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flasks New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 10:47 am This coin is one of several found during the demolition of an old structure. The other several coins were foreign which I didn't want so I just purchased this one from the finder and hope I didn't go overboard in the price. I am NOT a coin collector but do have several that I've found with my metal detector and yard sales . .. I would like someone to grade this coin for me and also give me an estimate of fair market value. I realize that a hole is common in many of these early coins. What I found unusual is that the hole pierced the lower half of the "eight" in the date so as not to affect or greatly detract from the graphics. All opinions are welcome. Thank you in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 10:58 am Looks to be about XF45 Holed. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 11:17 am to the community The details on this coin are IMO AU-50, but because of the hole the coin would be considered ungradeable. Without the hole the value would be several hundred dollars. Now I would say $50. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 11:30 am Yeah, $40-50 sounds about right. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 1:46 pm Nice looking coin, too bad about the hole. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 7:23 pm EF Details and $40-$50 sounds like a fair price. It's a $200 coin if not holed and the strike looks strong on both surfaces. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
8 R€ÅL€Š™ New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 08/09/2010 3:18 pm Quote: The other several coins were foreign which I didn't want By any chance were these Mexican, Spanish, or other Latin American coins dated pre 1857? Before 1857 many "foreign" coins were legal tender in the US and they are very collectible. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcreek1968 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 08/10/2010 7:08 pm I agree on the EF-45 opinion. The hole does the number on this beauty. But, you're not the only one it to have encountered holes. I've seen them on beautiful large cents, gold pieces (wonder what they did with the drillings?), nice Barber quarters, just about any piece you can name. Report this Post to the Staff
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