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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8057152, member: 110226&quot;]It depends.&nbsp; Some coins over the ages were commonly holed, so quite a few end up repaired (plugged professionally or by an uncle in his garage).&nbsp; I think, by and large, I would prefer an &quot;original&quot; coin with graffiti, cleaning marks and other imperfections over one that has been doctored up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on the degree of damage, as with the OP coin, the issue is degree, and in this case it is quite severe, especially with the mount, damage to the edge and legends. The work that was done seems quite good, but still, nonetheless, is extensive restoration.&nbsp; I am not familiar with this type, so had it not been mentioned in the lot description, or the OP post photo of the coin before work was done, it would have fooled me.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll stick to my mostly grubby, dirty coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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