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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 2110685, member: 44357&quot;]That would make for an unpleasant resting place for your coins! I&#039;d suggest continuing to be their caretaker <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The reason for not wanting to &quot;settle&quot; for coins with slight issues is because of some advice I received from a dealer when first starting out: don&#039;t buy &quot;but&quot; coins. Meaning, don&#039;t buy a coin that you think to yourself, &quot;I really like it, <b>but</b>, ...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This isn&#039;t to be applied in an elitist manner; rather, it is relevant to any grade level. A wholesome, well-centered, coin in good metal with solid detail and a grade of Fine or VF may be vastly superior to a MS coin with an irregular strike. Everyone has their preferences and attributes they focus on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing my example to TIF&#039;s, I like the overall shape of her coin more, the obverse lettering, and reverse die (which is more artistic than mine). Flan splits are a factor I personally try to avoid, but many people don&#039;t mind them. My obverse has slightly less wear but overall, I pick TIF&#039;s coin over mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, while I&#039;m glad to have an example of the type, I do consider it to be a placeholder, although I might be waiting for a while to find a better one. I was an underbidder on the most expensive example to sell (which doesn&#039;t necessarily mean it&#039;s the best): <a href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2013002" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2013002" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2013002</a> - it&#039;s definitely nicer than mine or TIF&#039;s but it has an edge split and a scratch beneath the bust on the obverse <i>and </i>it still isn&#039;t perfectly centered on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hunt continues...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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