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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fugio1, post: 3643420, member: 89970&quot;]I think the impact of flan cracks and edge splits are subject to the personal preferences of the collector, and some collectors are more bothered by these than others.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is no doubt that without these imperfections, the coin in question will probably bring more at a sale, but for me, these are far down the list of issues that would preclude my purchase of a coin - provided they don&#039;t significantly obscure the coin&#039;s motif.&nbsp; In fact in general, I would say that a minor flan crack is less of a bother than an off-center strike.&nbsp; Some of the following coins in my collection have flan cracks and edge splits, but I have actually never noticed them before this thread:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]978245[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]978247[/ATTACH] </p><p>This victoriatus has an edge split, but the slightly off-center reverse is a much more significant issue to me.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]978248[/ATTACH] </p><p>This DIVA FAVSTINA denarius had multiple edge splits but they are hardly worth mentioning in the overall condition of the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]978251[/ATTACH] </p><p>In some cases, these imperfections bring some scarce and rare coins to within reach of collectors like me who do not have unlimited funds.&nbsp; This dog symbol denarius is an example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]978253[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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