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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rld14, post: 483321, member: 16133&quot;]As a car dealer AND classic car owner, WELL SAID!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say that it&#039;s akin to repairs on a modern high dollar car.&nbsp; I deal in higher end used cars on a wholesale level.&nbsp; First, ANY paintwork or bodywork on a late model, high end car CAN be detected and WILL devalue the car, I don&#039;t care who did the work.&nbsp; Friend of mine has a Ferrari 430 Spyder, whole left side was expertly repainted.&nbsp; Car is an 06 with 2200 miles, and he can&#039;t find anyone to buy it.&nbsp; Scuff the wheels on a curb?&nbsp; Bolt on new ones?&nbsp; No problem.&nbsp; Rock hit the windshield?&nbsp; No worries.&nbsp; Stone smashes a headlamp?&nbsp; Again, no worries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some swine keys your fender?&nbsp; Houston, we have a problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if you are able to wetsand that scratch out, the paint is still affected, no matter what, the car has lost value.</p><p><br /></p><p>So coins are no different, if there&#039;s evidence of alterations done, the coin takes a hit.&nbsp; Now, is an expertly plugged draped bust dollar more saleable and worth more than one with a huge hole in the center of it?&nbsp; Probably.&nbsp; Even if it looks perfect is it worth less than one that was never drilled?&nbsp; Of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>And will unscrupulous dealers try and pawn that coin off as a nice original?&nbsp; Yep.&nbsp; Do I know slimeball new and used car dealers who representl previously wrecked cars with clean titles and clean carfax reports as &quot;PQ&quot; cars?&nbsp; Yep.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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