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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 26659302, member: 19165&quot;]Jeff, I appreciate your thoughtful response. Perhaps I have not explained my position well enough. The examples you give (changing a 44D to a 14D) is absolutely another level of alteration and mis-representation. </p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, the coin has worn to the point that it has no date visible. Sure, it was minted as a 1916 Buffalo. However, the grade (and thus, the value) of a circulated coin is based upon its wear. It is an absolute long-standing rule in collecting/grading coins.. if you can&#039;t read the date, it is worth considerably less and often considered ungradeable. </p><p><br /></p><p>In this particular case, the OP is revealing the date, and corroding the surface layers to reveal details that wouldn&#039;t be there considering it&#039;s actual state of wear. He is making it seem like the coin is a higher grade than it is, and thus more valuable. </p><p><br /></p><p>In original condition (worn, and dateless), this is a very low value coin. But imagine his alteration revealed it to be a 21S. Where would opinions lie now?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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