Nice Coins
MidLifeCrisis
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A forum member posted this in response to another thread:
"Just concentrate on buying nice coins and you should be fine."
That sounds like great advice.
How you define a "nice coin"?
What attributes do you look for?
How do you know a "nice coin" when you see it?
"Just concentrate on buying nice coins and you should be fine."
That sounds like great advice.
How you define a "nice coin"?
What attributes do you look for?
How do you know a "nice coin" when you see it?
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Seriously, though, I think there are a universal set of values that generalize 'nice' - foremost I would think being original and problem-free.
After that strike, level of wear, and overall eye appeal. I'm not talking exceptional, or monster or moose coins here, just 'nice'.
For me, a nice coin is one that makes you go WOWWWW.
- Nice luster for state of preservation
- Good strike
- Even wear (if circulated)
- Lack of distracting marks
- Solid for assigned grade (if slabbed)
- Lack of unattractive toning (subjective)
- Original surfaces
- Nice toning, if that's your thing
- Overall eye appeal (subjective)
It helps to look at as many coins as possible to recognize what is "nice" relative to similar coins.
After awhile, you'll recognize a candidate nice coin almost instantly, and closer inspection mostly
serves to look for minor or hidden flaws which might downgrade your opinion.
<< <i>It's actually fairly straightforward:
- Nice luster for state of preservation
- Good strike
- Even wear (if circulated)
- Lack of distracting marks
- Solid for assigned grade (if slabbed)
- Lack of unattractive toning (subjective)
- Original surfaces
- Nice toning, if that's your thing
- Overall eye appeal (subjective)
It helps to look at as many coins as possible to recognize what is "nice" relative to similar coins.
After awhile, you'll recognize a candidate nice coin almost instantly, and closer inspection mostly
serves to look for minor or hidden flaws which might downgrade your opinion. >>
CJ nailed it, especially the part about looking at a lot of coins and with experience, recognizing a nice coin instantly.
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<< <i>It's actually fairly straightforward:
- Nice luster for state of preservation
- Good strike
- Even wear (if circulated)
- Lack of distracting marks
- Solid for assigned grade (if slabbed)
- Lack of unattractive toning (subjective)
- Original surfaces
- Nice toning, if that's your thing
- Overall eye appeal (subjective)
It helps to look at as many coins as possible to recognize what is "nice" relative to similar coins.
After awhile, you'll recognize a candidate nice coin almost instantly, and closer inspection mostly
serves to look for minor or hidden flaws which might downgrade your opinion. >>
CJ nailed it, especially the part about looking at a lot of coins and with experience, recognizing a nice coin instantly. >>
I agree, CJ nailed it - a concise definition with key points that apply to all coins.
Good advice for all collectors.
Coins with great eye appeal are easy to sell when the time comes.