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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 1581353, member: 4626&quot;]I bought a details trade dollar because I was planning on putting it in my Dansco album anyway and didn&#039;t want too pricey of a coin in there.&nbsp; NGC graded it AU details- chopmarked (seriously, they&#039;d mark chopmarks as a problem?&nbsp; Almost all of them that were actually used were chopmarked, and this didn&#039;t look too bad, just two on the eagle on the reverse).&nbsp; I broke it out to put it in the album.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw the details slab as a nice way to get a bargain coin that I at least knew was real for the album; and the details do look nice, and if anything I think the chopmarks actually add to the eye appeal rather than detract from it; it gives it an interesting look and proves it was actually used instead of just sitting in a box since its minting.</p><p><br /></p><p>1877-S trade dollar, AU Details-chopmarked (NGC):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]218659.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]218660.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Surprised they didn&#039;t add scratched... but overall I think this looks reasonably good and don&#039;t think the chopmarks detract too much; the other end of the chopmarking tool on the obverse (can see by the D in &quot;God&quot; and the first T in &quot;Trust&quot;) I think looks worse than the actual marks on the reverse, but I don&#039;t mind <i>too</i> much as it adds some &quot;history&quot; in its own right, and knocked it down to a bargain price!</p><p><br /></p><p>But yeah, cracked it out... no reason to leave this coin condemned by NGC lol... I still think it&#039;s silly that being chopmarked is considered a &quot;problem&quot; on a trade dollar (why not just say &quot;privately counterstamped&quot;?).&nbsp; I thank NGC for at least authenticating it though, this coin is faked so often, especially on eBay, that I appreciate the comfort of knowing it&#039;s real at least.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a damaged bust half I showed you all a long time ago... I think it looks distinguished lol... I don&#039;t mind a little bit of damage as long as long as it&#039;s not too bad.&nbsp; If it&#039;s within my means I prefer problem free of course, usually, but I&#039;ve found some coins that look interesting because of their damage rather than despite it; adds character and proves it was actually used.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S.&nbsp; So much easier to take good pics of a coin outside of a slab lol... these aren&#039;t perfect, and I don&#039;t know why the camera keeps picking up a different color than I see with my own eyes, when it&#039;s digital... but passable I guess.&nbsp; Flash shows the color and luster better but keeps overexposing/washing out the coin.&nbsp; I wish I could move the flash further back than the camera lol, that&#039;d be perfect.&nbsp; Maybe I should find a camera with a detachable flash.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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