How is your assessment of eye appeal? Do you collect coins that are ugly?

davewesen · May 1, 2016 12:28AM

I just saw this page on eye appeal, and have to admit I have some coins that are ugly.

http://www.pcgs.com/eyeappeal/

JCLIGHTBRIGADE · May 1, 2016 12:30AM

Personally, no, although my ugly coins have had a habit of upgrading, which simply leaves me puzzled.

DNADave · May 1, 2016 12:37AM

I've been told by a dealer that my avatar coin is ugly.

It's so subjective, regardless of the chart.

MidLifeCrisis · May 1, 2016 12:38AM

It's all a matter of opinion. The only opinion that matters is yours if you own the coin, or the buyer's if you you are selling the coin.

I like the coins pictured in the "Above Average" section on the PCGS page. But I'm not a fan of wildly toned Morgan Dollars, so the example pictured for "Amazing" is not very appealing to me.

Zoins · May 1, 2016 12:43AM

Quick summary of PCGS eye appeal and luster levels:

Originally posted by: PCGS
For toning, PCGS uses seven levels of eye appeal, from "Amazing" to "Ugly". For luster on mint state coins and depth of reflectivity on proofs, PCGS uses six levels of eye appeal, from "Amazing" to "Negative".

1) Amazing
2) Positive
3) Above Average
4) Neutral
5) Below Average
6) Negative
7) Ugly

ctf_error_coins · May 1, 2016 12:49AM

As an artist, I know eye appeal when I see (buy) it.

EastonCollection · May 1, 2016 2:14AM

Eye Appeal has different meanings to each collector. However, when a coin has amazing eye appeal be prepared to pay up for the coin.

Goldbully · May 1, 2016 2:30AM

PCGS's ugly is to the bone........

rainbowroosie · May 1, 2016 2:37AM

I think tHe PCGS page is right on the mark.

And the 21P avatar coin certainly lacks eye appeal. Sorry.

mercurydimeguy · May 1, 2016 2:41AM

we sometimes confuse "interesting" with "eye appeal"

a lot of coins are "interesting"...

many fewer coins are "eye appealing"...

i at least try to be honest with myself (self-admittedly i'm not always successful), but i see many people, especially when selling, call something "eye appealing" when it's only "interesting" at best.

DCW · May 1, 2016 2:44AM

I dont intentionally collect ugly coins. Dont know anyone that would, actually, given the choice between thise and eye appealing examples.
However, if you collect rare and esoteric items that seldom come to the market, sometimes you've got to be content with "ugly."

Barberian · May 1, 2016 2:55AM

Originally posted by: rainbowroosie
I think tHe PCGS page is right on the mark.

And the 21P avatar coin certainly lacks eye appeal. Sorry.

I think the 21P looks pretty nice. Not stunning, but a good looking coin.

Baley · May 1, 2016 4:07AM

Originally posted by: DCW

I don't intentionally collect ugly coins. Don't know anyone that would, actually, given the choice between these and eye appealing examples.

However, if you collect rare and esoteric items that seldom come to the market, sometimes you've got to be content with "ugly."

This is exactly how I think about it, too. I don't collect any common coins in "ugly" condition, and don't understand why anyone would.

I do have some examples of very rare coins that are ugly compared to nice looking but common coins

TopographicOceans · May 1, 2016 6:24AM

I have some average coins as well as a couple of uggo's.

IrishMikey · May 1, 2016 6:47AM

I buy a lot of silver and gold coins for their bullion value. Many of them would easily be classified as "ugly" but who cares.

thisnamztaken · May 1, 2016 10:07AM

Originally posted by: Goldbully
PCGS's ugly is to the bone........

Wow! How true, and there's no meat left on the bone at all on two of those.

golden · May 1, 2016 11:33AM

Originally posted by: MidLifeCrisis
It's all a matter of opinion. The only opinion that matters is yours if you own the coin, or the buyer's if you you are selling the coin.

I like the coins pictured in the "Above Average" section on the PCGS page. But I'm not a fan of wildly toned Morgan Dollars, so the example pictured for "Amazing" is not very appealing to me.