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Pillar of the Community
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Nothing a little duct tape can't fix  |
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Personally, I wouldn't buy it. If you're an even half-way serious collector, damaged coins do you no good. Save up some money and get a "real" 14D.
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry...I suppose that joke was a bit "off"  |
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Pillar of the Community
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KurtS................. Not at all !.......actually pretty smart and funny I thought!......wishin' I'd thought of it myself even!...  ..but it's been a long day and my brain is tired !...  Edited by eaglefoot
04/15/2008 4:21 pm
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Valued Member
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how ironic, on the 143rd anniversary of Lincoln's death
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm sure that hole was done before the person knew it would be worth hundreds one day.
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I'm sure that hole was done before the person knew it would be worth hundreds one day.
Man, I hope so. If not, there is one sick individual out there! |
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Seems like the hole is part of the story that the coin has to tell. Part of the mystery and part of the history. I have plenty of holed coins, one even looks like it was shot by a gun. How interesting, maybe Annie Oakley shot it as part of her Wild West Show! As long as the value drops A LOT, I don't see it is a real problem.
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Pillar of the Community
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Considering they had a perfectly good 14D sitting right next to it that would grade a solid G4 for $200, I know I should just let that one sit there.... It was a tempting though.
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I will tell you never ever buy a coin like that. It will have no resale value. The best you can do is learn to grade and buy the best coin your money can buy. We have all started and bought coins we found out to late and regretted the purchase. You are much better off to buy 1 or 2 super coins a month or year for that matter than to buy a bunch you can't sell to upgrade. Just my 2 cents.
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your knocking religious money it hole y! Edited by toniblab
04/16/2008 9:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Went by there again today... It's still there.
I offered them $60 for it, but got turned down. We'll see...
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United States
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My guess is that one of 2 situations happened:
1. A lot of people drilled holes in a coin and made jewelry from them. Some did it because they liked the look, where poorer people (like my ancestors) did it so they knew they always had some emergency cash on hand.
2. And this is the one I believe...some guy needed it for his set and instead of paying the house payment bought the coin for a great price. The house payment bounced, the wife found out, divorced him and drilled a hole in it for her own personal necklace. I believe this because my wife would do the same thing to me if the coin collecting was before the bills.
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Pillar of the Community
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in my opinion, holed coins are 1/10th the value of an undamaged similar coin. I might think about it for $30, but not $90
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