Please talk me out of my sudden infatuation...
Coinstartled
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....With graffiti embellished coins.
The aftermarket sharp edge damage (arrgghhhh, I called it damage) has drawn me like a largemouth bass to a hapless frog.
I will pass on the 1894 dollar ending later today.......om.... om.... om.
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There is not a big market for these, so you will probably lose money on resale.
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Why talk you out of it? Something caught your eye to draw you to this obsession.
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They are typically discounted significantly because of the graffiti. Resale is essentially a wash.
I got hooked a few years ago on an early dollar with a RS signet. Sold it a bit later. Wish I had it back.
A least you should be able to buy them cheep. Counterstamped coins are another thing. Duplicating the century old punches is hard. Scratching graffitti on a coin is easy, and I imagine that a good coin dollar could make it look old.
So do you want to buy something that had letters scratched on it yesterday?
Just tryn' to change you mind.
They are probably among the least wanted of all coins. Owners of such coins are probably trying to find a way to sell you their "treasures" as quickly as possible.
Worse to me are filed rims. Sounds unwholesome. Non cac'd is even worse (kidding). Smoothed and tooled are in their own league of numismatic purgatory.
Contemporary, professionally-engraved graffiti can add value....
Try selling one.
That's the best way to learn to stop buying
Not my thing but, if it pleases you, feel free to go crazy.
Depending on the artistic quality; they may be OK, but maybe easy to make and pass off as older rather than contemporary.
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Goodness gracious, does every coin now have to have a price tag on it? As a kid my family and a few friends would head up to the French River each year for a week's fishing. On the trip home, my father would look at the 20 pounds of fish that we were returning with and with a smile he would comment on the $100 per pound acquisition cost.
Coins are about enjoying the attributes and sharing good stories with your friends online and at the local coin shop. Few heirs got wealthy selling off the old golf clubs or darkroom equipment. Enjoy the hobby. Few are better!
In all fairness, you DiD request we talk you out of it, can't then admonish the attempts!.
I have a few graffiti coins for cheap fun but they must be somewhat rare, quite old, and very cheap on a net grade basis
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Fair enough Baley.
Thanks for the splash of cold water!
You could try chopmarks, the "respectable" damage.
An hour later....I'll want to chop it again.
Hey, Coinstartled. Go for it. You're right. Every coin does not have to have a price tag on it or be acceptable to anyone else but you if you like it. I buy Capped Bust Halfs with graffiti. I like them. I've even bought them when the seller has messed with the coin to cover up the graffiti. I know the seller thinks he's pulled one over on me but it's just the other way around. Sometimes the graffiti adds a real "human" character to the coin. At least that's how I feel about it. Can't really explain it but I just wonder who that person was so long ago who scratched their name or initials on the coin. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
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No, I think that holed or badly corroded might be worse, but graffiti is definitely up or down there depending on your perspective.
Graffiti, love tokens, chop marks... they all have followers who collect them... If it interests you, have fun. Collections are a personal thing... not everyone is in the coin 'business'...Cheers, RickO
PMD coins are problem coins.
(trying to talk you out of it, per your request)
Indeed professionally engraved coins from that period (love tokens) are quite attractive to me.
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When I was a kid I was fascinated to find a penny with a four leaf clover carved above the date. I thought it was really cool and saved it. I've since lost it unfortunately. I'd love to have it back. Since then I've found a penny with a heart carved above the date. I saved that one, too, but it's not nearly as cool. Probably because I found the first one when I was so young.