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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4857437, member: 101855&quot;]When a piece is this damaged, most collectors won&#039;t pay much of anything for it. These days, another factor is authenticity. Although you might think that it&#039;s real because you dug out of the ground or something. That doesn&#039;t matter. Crooks are now taking counterfeits, marking them up and using that was way to cover their tracks. It&#039;s worked a few times, and the third party graders have certified them and put them into &quot;details holders.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Many years ago, I was a shopping mall coin show. A guy showed up with an 1877 Indian cent he had found with a metal detector. I looked at the piece, and it was real, but it was very beat up. It had an edge cut and was not round. I would have thought that one of the dealers there would have taken a shot at it as a filler. No one would for $20 when one in Good was selling for over $200.</p><p><br /></p><p>You coin looks like it&#039;s been dipped in acid. It&#039;s going to be hard selling that for much anything.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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