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<p>[QUOTE="superc, post: 1823966, member: 44079"]LoL. My focus now is to just leave the little 4 year old something to pay for her college, or a car when she inherits it. Hopefully she will be smart enough to choose well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting back to the question, problem free is almost always preferable (bullion may be an exception as I have a bunch of jewelery pieces with soldered pins or bezels on them, but a few seconds with a torch and they are just a bullion piece. Still you won't see me buying many holed pieces or even bent ones. (Why someone would crease a $1, $5 or $10 gold coin is beyond me, but I have seen a few.)</p><p><br /></p><p>For numismatic purposes the coin you buy should always be in the best condition you can afford. Yes, sometimes a coin at a lower grade has more eye appeal than the higher graded coin. We see that a lot with MS vs. PF, or XF vs. MS, but not so much at the lower grades. Still, yes, there are G4s we want, and G4s we don't want. Luster vs no luster, patina vs no patina, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="superc, post: 1823966, member: 44079"]LoL. My focus now is to just leave the little 4 year old something to pay for her college, or a car when she inherits it. Hopefully she will be smart enough to choose well. Getting back to the question, problem free is almost always preferable (bullion may be an exception as I have a bunch of jewelery pieces with soldered pins or bezels on them, but a few seconds with a torch and they are just a bullion piece. Still you won't see me buying many holed pieces or even bent ones. (Why someone would crease a $1, $5 or $10 gold coin is beyond me, but I have seen a few.) For numismatic purposes the coin you buy should always be in the best condition you can afford. Yes, sometimes a coin at a lower grade has more eye appeal than the higher graded coin. We see that a lot with MS vs. PF, or XF vs. MS, but not so much at the lower grades. Still, yes, there are G4s we want, and G4s we don't want. Luster vs no luster, patina vs no patina, etc.[/QUOTE]
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