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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pocket Change, post: 315264, member: 8012&quot;]Ok.&nbsp; this is actually in MY area of expertise!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Generally speaking, a cull is either damaged, impaired or is heavily worn.&nbsp; I bottom feed and regularly deal with these coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Examples:</p><p>a.&nbsp; A coin that has a gouge, severe scratches, a drilled hole, irregular shape, severely dinged rims, etc.&nbsp; This is the &quot;worst&quot; kind of cull because it probably won&#039;t look good in your collection - even if you&#039;re a cheapskate.&nbsp; However, it still has its bullion value.</p><p><br /></p><p>b.&nbsp; An otherwise ok coin that does not have a date.&nbsp; Without a date, there isn&#039;t much to do with it except maybe fill a hole in a cheap Type Set or again, it still has any bullion value.</p><p><br /></p><p>c.&nbsp; Excessively cleaned coins.&nbsp; And I mean EXCESSIVELY cleaned.&nbsp; Same remarks as for b.</p><p><br /></p><p>d.&nbsp; Just a well worn coin.&nbsp; Usually either Fair or AG.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you get lucky, the seller may be a bit of an aristocrat and anything below F is a cull for him and you get lucky and might even land some AG/G coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if the seller says cull, you must be willing to accept a., b., and c.&nbsp; And of course, most of those &quot;lots&quot; do not have a return policy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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