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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26773691, member: 101855&quot;]I strongly tend to stay away from details graded coins. The trouble with them is that the problem will always hold the value back. If a given coin has a big run up in price, you won&#039;t be a part of that fully with a details graded coin. I also find myself unhappy with problem coins in the long run. They tend to &quot;bug me.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>The one exception I have is this early British coin for the king Athelstan who ruled from 925 to 939. This is a portrait piece, which is hard to find. The problem is that it has been clipped. That means that a dishonest person clipped a little bit of silver from the edge probably 1,000 years ago. All of the wording is complete. I will not buy a clipped pieces were part of the devices have been taken. Even in this condition, this is $5,000 + coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1709282[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This Alfred the Great (871 to 1899) penny as also been clipped. This is one is raw. Finding an Alfred the Great coin is hard in any case. Pieces without problems are very expensive, even when it&#039;s not a portrait variety. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1709283[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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