Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 2393701, member: 24544&quot;]At $450 I would wait.&nbsp; Honestly, even at a quarter of that price I would wait.&nbsp; For me personally, the only thing that coin has going for it is decent detail; it&#039;s cleaned, scratched, has rim dings, and corrosion on the reverse.&nbsp; Every time I pulled it out to look at it I would see the defects.&nbsp; For a type set type coin, where you aren&#039;t restricted by rarity, I would wait for a coin with above average eye appeal, one that you will be happy owning for a long time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For me given budget constraints, I select early copper along the detail versus corrosion margin.&nbsp; The half cent I posted from HA is a good example.&nbsp; Some corrosion can kill eye appeal for me, while others I am much less bothered by.&nbsp; The coin I posted is one of those where for $250 I would probably buy it.&nbsp; I would prefer a higher budget to get the same detail with clean surfaces, but $250 on a clean surface half cent will have significantly less detail.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I am trying to say, spend some time looking at coins and be honest about what types of problems you can live with.&nbsp; Given that you are unlikely to find good detail with clean surfaces at a price point you are comfortable paying, you will have to choose some amount of defect.&nbsp; For me, that defect is natural and unobtrusive corrosion, I try to stay away from man made defects, especially on common coins.&nbsp; If you are talking about rare die states where only 10 are known to exist, I&#039;ll largely ignore surface issues and take whatever comes along because the purchase is largely driven by unique feature present.&nbsp; But for type coins, where the purpose of the purchase is to represent the type of coin, I would be looking for a coin with enough detail to really show the type and above average eye appeal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in