Post the "details" coin you couldn't resist :D

Let's try something a little different we all post our pretties and our frankenstiens... Let's try going for that "details" coin with the eye appeal that let you overlook the "detail". I own 4-5 details coins 3 were purchased because of rarity (1895 morgan, 1857 LC, and 1877s trade dollar) The other 2 I have bought for that "eye appeal" my 1901 barber quarter (AU cleaned)and most recently my 1833 1/2 cent....
I'm showing you mine Let's see your "Details" Eye candy

 

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PCGS said "Questionable Color"...I say, it has looked like this since long before the color boom...since at least 1970.

 

Here are a few that are now in my type set album (all cracked):









NGC XF Details Obverse Scratched




PCGS VF Details - Cleaned

 

Cleaned.

 

Cleaned : Got it cheap though.

 

I don't mind a few scratches. They are still cool errors.

 

I don't have any slabbed details coins anymore. In fact I've only ever owned one, a large cent NGC graded Uncirculated Details, rim damage. The coin surfaces were just beautiful, a pleasing chocolate color, with a rough patch of rim dings at 2-4 o'clock that NGC couldn't let go. In fact 90% of the damage was concealed by the slab! Wish I never would have sold it now

 

This one. Corrosion removed.

 

I didn't buy this because I found it eye appealing.
I bought it because it is a Rarity 5+.
I cherrypicked it raw from eBay.

 

I saw a '32 D Washington about a year or so ago in a coin shop that was graded MS 64 Details: Cleaned ANACS, beautiful coin. Under a loupe it was obvious that someone had rubbed a thumb across the obverse in one direction but not obsessively, the reverse was clear and pristine. They were asking 1500 for the coin but I believe it could have been bought cheaper. Ever since that day I have wondered if I cracked that coin out, how long it would take in my pocket to get it a strait grade or if it ever would. Anyone actually tried that with good results?

 

I have a full set of Morgans, plus a few extra fun varieties. This is one of the varieties and my only detailed Morgan. I absolutely love the wholesome beauty that can only happen in the VF-ish range.


You cant tell from the front. On the reverse, 3 tabs are perfectly flush (you can see 2 in the pic below). But there is this gap on the 4th one.



I can live with that. Especially for a fraction of the price.

edit: Actually, with just the right light, I can find a prong on the obverse that also has a gap:

 

Not a coin, but a political token. This U.S. Grant token is not listed in DeWitt. It's the only one I have seen. I bought it in a Heritage auction. The buyers' fee was almost more than than the hammer price for the token.

The execution was crude, and the attempt to put a hole in it for suspension was even more so.

 

I've never had this coin graded, but I'm guessing that it would come back with some variation of "details." It came with a fairly affordable price, so I took the plunge.

 

Saved a lot of money and while I’m not a fan of playing roulette with TPGs I’ll probably crack this and try to get a straight grade.

 

I think Details coins are atrocious and unacceptable, I wouldn't buy one. Alternatively, I love them and, rather than one, I would buy a bunch of them so I could have coins I otherwise would never be able to afford. For me, coins are about history - not perfection, though, of course, I do love a perfect coin too, I'm not a monster, just on a budget.