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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4982836, member: 19165"]1. Even before toned coins were popular, there were still some who liked them. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Error coins were not well understood, and so were not popular until a generation or two ago. They weren't deemed ugly... people just didn't really understand what they were. </p><p><br /></p><p>3. A century ago, cleaned coins were commonplace and well accepted. It was understood that "shiny" coins were desirable. The marketplace has evolved since then. We now prize originality. If the coin is extremely rare, than collectors will settle for a cleaned coin, but a cleaned coin will absolutely sell for a discount (and be harder to sell) every single time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4982836, member: 19165"]1. Even before toned coins were popular, there were still some who liked them. 2. Error coins were not well understood, and so were not popular until a generation or two ago. They weren't deemed ugly... people just didn't really understand what they were. 3. A century ago, cleaned coins were commonplace and well accepted. It was understood that "shiny" coins were desirable. The marketplace has evolved since then. We now prize originality. If the coin is extremely rare, than collectors will settle for a cleaned coin, but a cleaned coin will absolutely sell for a discount (and be harder to sell) every single time.[/QUOTE]
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