' . . . fairly original . . . nice type coin!
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too bad it was stabbed silly with an ice pick!
100 years older than my dad!
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<< <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
<< <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.
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<< <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.
This is an excellent perspective.
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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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