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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 4285848, member: 77814&quot;][USER=109018]@Marie909[/USER]</p><p>what i&#039;m trying to do (and all of us) is to make you think more &quot;critically&quot; at what you are seeing.&nbsp; You may not be able to think of &quot;how&quot; something was damaged, but looking at the coin you should not dismiss all the scratches, dings, wear areas, and yes, even the gashes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Coins are probably the only thing people collect that they don&#039;t protect.</p><p>If you collect watches, crystal, or anything .. imagine taking that Collection and piling it all in one bag (like if it was a pocket, purse, coinstar machine, Loomis, etc) and shake the whole thing up .. or put in a cup holder and let it sit in soda pop for hours, days, and maybe weeks (think of those poor beanie babies).</p><p>Circulated coins also are used for more than just money.&nbsp; They are used in hobbies for artsy stuff and get all sorts of damage, plus they are used as an alternative in other stuff too which they become quickly damaged.&nbsp; and after they are damaged they are still worth face value, something that doesn&#039;t happen for anything else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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