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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1697779, member: 26302&quot;]I guess it depends. The degree of tooling, the accuracy of the tooling, the rarity of the item, the cost of the coin, all would play a part. Basically, the more common, inaccurate, or expensive the coin is the less I would be willing. Pretty scarce sestertius where they just touch up a few letters for $200? Yeah, if I really wanted the coin. Extensive tooling, or inaccurate tooling for $2000? Heck no.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know its a slippery slope, and some purists would say no at any price. I am close, but am unwilling to say a coin that has just been touch up a LITTLE is unworthy of being collected anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do find the extensive tooling being done today on early coppers to be pretty reprehensible. Hopefully collectors start to strongly revolt, and the toolers will find all of their &quot;work&quot; is DECREASING the value of these coins, and not the other way around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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