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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2379657, member: 19463&quot;]A question is what is &#039;reasonable&#039;.&nbsp; My general rule of thumb is they are worth no more than 1/4 of a whole coin.&nbsp; Of course that depends not only on how broken it is but whether the coin is, as Ken points out, prone to being broken or if there is an explanation for its being broken.&nbsp; The best example of this last IMO are the Archaic Greek coins that were test cut so severely that some were halved or coins like the Nemausis crocs or English silver pennies that were regularly cut/broken for change.&nbsp; These coins are not damaged but just showing signs of their life as circulating coinage.&nbsp; Such coins are worth &#039;less&#039; but far from worthless.&nbsp; Why are Gepid imitations broken?&nbsp; Were they poorly made or was it local practice to break coins for some reason?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Eliminating coins with an excuse, I am hard on broken coins.&nbsp; Caesar elephants show up chipped or broken more than many issues just from being poorly made.&nbsp; I value the one below at much less than an intact coin.&nbsp; 1/4 almost seems harsh since the break hardly shows on the elephant side. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]487690[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Commodus Flaviopolis Provincial below was bought in a moment of weakness because I liked the reverse busts of Seraphis and Isis.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]487689[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I feel the coin is worth about 1/4 what it would with a smooth edge.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, it is many times better than the one on Wildwinds which I would value far lower and wonder why the type seems prone to breakage. </p><p><img src="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/commodus/_flaviopolis_SNGFr_2182.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>...but CNG shows four intact ones from past sales ranging from $60 to $650 so my coin loses any special protected status and is just a damaged coin worth about the $29 I paid for it(????).&nbsp; Would I buy it again?&nbsp; Good question. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as Bing&#039;s coin goes, I&#039;ll point out that it was broken on the &#039;correct&#039; side to retain both designs. The same fraction of a flan losing the nose and the horse head would be much worse IMHO.&nbsp; I might have Bing&#039;s coin but I would avoid the opposite option.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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