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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7880956, member: 19463&quot;]I tend to agree here but am less certain where I draw the line before which a hole or other damage becomes part of the history of the coin as opposed to evidence of modern vandals.&nbsp; I believe many gold coins exist today only because they were made into jewelry rather than melted down to recycle the gold. </p><p><br /></p><p>What bothers me most is the realization that our coins seem to be the last holdout against what we still call inappropriate repair.&nbsp; Statues are assembled from parts with some being put together inappropriately with replaced arms and filled in damage.&nbsp; Oil paintings are cleaned with weak spots repainted.&nbsp; Canvases torn are stitched.&nbsp; Coin collectors pay a hundred times more for a perfect coin than for one just a bit less perfect.&nbsp; I fear that coins will follow paintings and the next generation will accept repairs as a good thing.&nbsp; Change is the only constant and our hobby will change in ways we have yet to imagine.&nbsp; I find 19th century jewelry made from coins interesting because they demonstrate interest in antiquity.&nbsp; I consider really old fakes collectable.&nbsp; Will Slavei be looked upon in 2121 as Becker is today?&nbsp; In 2521, will he be Cavino? </p><p><br /></p><p>In the photo below, do we hope the coin is as fake as the singer? If genuine, should it be repaired?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358944[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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