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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2170710, member: 19250&quot;]Classic&nbsp; coinage should be appreciated&nbsp; for what it is Classic &quot;Not modified &quot; As a collector&nbsp; I do take a disliking to modification&nbsp; of a coin. There are only so many minted no matter what the mintage is.&nbsp; I don&#039;t&nbsp; care if you are talking hobo nickels,enameled&nbsp; coins,cut coins,etc.</p><p>You would not take a master&#039;s&nbsp; art work&nbsp; and paint over it.</p><p>Why would you strike over a coin to make it a fantasy&nbsp; piece? </p><p>A item with no value other than what its&nbsp; maker gives it.</p><p>I had this same discussion&nbsp; years ago with a friend whom collected sport cards. He would say see this card it&#039;s&nbsp; worth $100.00 to my reply it&#039;s&nbsp; only value is what someone&nbsp; is willing&nbsp; to&nbsp; pay .&nbsp; Sport cards can be reissued,counterfeits . Topps can print as many as they wish. I can pretty much guarantee&nbsp; you there is only 484,000 1909&nbsp; S VDB Lincoln&nbsp; cents minted. And the same holds true to it&#039;s&nbsp; value..only what someone&nbsp; is willing&nbsp; to pay you for it.</p><p>However&nbsp; I be willing&nbsp; to bet that the same amount&nbsp; spent on a coin will appreciate&nbsp; over time more so then a sports&nbsp; card.</p><p>That said see how much Mr. Carr &#039; s work is worth in fifty&nbsp; years. </p><p>George&nbsp; Carlin once said &quot;nail two things together&nbsp; that no one else has nailed&nbsp; together&nbsp; before and some smuck will buy it.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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