Damaged, Nice and Perfect Coins
It is simply and broadly true that you should buy the best materials you can afford. Therefore, generally speaking, you should not buy damaged collectibles.
Can Damaged Coins Find A Home?
The conventional coin collecting wisdom is to buy a coin in the best grade you can afford. But does this wisdom apply to damaged coins?
Cleaning coins damaged by water
What do you do when your collection suffers water or moisture damage?
damaged -A damaged coin would be one that has had something happen to it to cause a defect. Examples would be: holes, bent, major nicks, corrosion, scratches, mutilation. Usually makes the coin worth much les than one without any defects.
Damaged Proof Mint Sets Returned To US Mint
If you purchased Proof Mint Sets from 1999, 2000, or 2001, you may be in for a refund from the US Mint.
Damaged 1-oz Gold Maple Leafs are such a problem that one important secondary market maker stopped dealing in the coins for a while. The head trader said he did not have time to discuss with buyers and sellers the conditions of the coins.
Damaged or mishandled; an object which is in less than new condition through other normal wear and tear in circulation.
Intrinsic value
The actual value of the precious metal within a coin.
Dies damaged by striking each other without a planchet between them, usually creating an obverse image to the reverse die and vice versa.
Classic Era
The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 of U.S. coins.
Redeeming Damaged Money
Paper money that has been mutilated or partially destroyed may in some cases be redeemable at full face value.
Dies may be damaged in other ways, such as having some foreign matter compressed into their surfaces. A set screw or some other part of the press falling onto a die can result in severe scarring that is then transferred to each coin.
2. Uncurrent and damaged coinage was melted and recoined. The impure alloy that resulted might also have contaminated later batches of coins.
3. The hardness of the alloy and its resistance to "flow" shortened die life.
1849-O HALF DIME DAMAGED
1853 U.S. SEATED HALF DIME - XTRA NICE TYPE COIN 4 - U
1858 U.S. SEATED HALF DIME - NICE TYPE COIN 4 - UR SET ...
Dies that have been damaged by striking each other without a planchet between them. Typically, this imparts part of the obverse image to the reverse die and vice versa.
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They're damaged coins -- damaged in ancient times -- but they can still retain much interest and eye appeal. Athenian Owls are the single most commonly seen test-cut ancient coins.
A better term for these coins would be sandblasted Uncs or sand-damaged Uncs. San Francisco The United States branch Mint located in San Francisco, California that struck coins from 1854 until 1955.
Lesser graded or damaged examples are described as impaired proofs. Brilliant UncirculatedAlso referred to as FDC (Fleur de Coin - flower of the die).
Rated "average" in a 2004 survey of PNG (Professional Numismatists Guild) and ICTA (Industry Council for Tangible Assets) members in terms of grading accuracy and "superior" in ability to detect altered, repaired, damaged, cleaned, ...
What if the order arrives damaged or is lost?
All orders are insured with the shipping company (US Postal Service or UPS). It is the carrier's responsibility to deliver your package correctly, on time, and without damage.
Gold, silver, and copper are quite soft metals and so are easily damaged in daily use as coins. Precious metal may also be easily abraded and worn away through use.
The coin is damaged from 7:00 to 11:00 o'clock. The obverse displays a large crown with crossed scepters in the center and a mintmark above. On the reverse is an eagle headed harp with six strings and a large crown above.
March 4 - The central Papeete power station is damaged by a fire, resulting in limited power for some areas of Tahiti for a couple of weeks.
George's indulgent lifestyle seriously damaged his health. By the 1820s he was extremely overweight and was addicted to both alcohol and laudanum.
Prices for these sets currently range from $40 or so for a poor set that is damaged or written on, up to $80+ for a pristine set with un-toned copper coins.
To illustrate this point further, I pulled a silver round I had struck from a damaged die a few weeks ago with a large die gouge running through the field and over some letters.
The question has been asked why the damage resulting from a die clash is always on the reverse and why the obverse was not similarly damaged. My first thought is that the reverse die was made of softer material incapable of marking the harder obverse.
Coins that have been damaged or display excessive surface hairlines or other detrimental surface conditions must have their surface impairments properly described.
Damaged (CGA). Paper quality of a finer note, but mishandling over the decades has resulted in some damage to the margins. A piece has become separated just above General Winfield Scott's portrait, and then reattached with a hinge on the back side.
Grading services typically bodybag coins damaged by cleaning. The presence of visible hairline scratches from rubbing is the main criteria used. Yet the above coin has very visible hairlines and is artificially white and shiny as well.
damaged coins
Definition: A bag mark is a ding, scratch, indentation, scrape, or other blemish caused by the coins bumping against each other in mint distribution bags.
