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What do you think of this rim ding?
CommemKing
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Saw this on ebay and love the looks of the coin. The thing that concerns me is the rim ding on the obverse. Wondering if it barely noticeable in hand as opposed to the super large picture. Trying to decide if I can live with it or not. I assume the ding is what held it back from a MS66.
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It's a problem coin that probably should be in a GENUINE holder. I would value it as such or better, just pass.
I have had extreme grief trying to sell any coin with even a minor problem or distraction in this market.
Commems and Early Type
If it bothers you now, it will only get worse every time you look at the coin....Cheers, RickO
I while back I bought a seated dollar in a graded holder, with a similar rim hit. After a few days I decided I couldn't tolerate it and sent it back. I feel about the same, looking at this Columbian.
Sometimes you can't see these problems once the coin is in the slab. The gasket that holds the coin in place hides or obscures them. This is an especially big deal with the NGC slabs, which are better at hiding problems.
You noticed it and question it.
Nice looking commem BUT......plenty more fish in the sea.
IMHO.
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You guys are right. It will likely bug me and plague any future sale of it.
It would bother me.
BHNC #203
I concur with the other.....too bad because it is such a pretty coin otherwise.
I agree that this coin should not have straight graded. I once purchased a Certified (ATS) Proof Barber quarter on e-Bay and when I had it in hand saw a nasty rim nick. I returned it immediately.
I don't care for any coins with rim damage!
If you have to wonder about it ... pass. Problem coin.
It took a few seconds for me to see the ding. Now that I've seen it, it's the first thing I see. RickO is right. Every time you see the coin it will get worse. Too bad, such a beautiful coin.
Pass- it's a distraction.
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There are wayyyyyyyyyyyy too many of these to buy a problem coin.
If it's a circulated coin, I might be able to look past it. Not in a gem coin.
If you cannot live with then get rid of it. Personally with that toning I would live with it. Most Columbian halves look awful to me, but with that toning, I actually like it.
Its not my coin. Its currently for sale on ebay. I will not be bidding on it, as much as I love the rest of the coin. The price for a MS65 isn't bad either.
I would not bid on it either, that's just to much for a MS graded coin.
I'm ok with rim nicks, but that is a ding from heck.
I'm probably more tolerant of rim dings than most....at the AU and lower grades. For an MS-65 or higher?? Guess even I question that.
For the right money, I'd still own that coin. Just not sure you could talk the seller down to that right money....
The price for a MS65 isn't bad either.
Yes, but we all understand why.
I like the toning but stay away. That's not enough. That's why the seller is discounting it.
Well, I think it's one from the nicer "rim dings," It has a certain flat character, though, that keeps it from the truly awesome, debilitating rim dings -- You know the kind -- a beautiful MS-69 1874-S half eagle with flawless surfaces and beautiful color, yet there is this spectacular, angular. wide, sharp-edged rim ding right across from LIberty's nose.
Got to check with the local Good Humor ice cream truck -- do they sell Rim Dings along with Ding Dongs and Banana Split on a Stick?
Me neither.
CAC? But of course. Would I own anything else?
Rim dings are anathema to me.