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Valued Member
United States
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I have some key dates with small holes in them. Is there a way to fill them just so I dont have to see the hole when I look at them? I'm not trying to dupe anyone and I know it wont increase value but I just wonderd if there is a way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
a non-permanent solution would be clay, but personally I would just leave them alone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
528 Posts |
there are people that can fix them professionally but it can be expensive. I know a guy that had a 1893-S morgan and had it filled. It looked pretty good.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
1361 Posts |
to fill the hole you have to burn it with torch and then clean it. So better leave it at is.
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Valued Member
 United States
95 Posts |
I guess I could take the silver one to the jewlers but the two indian heads I dont know.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
I would just leave it as is.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
as was said there are coin doctors that can do some amazing things and it would take a trained eye to spot (and sometimes even they can't tell). Some of the coin doctors coins ends up in slabs because in the small amount of time the TPG graders spend with a coin isn't enough to tell or see what has actually been done so some slip by and make it into slabs which is where the real payoff is for these people. The thing that would concern me is even though you know what had been done to the coin the next in line to take over the collection may not know and try to sell it as problem free because they don't know about what has been done to the coin before they got it from your collection |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you absolutely must have the holes plugged, then get it done professionally http://www.crs-stockton.com/ A service like that will probably cost more than a jeweler but you have to decide if the coin is sufficiently rare enough to justify spending the money. Yes, it would still be an altered coin but one worth more than a coin with a hole  Edited by biokemist6
05/27/2009 12:36 am
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Moderator
 United States
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I'd leave it be. Part of the fun of collecting is the history involved with the coins. You never really know who could have worn that piece as jewelry or what poor soul had to take his last few coins and sew them into his clothes to hide them
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Moderator
United States
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 I have a William Pitt Half Penny. This coin is holed. It was common practice during the protests of the Stamp Act, to punch holes in these and wear them as medalets around ones neck. This is part of the history of this particular piece. It's considered damaged and I had it authenticated by NCS, but, historically speaking, I would not change a thing about this piece. Having said that, I'd leave it be  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
United States
178 Posts |
We recently sold a holed 1835 P Classic Head Half Cent in F condition for a net price of $41.25. The price guides list it for about $65 in Fine condition without the hole. We didn't fill the hole, and I don't know if all "filled" holes look like this, but maybe this will give you an idea of a once nice coin that's been holed and filled.   Edited by TonysPics
05/27/2009 03:24 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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How on earth did you get $40 for that...?
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Valued Member
United States
178 Posts |
We listed it and somebody bought it not long after I put up those pics. Somebody must have needed it. It's probably the only coin that I've seen that has been holed.
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