Choice: higher catalogue value and rarity or nicer looking coin?

I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of these pretty cheaply recently

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces12306.html

a 1905 in around F condition and a 1906 in VF

Now the 1905 has a lower mintage and even in F it has a higher catalogue value than the VF 1906.  But the 1906 just looks better, which would you go for?

Цитата: neilithicI was lucky enough to pick up a couple of these pretty cheaply recently

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces12306.html

a 1905 in around F condition and a 1906 in VF

Now the 1905 has a lower mintage and even in F it has a higher catalogue value than the VF 1906.  But the 1906 just looks better, which would you go for?

I think we could be orientally for higher quality.
Because firstly, users need to find wright type of coin. And it is more easily when picture of coin is good quality=)

If it was a genuine key date in a series I'd go for the lower mintage but in this case as they are all relatively common, go for the VF.

If it was so much I would keep both I have in some cases and continue to buy some.. My hometown issued a halfpenny.. I have one nice UNC, one F and have one coming which is UNC with a die crack.

I agree with p.

Tough call.  How big of a value spread are we talking here?
Besides that, do you collect as an investment or do you collect because you love the coins?
I think at this point, I'd keep the 1906.

The 1906 in VF is around $17.50, Not sure exactly what the F value of the 1905 is but VF is listed at $45 and the VG listed at $5 so my guess is it's around halfway in between putting it around $20-$25 for F

Keep both!