At $200, you're in a realm where it's competitive against low cost revolvers, and frankly, since it's a colt, you'll easily sell it to someone who doesn't know what it's worth as a collectors item, but is hunting for a cheap revolver. Old, Colt, and good finish is worth more in that market than old, Colt, and crap finish AND worth more than new rossi or new charter... At least in the minds of new gun buyers who don't realize "restoration" is a bad thing for firearms collectors.

The collectors value largely becomes irrelevant.