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Originally Posted by barrysloate
The reason that restoration on coins and cards is frowned upon is that the value of each is very much dependent on its grade. Compare a vintage baseball card in Good to Very Good condition to the same one in NR MT to MT condition. The difference might be a hundred fold. As such, collectors demand that whatever grade a coin or card receives is the real thing.
That wouldn't apply to a painting. If a restorer touched up a Picasso, I doubt it would affect the price very much. If major work was done, then it probably would have more of an effect. But baseball cards and coins are very condition sensitive.
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How about movie posters?
Top condition items that have not been restored command quite a premium over lesser condition items. Yet restoration happens all the time and can actually enhance the value of a poor condition item.
Tom C
07-09-2015, 11:38 AM
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