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New Member
United States
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Hi I'm new to the forum so gday everyone. Basically I've been fortunate enough to discover that I have a New South Wales Dump coin, found in an old coin collection and I'm wondering how to go about getting it properly graded and valued. not really looking to sell at this point. The front of the coin is worn but pretty readable , you can read New South Wales and you can still see the little cross on top of the crown. The reverse is pretty smooth - some of the letters can just barely be made out. Any advice on how to approach it would be most appreciated. I checked ebay, nothing that I can find for similar coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome to the forums! I've read somewhere that fewer than 300 Holey Dollars are known to exist. If true, that means the same for the 15d punched from the center? Wow!  There are a couple of these coins at Heritage Auctions. So you don't have to sign in, here are some larger pics of one coin:   Edited by KurtS
06/06/2008 3:04 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Wouldn't have a clue, but if it's real, your sitting on a lot of $
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here's a correction I found here on the surviving numbers of "Dumps": "Today fewer than 300 genuine holey dollars are known and maybe 1500 dumps exist." Btw, how about posting a few pics of your coin?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, if it's the real deal, then it's worth a lot of money.
There was a thread about Dumps in July 2007, which records several prices recently paid.
I'm sure I started a thread last November about a couple of auctions in England, involving, separately, a Holey Dollar and a Dump.
Peter
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Valued Member
Australia
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You certainly have picked up a rarity coin there. I'm with Kurt, any chance of some pics. I wouldn't waste my time on ebay for prices. I can give you some rough pricing for it, depending on what type of dump it is and of course the grading of it. The prices are from Mcdonalds current book. Type A/1 [most common] VG 5000 Fine 20,000 VF 60,000 EF 185,000 Type D/2 [2nd most common] VG 5750 Fine 22,000 VF 67,000 EF 200,000 These are rough pricing. Footnote, Types C/4 and E/3 are double the prices of the A/1. I'm sorry I am not familiar with the different types as listed. |
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New Member
 United States
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 Here's a pic of the coin, pretty grainy but you get the point. The reverse is practically smooth. I don't think it's the C4 variant, based on the little lozenge shapes around the crown. What kind of grade would this likely be do you thnk ? BTW - I'm sure its genuine, been in my family for at least 60 or 70 years. |
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Australia
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Since it's such a rare non-standard coin, my guess is you'll need a specialist for an accurate appraisal. It's great to even see a photo like that! |
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Australia
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Holy moly... Nice find.. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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*Turns Green with envy.* An historical centerpiece to any collection! Regardless of condition that is one fine coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, I'm with Elle on this.
It is a centrepiece, be it ever so humble.
And I'll bet if you hang onto it for 10 years, it'll appreciate a lot more than anything minted in the 21st century.
THE book on Holey Dollars is by Mira & Noble, 1989.
I don't know if that covers dumps as well.
If I were you, I'd be focussing my reading on that subject.
Peter
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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yes even if it was in poor condition I'd trade my whole penny collection for one!
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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mjones32, A very nice find in any condition due to it's rarity. It's a great story to have had a coin like that in the family for so many years & be unaware of the value. A great coin to build a collection around.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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 Australia
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...I'm wondering how to go about getting it properly graded and valued... You're in America, so getting it slabbed wouldn't be too much trouble. PCGS and NGC should both be adequate. Hopefully the slabbing companies have on staff (or can borrow) someone knowledgeable enough to properly grade and authenticate a NSW Dump. According to the PCGS population report, they've graded one Holey Dollar, but no Dumps. Of course, most Australian collectors would probably prefer that one of their iconic coins wasn't entombed in plastic.  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
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