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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4830418, member: 10461&quot;]I would indeed recommend holding out for better examples without so much damage.&nbsp; &quot;Honest wear&quot; is one thing- and there is nothing wrong with buying low-grade coins as inexpensively as possible.&nbsp; But <i>damage</i> is another story.</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">(*Unless you&#039;re <i>deliberately</i> collecting damaged coins- like I do with holed pieces- and getting them at a steep discount.)</font></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d try to go for something with better eye appeal, even if it&#039;s still low grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, those coins you posted <i>do</i> still have some historical appeal.&nbsp; If they&#039;re cheap- <i>really</i> cheap- then sure, why not?&nbsp; Undamaged is better, but old beat-up coins can still have some appeal under certain circumstances.&nbsp; It is a matter of personal preference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your basic question about price is impossible to answer since there are so many different variables and types, not to mention different grades and &quot;curveball&quot; issues like the problems on the coins above.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s kind of like asking &quot;<i>how much does a car cost</i>&quot;?&nbsp; Maybe somebody could give you a general range, like &quot;<i>oh, somewhere between five hundred and five million bucks</i>&quot;, but it&#039;s an impossible question to answer precisely, because there are far too many variables.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can certainly understand your interest in this era.</p><p><br /></p><p>I chose a sixpence of Elizabeth I rather than a shilling, simply because I wanted a <i>dated</i> coin, and only the smaller denominations seem to have been dated.</p><p><br /></p><p>After getting it slabbed, I&#039;m into mine for about $270 USD.&nbsp; I bought it for the clear portrait, and the contrasting toning.&nbsp; It was a while before I found one that I liked that I could also actually <i>afford</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-silver-sixpence-of-elizabeth-i-1575-tower-mint-eglantine-mintmark.361668/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/england-silver-sixpence-of-elizabeth-i-1575-tower-mint-eglantine-mintmark.361668/">England: silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, 1575, Tower mint, eglantine mintmark</a></font></font></b></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/MZymn6sJTSCMCZsNCkt1_Lizzie-frame.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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