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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 5162865, member: 19165"]First - collect what you like and can afford. If you like these coins with problems, then knock yourself out. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just, don't be disappointed when I can't get excited about your coins. I personally avoid problem coins. I have nothing against circulated coins (I'm doing an EF set of Bust Halves), but I personally find coins with problems to be distracting. They are also much harder to sell. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's not because I'm a "snob" (well, I don't think of myself that way, although some members may disagree). Its because my collecting approach is all about eye appeal. For me, originality (a problem free coin) significantly enhances the eye appeal. Scratches, holes, bumps, and dings decrease the eye appeal. I just have no place for them in my collection, because I don't like them. But that's how I collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 5162865, member: 19165"]First - collect what you like and can afford. If you like these coins with problems, then knock yourself out. Just, don't be disappointed when I can't get excited about your coins. I personally avoid problem coins. I have nothing against circulated coins (I'm doing an EF set of Bust Halves), but I personally find coins with problems to be distracting. They are also much harder to sell. It's not because I'm a "snob" (well, I don't think of myself that way, although some members may disagree). Its because my collecting approach is all about eye appeal. For me, originality (a problem free coin) significantly enhances the eye appeal. Scratches, holes, bumps, and dings decrease the eye appeal. I just have no place for them in my collection, because I don't like them. But that's how I collect.[/QUOTE]
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