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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Just because I liked it.   Without the hole, a possible key date. 1833-6 Mintage 780,000 per annum. Edited to reinstate picture.Edited by alganbagerap
02/25/2011 8:00 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1888 Posts |
What better reason to buy?  Such a lovely <mutilated> Greek coin.  I have a built-in, admittedly personal prejudice against holed coins. THAT one should go directly to MELT. Do not pass go; do not collect 200 tokens for having broken the primary rule of numismatic integrity. I shall be silver-junk-box hunting today!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
That's an attractive coin, even holed.  I'd use it for a key fob before I melted it for ~$1 BV. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1418 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
I don't mind well worn, damaged, or mutilated coins. They have character. But when you can not positively id it, I've lost interest. The fact that the hole took out the ability to know the date would make me drop that coin right on to ebay. |
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Valued Member
United States
266 Posts |
According to what I see in Krause They were minted in only 4 years, 1833, 34A, 1844 and 45. I am seeing what I believe to be the first half of the 3 before the hole so that narrows it down to the first 2 years, I do not see an A anywhere ( I don't really know where to look) but pretty good chance it is a 1833?
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Valued Member
Greece
425 Posts |
Most coins of this period coins were holed because women here in Greece wear them to show the wealth of the family.The women come from a rich family wear gold coins and in the middle class wear silver coins.Your coin is a Munich mint coin.In fine condition the cost is 100 euro(130$)
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Pillar of the Community
Luxembourg
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I have a built-in, admittedly personal prejudice against holed coins.
THAT one should go directly to MELT. It's not always a good idea to melt a coin just because it is holed. This one http://www.collection-ideale-cgb.ne...4_013_10.jpg is the only known example. |
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Valued Member
Greece
425 Posts |
I agree with maundry as holed coins was a common practise in east and Balkans for the reason I explain above.Many Ottoman coins it's nearly impossible to find them in no holed condition.So in many instances many collectors must put such coins in their collection
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Valued Member
United States
364 Posts |
Nice coins, either way. Lot of history.
Edited by TenSense
02/27/2011 11:17 am
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Valued Member
Greece
425 Posts |
Here is a group of coins, a friend of mine have in action in a Greek site  |
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Valued Member
Greece
425 Posts |
 they are at 7 euros right now |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1888 Posts |
I just cringe when I see those 'holey' silvers.
Must be why I have so few Greek specimens in my collection.
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Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Too bad because they are with holes.
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