A die can be damaged during coining. For example, if a blank fails to feed into the coining press, the obverse and reverse dies can come into direct contact with each other.
star notes: Mainly intended as replacements for notes that were damaged or produced with errors or mistakes at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Gold coins are very special coins in that, no matter how damaged the coin is, no matter the grade, there is still a nice hunk of gold in the coin. Even the most damaged coins are still worth plenty in their scrap value.
Systematic clipping existed and many received only bullion value for the damaged pieces they turned in. Though a number of reforms were instituted, they produced no significant changes in the action and function of the moneyers.
Mainly intended as replacements for notes that were damaged or produced with errors or mistakes at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Coins can be lost or damaged by collectors. Robbery, fires, floods, improper storage and careless handling all claim a share of the remaining population.
No article may be returned if it has been altered or damaged in any way. Cleaning a coin, or mounting it in jewelry, are examples of alterations. Coins should always be returned in the original envelope.
The purchaser later sent it to a grading service, and it was returned with the notation: "Damaged, cannot be certified." Neither the purchaser nor I could see any traces of damage, therefore the coin was re-sent to the same service.
Important Notice: Coins that are damaged are worth less than those without defects. Wear is not a defect rather it is a measure of the coins condition.
Workmen at the mint often had problems properly preparing planchets, making many coins appear worn or damaged before they were even placed into circulation.
Caused as a result of top and bottom dies becoming damaged by hitting each other (leaving the opposite side impression on each dies) without a planchet in between, followed later by regular minting using the damaged dies.
Die Defect - An imperfection on a coin caused by a damaged die.
Die Variety - A variation of a design attributed to a particular die.
Cull - A coin that is extremely worn and/or damaged.
Cupro-Nickel (or Copper-Nickel) - Composed of an alloy of copper and nickel, as for example U.S. 5 cent coins (other than half dimes) and Canadian 5 cent coins produced since 1982.
Just like any antique piece of furniture, or painting, the original surfaces of a coin are much more desirable by collectors than altered or damaged surfaces. As a result, cleaned coins are worth significantly less money than wholly original coins.
Ability to detect altered, repaired damaged, cleaned and counterfeit coins
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Rusted Dies
DIES which have been damaged (pitted) through corrosion. The "rusted" areas of a die create raised bumps on the coin during the STRIKING process thus giving the coin a flat or dull appearance.
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A decent deep mirror Proof. The code says it was damaged, but what the graders caught is not evident. I am grading it PR63 as such, but it looks nicer.
$1,200.00 Available Add to cart View
1864 Copper Nickel PR-63 PCGS (PS) ...
Canadian Maple Leafs , once nearly as popular as Gold Eagles, have fallen into disfavor as gold investments because the coin's design results in the coins being easily scratched and damaged.
Die Defect - An imperfection on a coin caused by a damaged die.
Die erosion - Wear on a die caused by use in the minting process.
Die line - Raised lines, which appear on a coin as a result of polish lines on the die.
Pitted
Refers to the depressed surfaces of a damaged coin caused by various forms of abuse such as being buried in the ground for many years.
Pioneer Gold
See TERRITORIAL GOLD
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Mutilated - A coin that has been damaged to the point where it no longer can be graded.
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Cull - A coin that is extremely worn and/or damaged.
Currency -Paper money / notes used for payment.
Damage - Physical change, such as a scratch, nick, ding, cleaning, hole or pitting. ...
mutilated A term used to describe a coin that has been damaged to the point where it no longer can be graded.
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Die Defect
This refers to various sorts of defects caused by a damaged die. It could be a die crack or die clash etc., as mentioned above.
Die Variety
Minor alteration in the basic design of a coin throughout its lifespan.
problem coin
Any coin that has been cleaned, damaged or has other undesirable traits.
proof
Coins struck mainly for collectors as special presentation pieces using specially polished or otherwise prepared dies.
" It isn't reasonable to expect a dealer or auctioneer to remove the coins from these flips, as the coins can easily become damaged through mishandling.
These coins, coming from objects where they were positioned, are considered damaged by collectors and sell for much less than perfect coins.
Intrinsic
Is the content of "noble" metal (gold, silver...) in the alloy.
Cull - A coin that is worn to the point of being barely identifiable; and/or damaged.
Cupro-Nickel (or copper-nickel) - Composed of an alloy of copper and nickel, such as the U.S. Flying Eagle cents struck from 1856 thru 1858.
POOR: This is the lowest grade that can be accorded to a note. Such a note is severely damaged with large pieces missing and showing heavy surface wear, large holes, stains and considerable discoloration.
I will continue buying and scanning books, periodicals, and auction catalogs. (I prefer inexpensive, damaged, brittle, disbound and ex-libris titles.). Unfortunately, the books are expensive when they are even obtainable.
The reverse side of the counterfeit 1885 trade dollar was also of poor quality (slippery surface) and you can see a damaged top layer at the letter E where the copper layer, which is below the top layer on these forgeries, becomes visible.
 See also: Damage, Coin, Dollar, Mint, Collector
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