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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 113567, member: 283&quot;]Being picky is fine. I&#039;m very picky too, but tastes differ as widely as collecting interests, and THAT is my point. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example see the following items:-</p><p><br /></p><p>The first, an enamelled crown of George III. Yep....it&#039;s been well and truly `damaged&#039;. It has been carved, then pasted and kiln cured. From a `purist coin collector&#039; perspective many would say it is no longer `collectable&#039; yet consistently these coins sell for higher than an undamaged coin in mid range condition. Why is that&nbsp; if it is not `collectable&#039;?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/enamelled.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now let&#039;s look at a few `smuggler&#039;s pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first image being a US trade dollar, the second being a French 10 centimes. The third showing them `open&#039;. Sure....damaged beyond redemption as far as the `purist&#039; is concerned? I wonder. Not collectable?</p><p>Emminently collectable is more like it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/smugglerspiece1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/smugglerspiece2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/smugglerspiece4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, this one is one half of a `box&#039; taler.</p><p><br /></p><p>Being a taler collector in the past this one really did bring a tear to my eye at first. It is a rather rare taler which has indeed (to my mind) been butchered in the unique `box taler&#039; way. But...is it collectable ? you betcha bottom dollah it is!</p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/smugglerspiece3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/smugglerspiece3b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/smugglerspiece3rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then have a look at a modern `hobo&#039; nickel. (Now I really do consider this one to be butchery!). Collectable? Well even though I think it is pretty crap, I know I can sell it for WAY over `face&#039;. I keep it for that particular fact, even though this is totally at odds with my main reason for `collecting&#039;.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/hobo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then an officially `damaged&#039; coin which I think actually adds to the coin rather than detracts from it. A Ryal with the crowned thistle counterstamp. `Undamaged&#039; ones used to attract higher prices. This is no longer the case.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/RyalObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.myby.co.uk/stuff/RyalRev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve plenty of other examples ranging from contemporary countermarked ancients,&nbsp; holed or ex mounted / still mounted rare coins, trench art carved coins. Maybe i&#039;ve just got more of an eclectic taste when it comes to `collecting&#039; but my point is `damage&#039; does not make a coin uncollectable. Less people actively collecting them? Yes, but still collectable and in many cases...more highly sought after as a consequence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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