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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3153217, member: 24314&quot;]John Johnson, posted: &quot;It is damage, but my question is does that sometimes make the coin more appealing.&nbsp; I think the amount of damage that would have to happen before the coin is no longer appealing would be up to the individual collector.&nbsp; If my dollar had been chopped to the point it was barely recognizable I probably wouldn&#039;t have bought it.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think I can disagree with much posted in this thread.&nbsp; All kinds of things added to a coin after it was made may add interest and value.</p><p><br /></p><p>As was stated, <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 179)">PCI was the first grading service to <b><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0)">slab</span></i></b> problem coins.</span>&nbsp; INSAB (the FIRST TPGS) was the first service to <b><i><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 51)">grade</span></i></b> all coins (for free) including problem coins using the &quot;Technical Grading System.&nbsp; The &quot;Details&quot; grading done today by all the major TPGS&#039;s is very close to the &quot;technical&quot; system used in the past at INSAB.</p><p><br /></p><p>I worked at both services when these things were done.&nbsp; I&#039;ll remind folks that all the TPGS were returning problem coins unslabbed and keeping the money!&nbsp; Lewis Revels at PCI said that if he knew how popular the &quot;Red Label&quot; service for problem coins would have been, he would have done it immediately after buying the Hallmark grading company.&nbsp; Unfortunately, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> dealers bragged that they could take a large number of the PCI problem coins and send them elsewhere for a straight grade!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for &quot;chopmarks,&quot; and most things added to a coin after it was struck, everyone posting is correct.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Obviously a chop is <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">DAMAGE</span> to a coin.&nbsp; It may or may not add value; that depends on the collector.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many chopmarked coins have been straight graded by the TPGS&#039;s and many from the same services can be found in &quot;details&quot; holders. AFAIK, this determination is in a state of flux.&nbsp; It may even depend on each individual coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Brasher Doubloon is straight graded.&nbsp; It is also a damaged coin.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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