Holed George II Shilling Inscribed James On Reverse

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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 08/20/2024 6:28 pm Is this common? Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24875 Posts	Posted 08/20/2024 7:00 pm Quote: Is this common? Unfortunately, both graffiti and holed coins are quite common. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/20/2024 7:19 pm Not really common, as the word is generally used, but still pretty worthless. Report this Post to the Staff
arkadyn Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 08/20/2024 8:44 pm 1758 is a common date of this type, if it had not been inscribed and did not have a hole, it would be worth $10. Now it's value is silver melt. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16805 Posts	Posted 08/20/2024 8:45 pm Coins that have names engraved on them as keepsakes are often called "love tokens". Most love tokens are more carefully engraved than this example; this more qualifies as "graffiti" instead. Unless it's some kind of family heirloom that has remained with the family and you have some idea as to who "James" might have been, them I'm afraid a "damaged coin" is all people are going to see here. 1758 is the commonest date of the George II shillings. I think it would be hard to find people prepared to pay above melt value for it. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 08/20/2024 9:03 pm So, I only paid melt for it, so I'm not out anything. But doesn't anyone wonder if the James was James the Pretender? And was there any practice after Culloden of wearing Hanoverian silver as a pendant as a mark of loyalty, while hiding one's true loyalty? Report this Post to the Staff
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