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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 2860689, member: 21445&quot;]I will buy a problem coin without much hesitation. I know it&#039;s frowned upon but many times it&#039;s the only way I can afford some coins. Why spend $500, when that is rent for me when I can get it for $80 or so if it&#039;s got an old cleaning, scratch or something.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy world moderns have bought many French, British and Mexican coins. Some have had old cleanings or scratch, but it&#039;s part of the history. But the majority are just worn and no better than EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only types of problem coins I avoid are holes, major environmental damage, &amp; &quot;harsh&quot; cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also since I mainly collect ancients, I am much more forgiving than what solely modern collectors are. Nearly all ancients have problems since they&#039;re thousands of years old and were handmade, not counting cleaned due to being buried for so long.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I went back to U.S. collecting or cared about slabs, then no, I wouldn&#039;t buy problem coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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