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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7608708, member: 24314&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><b>THE UNADULTERATED <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> TRUTH HURTS DEPT</b>:</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660033">Marshall, posted <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />: &quot;I hate snobbish behavior. They would hate my pitiful collection. They are not worthy of having such a special coin.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;They&quot; (Professional GOLD COIN DEALERS) make a living buying and selling RARE &amp; DESIRABLE coins such as this.&nbsp; AFAIK, you don&#039;t.&nbsp; I find NOTHING incorrect or snobbish about their answer.&nbsp; This is a VERY special coin BECAUSE it a coin that would be EXTREMELY HARD to sell at a decent price which is: Whatever a person pays when they cannot find one in better condition.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0080">johnmilton, posted: &quot;I am glad this coin has not fallen apart after 168 years. I agree that the planchet issue is probably a pre-strike lamination, but to listen him <b>it would better if it had been whizzed.&quot;</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p>This post just broke into my top ten, all-time ____________&nbsp; posts I&#039;ve ever read on CT!&nbsp; However, congratulations you have actually stumbled into the &quot;<b>nut</b>.&quot;&nbsp; Since the problem on this coin is easily seen/felt by anyone including the blind man, a whizzed coin would be much easier to sell!&nbsp; This fact will not get you off my top ten because I had to explain the reason.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #006600">The Gold Monger, posted: &quot;My first reaction is about the grading as well and why isn&#039;t this taken into account? Do CUD&#039;s, PMD&#039;s (I assume any post damage would highly effect grading/value), etc., figure into the grading?</span> </p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot answer for any one else with certainty; however, many graders I know grade an error coin as if it were normal and then mention the error.&nbsp; For example, I have graded Lincoln cents with cuds as high as MS-67, Red.the coin</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000">ksparrow, posted: &quot;Calling one of these with a pcgs pop of only about 120 an &quot;expensive hole filler&quot; because of a mint made flaw is way off base.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;d be proud to have it in my collection.&quot; </span></p><p><br /></p><p>Any &quot;normal&quot; collector would be proud to own this coin.&nbsp; I would happily put it into my teaching set and watch its price climb over the decades.&nbsp; HOWEVER, the &quot;BIG BOYS&quot; frown on coins as this and would pass - probably even at a lowball price.&nbsp; A person below their means might think they are off-base.&nbsp; I prefer to think that all of us have different personal standards for what we purchase.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #660000"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Marshall, posted: &quot;Traditionally, coins with mint damage are treated very differently than coins with Post mint damage. They often have a premium in common and modern coins. Post mint damage is treated quite severely.&quot;</span></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Very well said!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #660000">&quot;I don&#039;t mind preference since I like detail over wear which is not reflected in pricing.&nbsp; But to single out this beauty <span style="color: #000000">[???<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />???]</span> for mint damage like it has PMD is beyond my understanding.&quot;&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #660000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #660000"><span style="color: #000000">IMO, he rest you posted is nonsense (I&#039;m glad you took the time to post anyway)and has nothing to do with the professionals who gave an opinion that I happen to agree with BECAUSE I understand REALITY.</span>&nbsp; <span style="color: #000000">Therefore, while we all have our personal opinion of &quot;beauty,&quot; it may be wise to develop an &quot;eye&quot; more in line with folks who know the value of coins.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #660000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #660000"></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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