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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 7954653, member: 105571&quot;]Well, there are coins with details I wouldn&#039;t touch with a 50 foot pole.&nbsp; And then, there are coins with details that I would definitely consider.&nbsp; The two categories of the latter are rare/expensive coins whose problems are minor.&nbsp; l place the OP&#039;s coin in the category of extremely minor problems and a rarish coin.&nbsp; Greysheet calls this a $1500 coin in VF straight graded.&nbsp; The so-called graffiti is, to me, indistinguishable from random scratches.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another consideration regarding details coins is if the coin will be difficult to resell.&nbsp; Another 1853-D in VF-20 sold on 10/20 in a HA auction for $1740.&nbsp; Making some assumptions:&nbsp; If the OP got his coin for 70% off that, his cost would be $522.&nbsp; Current melt is about $426.&nbsp; So the OP got a pretty nice 1853-D for about $100 over melt.&nbsp; I think when he goes to sell it down the road, he&#039;ll be happy with his financial results and he&#039;ll have the pleasure of owning a coin he might not otherwise have the opportunity to own.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not mind having this coin, at this price, despite my general aversion to details grade coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>And this is what I mean when I answer questions here regarding buying details coins when I say&nbsp; &quot;It depends.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, if you have details coins you want to sell at auction, now is the time.&nbsp; I have never before seen the quantity of details coins before offered at HA, GC, DLRC, et.al. as in the last few months.</p><p><br /></p><p>Congratulations to the OP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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