It is a great quart as is, however it is easy to make it worse if you haven't worked on many before. The earlier quarts are usually a thicker metal and if the paint isn't beaten up too much then it will be a good candidate for repairing. The photos below are a pair that I repaired and re-lidded (bottom lids only) for a customer recently. Value for empty versus full and new or original lid is a personal call. Some say it effects value, some say not. I don't charge any more or less for full or empty, new lid or old for the ones that I sell. Everyone has their own value system and you have make your own call. Let me know if you want to send it to me. Cheers, Don.