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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 7837574, member: 15588&quot;]This is more of a general question, I don&#039;t have any particular coin in mind, but I&#039;m thinking along the lines of spots on the attached pictures (I don&#039;t own the coins pictured). I have noticed while looking at old copper coins (I&#039;ve been looking at a lot of early 19th century ones recently) that some have blackish spots of varying sizes on them. One or two had larger black streaks and some had collections of scattered spots.</p><p><br /></p><p>How bad are such spots, even on certified and slabbed coins? Are they worth avoiding altogether? Or are they just considered not as aesthetically pleasing as spotless coins? An article I found online (the link ran away from me, unfortunately) said that black spots on copper coins <i>greatly</i> impact their grades and desirability, which made me think I should avoid them. Yet I&#039;ve seen spots such as the ones pictured on coins graded AU and above. So I&#039;m curious what others here think.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1347684[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1347685[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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