Post a "details" coin that you would still own, even though it is damaged.

I got this one for a very reasonable price. Haven't cracked it yet but plan to do so at some point. It will make a very interesting pocket piece.........

 

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If you dont mind me asking, what did you have to give for that piece? I just bought an MS-61 version and just wondering how much the cleaning potentially effects the price

 

As I explained to Treylxapi47 (privately) the price that I got the coin for was too good to pass on. I know it will always be a problem coin (I'm not in the habit of buying them) but I've got a soft spot for Stone Mountain commems......especially bargains. In some ways I feel that this harshly cleaned coin is almost akin to a well worn example that I would gladly pick up from a dealer if I felt the price was right.

 

Any liberty cap large cent, for its age, it doesn't matter to me if it is damaged Pretty much any coin from the 1700s or early 1800s, i figure they are more likely to be damaged because of the age

 

Grandpa so what you are saying since there are no set of rules they are arbitrary so grading is arbitrary too then since problem coins dont get a grade

 

I have a lot of them.

 

Also have 3 1955 doubled die, 1909 s vdb, couple of 1932-d and s quarters, almost all are unc details except for the gobrecht dollar.

 

I was really hoping this was a coin left in its natural state since the toning is exceptionally attractive. I will keep this specimen and only sell it for a fairly handsome price. I submitted it to SEGS and they graded accurately as I see where the hairlines are (where they normally occur from a typical cleaning). I purchased this one originally raw for $149.95 on Ebay. I still like to look at it often given the attractiveness of the toning.

 

Anacs "edge damage". I think it's attractive.

 

It seems these Lafayettes are really popular and have a large following. I have quite a collection of the early commemoratives with multiples of Bay Bridge, San Diego, California Diamond Jubilee, Stone Mountain, Pilgrim Tercentenary, Iowa Centennial but never picked up one of these Lafayettes yet. I have bid for them online and always lose. Between my father and I we collected most of the early commemorative issues, we even have a Hawaiian in PCGS MS-65! I have a rare Isabella Quarter Proof too. I've sold some of my commemorative collection but kept most pieces.

 

I bought this lovely lady even though someone autographed it and drew stink lines on the eagle.

 

I have somewhere between a dozen and 20 "details" coins. Some were mistakes, some I bought when it was all I could afford, and a couple are apparently as a result of my mishandling when I was younger. This one happened to be handy this morning and doesn't fit into any of those categories:

 

It has a dipped look instead of being cleaned by hand.

 

Quoting from this article:
Coins graded with the general “Shipwreck Effect” grade show heavy to severe disturbance from saltwater exposure, with metal loss affecting the design. NGC adds, “While accurate identification and attribution may be possible, it is no longer possible to draw conclusive determinations about the coin’s surface prior to saltwater exposure.”

 

That was interesting, quite informative, so now I know why coins wind up in those shipwreck labeled holders.

 

'Technical' damage, but I'll keep it

 

Well, at least it's better than the body bagged ones (the way it used to be). Now you get some plastic for your money.........

 

Here is one of mine. Because of the date I am keeping it for now. Alas, I just don't get why they grade some coins like this. Unless you really put it under a light you can't see the scratches. These are not deep gouges either. They show up when I take a real good closeup but not with the naked eye just eyeballing it in the slab. Unless it is a deep gouge I wish they would grade them appropriately and not use the details label. You can see it in the Dino-Lite pictures for sure, but like I said, it's not as easy to see in hand.