With two examples available at the same
price, I would choose the ‘lower’ grade unbroken coin.
I am not a ‘complete-ist’, but I do understand collectors who are, and who need to consider a broken coin in order to
complete a set.
There are many coins graded VF that are quite attractive. I've seen VF coins that I like more than examples graded EF that are not broken, but have some other problem (i.e. die wear, die shift, centering, etc.)
If a coin has broken once, it could break again.