Google didn't help so I am back. Is it worth anything?
A dollar?
I really don't collect coins, so I honestly never really understood why mint-damaged coins are supposedly worth more.
I understand they may be rare; but pay more for something "broken"? I guess I just don't get it.
I think we are somehow led to believe that the Mint engages in such thorough inspection, that any defect, no matter how small, is more rare than even Bigfoot sightings.
Maybe in decades past that really was the case -- that the Mint took pride in 100% perfection.
Somehow, I doubt that is still the case today?
A dollar?
I really don't collect coins, so I honestly never really understood why mint-damaged coins are supposedly worth more.
I understand they may be rare; but pay more for something "broken"? I guess I just don't get it.
I think we are somehow led to believe that the Mint engages in such thorough inspection, that any defect, no matter how small, is more rare than even Bigfoot sightings.
Maybe in decades past that really was the case -- that the Mint took pride in 100% perfection.
Somehow, I doubt that is still the case today?
If it was a die crack, how did the material slip sideways?
Its a shear edge, not a crack