Is a coin like this ruined value wise???

Smittys

olmanjon

Give you one 1964 silver half for it.

Smittys

<< <i>Give you one 1964 silver half for it. >>


A joker in every crowd....

newsman

It's definitely worth some number between its melt value and its catalog value. The question is whether the damage is bad enough to bring the true value closer to the former than the latter.

ormandh

It is a nice filler coin. Unfortunately, with the damage you probably would not get more than fine $. -Dan

ASUtodd

I'd buy it... (hint hint)
Todd

satootoko

I would have to need it awfully bad to pay more than 90% of melt for a coin in that condition.

Aethelred

I don't say this to be mean, but I would rather have an empty hole in my collection than to fill it with a coin like that.

spinaker2000

<< <i>I don't say this to be mean, but I would rather have an empty hole in my collection than to fill it with a coin like that. >>

Preussen

Sorry, but I would have zero interest in it. -Preussen

coinkat

unfortunately... yes.

ASUtodd

You guys see a screwed up coin, me I see a coin that I can take and give to my son as he is growing up. Give him the history of when the coin was made, who made it, explain that the Adler on the back of it is what he was named for. This is why I have such a love for these types of coins, in any condition! My collection isn't so high and mighty that I can't give an orphaned coin a home!
Todd

ASUtodd

What does Krause list this coin at? I don't have an older Krause. Thanks in advance!
Todd

ajaan

$35. in Fine. It has about .8 oz of silver.

DeutscherGeist

It is worth slightly above melt. Its perfect for a filler coin, especially the beginner collector. I think its important for beginners to learn with off grade coins. I am sure glad I started out with off grade coins, since I mishandled them, but now I know how to handle them without compromising their condition.

Aethelred

<< <i>You guys see a screwed up coin, me I see a coin that I can take and give to my son as he is growing up. Give him the history of when the coin was made, who made it, explain that the Adler on the back of it is what he was named for. This is why I have such a love for these types of coins, in any condition! My collection isn't so high and mighty that I can't give an orphaned coin a home!
Todd >>



Todd, I guess that is what collecting is all about, if someone could buy a coin like this and get pleasure from owning it I am happy with that. If it can be used to get a young person interested in coins or to teach them about history, then in that respect it has more value than an MS-65 with superb original toning.

While I do not consider my collection "high and mighty," I do try to hold to a standard for condition and don't want to own any problem coins. That is my own standard for my own collection, I don't try to force my views on anyone else.

coinkat

<< <i>Todd, I guess that is what collecting is all about, if someone could buy a coin like this and get pleasure from owning it I am happy with that. If it can be used to get a young person interested in coins or to teach them about history, then in that respect it has more value than an MS-65 with superb original toning. >>




Well said

ASUtodd

I didn't mean the "high and mighty" part in a bad way, sorry if it was taken that way. I was trying to say that my collection hasn't reach the no problem coin status yet. Sorry for the confusion!
Todd

Aethelred

<< <i>I didn't mean the "high and mighty" part in a bad way, sorry if it was taken that way. I was trying to say that my collection hasn't reach the no problem coin status yet. Sorry for the confusion!
Todd >>



Not at all.