Broken hammered 1d - repair or no repair?

[pokal02]

Hi,

The other day I dropped a rare hammered 1d (which was already badly cracked) and it broke in two. Would you attempt to have it repaired or not & if so, how would you go about it - I've seen the Allen Stockton website but would be reluctant to send it to America (or in fact anywhere by post - any repair could fail if it gets delivered back on my carpet underneath one of my wife's heavy catalogues!)

[Peter]

Personally I would keep the 2 halves together.The crack would of knocked its value.2 halves from a rare coin IMO is just as desirable.

[HistoricCoinage]

I know that people have had good results with these people, it might be worth sending them some photos and getting their opinion.

[ski]

i agree with peter

ski

[HistoricCoinage]

i agree with peter

ski

True, but cut halves are worth considerably more than broken halves.

[pokal02]

Thanks all, I think I'll leave it as it is, at least for now.

As a matter of interest, what would be a reasonable guess at the decrease in value compared to a specimen without a crack? 2/3 of its book price (i.e. worth 1/3) ? It's actually in 2 quite neat halves and doesn't look any worse than before when I put them together.