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bonham3 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 11/26/2007 8:55 pm I have had this nickel 3 cent all my life and was wondering if it had any value, being as some idiot (not me:) drilled it. without the hole it is AG cond. putting it at around $400.00 (why do I always get the gems:) but I was checking around and is it possible with the hole that is still could grade at Fair ? and if So, would anyone know the premium if any ? In case we have some math folk out there, the exact size of the drilled hole is (get this) Really... 11/128th in. or .0859 I kid you not. a 3/32 drill bit was way to big to fit in the hole and a 5/64th would of had to be really twisted around a lot to have made it the size stated. i'll get a few pics. of it and post. but just curious in the meantime. Thank's Report this Post to the Staff

Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 11/26/2007 9:01 pm Post some pics when you get the chance, but in the mean time if it's an AG then it's AG. Since there's a hole in it, it's a damaged AG. I guess that it might be net graded by some as a fair, but I don't really like that. So you have a damaged AG. As to the value, it depends what someone wants to pay for it. It's probably not going to be worth nowhere near $400 but I would guess that around $200? Prethen is the 3CN expert, so he might be able to give you a more accurate guesstimate to the value. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 11/26/2007 9:02 pm you may be able to have the hole professionally repaired and bring it up a few bucks but with the hole you may still get from $100.00-$200.00 but that is just my opinion. I have a few but none with holes but I know that they sale even after being holed Gary Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 11/26/2007 9:04 pm BH, without knowing the market very well on 3 cent coins, I can only state that if you listed it on ebay, it WOULD sell given its rarity. I can safely state that only one of the top TPGs would grade and slab it (ANACS) as a damaged coin; the others would bodybag it. I wouldn't mind seeing a pic of it if you could upload it. Fred Report this Post to the Staff
bonham3 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 11/26/2007 10:43 pm Oh Well !! after closer inspection, seems to be a 65 not an 85. do you agree ? i never gave it a second thought 40 yrs. or so ago to examine it closer. sorry for the false alarm. even at fair cond. period, premium dropped about $195.00 :)right church wrong pew... Image: 3centobv.jpg 52.79 KB Image: 3centobv.jpg 52.79 KB Image: 3centdate.jpg 22.97 KB Report this Post to the Staff
bonham3 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 11/26/2007 10:48 pm rev. pic added Image: 3centrev.jpg 56.58 KB Report this Post to the Staff
Amazon99 Pillar of the Community United States 2443 Posts	Posted 11/27/2007 12:03 am Yup, looks like a 1865 to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 11/27/2007 10:01 am Doh!! I would still love to have that if it was truly a 1885! Report this Post to the Staff
bonham3 Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 11/28/2007 5:33 pm you can drop a little solder around the 6 :) still worth a few bucks, not much. want it ? Report this Post to the Staff
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