Post your "damaged" coins!

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Owle, Apr 25, 2012.

  1. Owle

    Owle Junior Member

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  3. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    A circulated 1939 Jefferson Nickel DDR, scratched from the 9 to the queue.

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  4. Owle

    Owle Junior Member

    Thanks, not much of a distraction IMO. What the grading services call "damaged" for grading purposes usually makes sense, but I have seen a fair number of graded coins that were damaged and were either not caught or considered to be "bad enough". I once picked up an 1874 $20 Liberty that looked MS but had an "Y" right on the cheek of liberty. NGC graded it MS60. My guess is they did not see it as grafitti or "intentional"; so it seems that TPGS' decisions may go to "intentionality", that accidental marks are accepted but if someone did something directly to mark the coin, it no grades. In the case of the half cent I posted, it looks like grafitti to me, but very old. Coin detectives are good at coming up with the original causes of these things.
     
  5. Lon Chaney

    Lon Chaney Well-Known Member

    This Peace dollar was scotch taped inside a birthday card for a long time. I suppose that counts as damage.
    1927 Peace Dollar Obv (small).jpg 1927 Peace Dollar Rev (small).jpg
     
  6. Dennis68

    Dennis68 Member

    IMAG0603-1.jpg IMAG0604-1.jpg Who would do a thing like that?!
     
  7. gbroke

    gbroke Naturally Toned

    Someone was angry:
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    Why Carrie, why?!
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  8. Blissskr

    Blissskr Well-Known Member

    My wife wanted this one so I got it for her.
    NGC AU details mount removed

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  9. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    1935-S with four rays reverse. Too bad about the scratch behind Lady Liberty.
     

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  10. Collect89

    Collect89 Coin Collector

    This would be an awesome 1914-D if it didn't have the staple scratch.
     

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  11. mackwork

    mackwork Caretaker of old coins & currency

    I keep this one by my desk so I can pick up a piece of history once in a while.

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  12. geekpryde

    geekpryde Husband and Father Moderator

    Here are two of @Mainebill 's. Still great Types!

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    1794 HEAD OF 94 S-61 1C XF Details ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE Obv Closeup.jpg


    1794 HEAD OF 94 S-61 1C XF Details ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE Rev Closeup.jpg

    Cleaned:

    1795 $1 B-2 BB-20 2 Leaves Genuine - VF Details Cleaned Obv Closeup.jpg

    1795 $1 B-2 BB-20 2 Leaves Genuine - VF Details Cleaned Rev Closeup.jpg
     
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