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Originally Posted by PCH
Lewis,
I'm no officionado but wouldn't just having replacement (Chinese) lenses be enough to devalue the item regardless of the coating?
Just a thought from someone who knows nothing about it. But I'd be interested to hear the rationale behind why my suggestion doesn't hold true.
Cheers,
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Yes, it devalues it, but not as much as totally useless chipped and cracked lenses do
It saw a hard life after being brought home after WW2 - but it is still considerably rare enough that despite the issues, it is still worth as much as a second hand Takahashi FSQ-106... the VERY few excellent condition samples extant are worth around the $5-7K US range.