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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7914971, member: 105571"]I'm in the same boat for my type set. Got both DB dollars and looking for a nice FH dollar in VF-20/25 but prices have really gone up in the last year. But I will not buy a severely damaged coin to fill the hole. I might eventually buy a details coin that has a mildish cleaning or some other mild details issues, but a hole or other severe damage? Never, not for a coin that is not particularly rare and where the collector base is less tolerant of damage. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The chain cent is really different than the FH dollar from both the rarity, collector standards, and resale basis. Therefore, collectors are more tolerant of problems since the early copper suffers more environmental issues than the early silver. I would be much more tolerant of a details Chain Cent than a details FH dollar. And there probably is not one collector out of a hundred (don't argue with me about the numbers, I'm just making a point) who would turn up his nose at a decent, detailed 1793 Liberty Cap Large Cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, it is ever and always your collection and you should do what makes you happy. But if part of what makes you happy is the marketability and price of your collection upon resale, then you should avoid details coins. And if part of your happiness relies upon the admiration of other collectors, you will not be happy since hardly anyone is likely to admire your holed coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7914971, member: 105571"]I'm in the same boat for my type set. Got both DB dollars and looking for a nice FH dollar in VF-20/25 but prices have really gone up in the last year. But I will not buy a severely damaged coin to fill the hole. I might eventually buy a details coin that has a mildish cleaning or some other mild details issues, but a hole or other severe damage? Never, not for a coin that is not particularly rare and where the collector base is less tolerant of damage. The chain cent is really different than the FH dollar from both the rarity, collector standards, and resale basis. Therefore, collectors are more tolerant of problems since the early copper suffers more environmental issues than the early silver. I would be much more tolerant of a details Chain Cent than a details FH dollar. And there probably is not one collector out of a hundred (don't argue with me about the numbers, I'm just making a point) who would turn up his nose at a decent, detailed 1793 Liberty Cap Large Cent. All that said, it is ever and always your collection and you should do what makes you happy. But if part of what makes you happy is the marketability and price of your collection upon resale, then you should avoid details coins. And if part of your happiness relies upon the admiration of other collectors, you will not be happy since hardly anyone is likely to admire your holed coin.[/QUOTE]
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