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Digger

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Flan splits whats exceptible
« on: October 13, 2022, 08:18:09 pm »
Do splits efect price ?

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Re: Flan splits whats exceptible
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2022, 08:21:59 pm »
Sorry for the pics,still learning a mere pleb.

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Re: Flan splits whats exceptible
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2022, 09:15:29 pm »
Yes, flan cracks will effect the price.  It depends on how bad it is and where the crack is located.  It's not so bad on yours.

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Re: Flan splits whats exceptible
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2022, 03:15:01 am »
An uncracked example will always be worth more than a cracked one. Such cracks are regarded as "flaws", rather than "mint errors".
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Re: Flan splits whats exceptible
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2022, 07:24:13 am »
I distinguish between splits, which by my definition are open, and cracks, which are mostly closed. Of course there are a lot that are a bit of both. I would call yours a crack, not a split.

For me, cracks are a minor flaw. Of course if they are very ugly, detract from the types or important legends, or are so long the coin looks like it will break they can be a major flaw.

A small closed crack like yours will have very little impact on my price. Some, but very little.

Some types are almost always cracked or split and authenticity must be examined more closely if they are not.
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Re: Flan splits whats exceptible
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2022, 08:09:42 pm »
Thank you for your replies Jay , sap ,Joe.
Not as bad as I thought it was , The problem arouse whilst trying
to remove the coin from the self adhesive flip it was kept in ,
it did present some problems and my fear was I was going to
damage the coin ,but it all turned out OK ,took photo and put
it back in new flip. The pic turned out bad but not going through
all that stress again.

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Re: Flan splits whats exceptible
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2022, 08:33:21 pm »
While I understand that price is affected by many things, for myself as a collector, splits or even cracks will not deter me from buying a coin I like. Unless it is really huge or really mars the appearance. Yours is fine to me. I don't mind test cuts most of the time, although that depends on where the cut is.

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