1881 Large Cent ...why? - Coin Community Forum

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yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 07/14/2009 8:48 pm would some one make 1/2 a hole and is it worth any thing with damage like that ? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 03:28 am Quote: WHY? would some one make 1/2 a hole... Lots of reasons. Given it's location we can probably rule out accidental damage - someone did deliberately put that there. It may be a mount mark - someone could have mounted the coin into a brooch of some kind. Seems odd to mount a copper coin when gold coins are so much prettier, but you never know. Or maybe someone tried to drill a hole through it, and missed, so rather than make a mess of things with a second hole attempt on this coin, he went and got another pristine cent to try it out on. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 06:10 am how does a hole like that effect the grade? or does the grade stay the same but it get listed as holed ? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 07:45 am Personally, I grade it as if it doesn't have a hole, then say "holed". As for value, I'd value a holed coin at between two and four full grades below the undamaged catalogue value, depending on how severe the damage is. This usually knocks it down to near bullion/scrap value. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 10:57 am thanks Sap I got it for a fair price what is the bullion value of a large cent anyway Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 5:41 pm 1 cent at best still legal tender I think Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 07/16/2009 08:53 am next time I am up north I will try and remember to take it w/ me and see if I can spend it Report this Post to the Staff
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