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<p>[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3257463, member: 92083"]Well, I don't want to say I "wouldn't" buy it. I will say there are a lot of these to choose from, and I prefer one that isn't damaged. At some point, the coins we have will be sold either by us or by our heirs who have no interest in them. Damaged coins are tough to sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you think about it, there really aren't that many serious coin collectors who actually pay more than $50 for a coin. And compared to traditional collectors, a fraction collect Mint errors. And not many of that small number will pay $50 for an error. Even fewer than that will put money into a damaged coin, as the market is microscopically small to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>So do I want a damaged coin? Not particularly. My only exception would be a transitional error (1965 silver dime, etc.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 3257463, member: 92083"]Well, I don't want to say I "wouldn't" buy it. I will say there are a lot of these to choose from, and I prefer one that isn't damaged. At some point, the coins we have will be sold either by us or by our heirs who have no interest in them. Damaged coins are tough to sell. If you think about it, there really aren't that many serious coin collectors who actually pay more than $50 for a coin. And compared to traditional collectors, a fraction collect Mint errors. And not many of that small number will pay $50 for an error. Even fewer than that will put money into a damaged coin, as the market is microscopically small to begin with. So do I want a damaged coin? Not particularly. My only exception would be a transitional error (1965 silver dime, etc.)[/QUOTE]
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