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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Johnson, post: 3152829, member: 96020&quot;]First, I apologize for the poor images.&nbsp; I&#039;m still working on improving my coin photography skills.&nbsp; This is an 1877 Trade Dollar I bought at a coin show in Huntsville, Alabama some time in the early 90s, &#039;93 or &#039;94, I think.&nbsp; At that time the Red Book value for this coin in EF45 was $150, but I bought it for $85.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t have a trade dollar in my collection yet, and to this day it is still the only one I have.&nbsp; But that&#039;s not what I&#039;m posting for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got the coin for a low price because it was marked damaged.&nbsp; You might think I still paid too much, but in this case I&#039;m not so sure.&nbsp; The damage is chop marks, which to me add interest in the coin.&nbsp; I know that at some time this coin has been used in trade with at least two different Chinese merchant ships, and I wonder where in the world it has been and how it finally ended up in a coin dealer&#039;s hands.&nbsp; I know as a collector I love to see a mint state coin, but are there times when a damaged coin might be more appealing, like a chopped coin like this one, or maybe a hobo nickel?</p><p><br /></p><p>One other question.&nbsp; This was the first graded coin I ever bought and is still the only one I have graded by PCI.&nbsp; I usually choose PCGS, but does anyone have an opinion about the PCI grading service?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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