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<p>[QUOTE="JeromeLS, post: 1537973, member: 7867"]I dislike the term "problem coin", because it suggests that because a coin has been mounted or defaced or whatever it isn't a legitimate example of the issue in some sense, and has less value as a historical artifact. I am happy to collect coins with serious "problems" because it allows me to buy extremely rare issues which otherwise I would not be able to afford. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, my coins will, over decades, be slightly worn by the flips, but your coins will still suffer minor damage no matter how well you keep them. Life's too short to worry about superficial damage to coins which have already been heavily "damaged" by circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JeromeLS, post: 1537973, member: 7867"]I dislike the term "problem coin", because it suggests that because a coin has been mounted or defaced or whatever it isn't a legitimate example of the issue in some sense, and has less value as a historical artifact. I am happy to collect coins with serious "problems" because it allows me to buy extremely rare issues which otherwise I would not be able to afford. Sure, my coins will, over decades, be slightly worn by the flips, but your coins will still suffer minor damage no matter how well you keep them. Life's too short to worry about superficial damage to coins which have already been heavily "damaged" by circulation.[/QUOTE]
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