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My dad had a bunch of holed Liberty Cap and Liberty Seated half dimes (1829-1850's). I guess a lot of people liked to wear them on a necklace or something. I think most he paid $5-10 for--(I think he paid too much back then). Are they worth even what he paid for them? I tried to download a picture of the 1829 one but file is too big--I will work on photo. Thanks for letting me pick your brains! Gussyboy |
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I get the feeling maybe this was a dumb question. Several have viewed but no one has allowed their brains to be picked.
Gussyboy
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No such thing as a dumb question here gussyboy,, but its a little hard to give a value even on a holed coin without pictures to see the other details . When you reach 50 posts here you will be able to get your own gallery to up load your pics to ,,it becomes much easier . Until then look into opening a free account on a web host like photobucket . http://photobucket.com/Metalman |
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Thanks a million for the teaching, Metalman! I will do just that.
Gussyboy
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Do what I did. My dad had a holed 1921 Morgan in good shape. I had an old gold chain. A trip to my local favorite jeweler and presto!  MM  |
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Oooooh. I get a sinking feeling in my gut whenever I see a classic that's been messed with.
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I know what you mean Thingee! I am very new at this,but it's so hard to see, yet so hard to part with even the ones that aren't worth anything. I think I read where some of the group likened it to parting with their children! I have 22 of these poor things that have been injured--I'm a nurse and always want to make it better, but these I can't! The 1829 one is in primo shape except for the dern hole! Alas, I think they will all be confined to the bottom of the box (dungeon)!ha
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Here is a picture of the holed 1829 I have--poor thing has been injured! Thanks! Gussyboy1  |
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Okay, maybe third times a charm!? |
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gussyboy1, Still no image. After you add the image (green camera icon below) be sure to remove everything before "http" and everything after ".jpg". Then highlight all the remaining text and click on the "add image" icon above. To make sure you did it correctly, use the preview button below. Your image should be visible in the preview.  |
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Ok I can click on the link and see the pic ... poor thing! It won't pass muster as a collector piece due to the extent of damage and its location. It looks like that one was shot rather than drilled. Some of these get bids on ebay but again this one probably won't get that much due to the extent of damage. Some get ridiculously high bids on ebay due to the seller's marketing. For example they would list this one as "Annie Oakly sharpshooter piece ... a souvenir from a 19th century sharpshooting exhibition". Of course they can't substantiate anything.  Edited by SeatedNut
12/24/2007 09:40 am
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Hey, great idea--pass it off to some poor unsuspecting BEGINNER (like me! ha) as Annie's relic. Jus Kiddin
Thanks Dave for your help!
Gussyboy
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Boy, they did not just hole that poor thing, they MUTILATED it! MM  |
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Ya, and my dad paid $10 for that years ago!
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Arghhhhhhhhhh  And they did not even use a drill. A hammer and screwdriver, please. |
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Ya, and my dad paid $10 for that years ago!
The coin could still be worth 10.00 to the right person . your Dad bought and collected what He liked ,,there is nothing wrong in that. in fact it is absolutely normal for a collector ,, there are whole sub groups of folks out here who collect what some see as worthless valueless coins ,die cracks,chips ,grease filled ,corroded,dateless, the list goes on and on . The coin except for the holes is a pretty nice coin with good details and for the 10.00 your Dad had an example of a very pretty and historic coin for a meer fraction of what one in that grade without the holes would cost . Metalman |
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Posted 12/23/2007 10:32 pm
