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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 177249, member: 669&quot;]A whole bunch. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; This coin has been made into jewelry in the most destructive way possible - by soldering an attachment.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a similarly altered coin &quot;restored&quot; by an expert jeweler.&nbsp; Despite his excellent workmanship, close examination of the edge shows altered reeding and a slight discoloration from the solder and heat.&nbsp; I would estimate its value at 15-20% of what it would be if it were undamaged. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The only reason I had the work done was that I had no real investment in the coin, which I got as part of a lot of about 20,&nbsp; purchased in order to get two of the other coins in it, which were worth what I paid for the whole lot. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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