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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Here's a pretty little India 2 annas 1877, weight 1.48g. In the centre of the reverse is what I thought was a plug but it doesn't go right through. Could it be a countermark ?   Here's the centre: 
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I think drilled and plugged, probably by an Indian jeweler.
I often see small American small silver of the 19th Century that has been holed, most probably for jewelry purposes.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It could be that somebody had it turned into a button at one time.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
2139 Posts |
sel_69l, Your reply interests me, as I too have bits of jewellery incorporating 19th century US silver for example, an 1875 20c in VF20 with a small hole fortunately missing most of the design, an 1856 dime in EF with a hole to the left of the date. Can I sell them as they are ? If so what percentage of the numismatic value should I expect to get (say on ebay) ? Should I attempt to restore these coins ?
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Bacchus2, That's a good point, I hadn't thought of a button, and we do see old clothes sometimes with Indian coins as silver buttons.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Pertinax: Unfortunately, they are impossible to restore, with the type of damage they have sustained. As they are, they are worth only a small fraction of what they would have, without damage, for a coin in otherwise similar condition.
As a parallel example, may years ago, I bought a Roman gold Aureus of Claudius, with the 'IMPER.RECEPT' Praetorian Camp reverse in about VF condition, from Spink's in London. The coin had a grievous test cut through Claudius' head, and I was able to purchase the coin for 1/10th of the cost, relative to the equivalent undamaged coin. ( not much above gold value) I wrote to Spink's, asking if it could be repaired. The answer was that it would most probably be worse than if I did NOT to repair it. I took that advice. I sold it to a coin dealer buddy of mine for his personal collection, about 30 years ago, for only a few more dollars than what I paid for it. He still has it An otherwise magnificent coin.
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