How much does a HOLE affect the value of a coin?
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Having a guy night with a group of dealer friends and while smoking our cigars and sipping our bourbon we like to have a friendly debate.
I like seeing everyone's opinions on here as well as sort of tie breakers...... hypothetical question.....
You have a Bust half dime. It's super original in its looks except it has a small hole at 12o clock.
It's value is 100.00 in its grade without the hole.
What is it worth with the hole?
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It won't let me change the way I worded the poll so my question is
WHAT IS THE COIN WORTH WITH A HOLE IN IT?
How much does a HOLE affect the value of a coin?
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What is it worth with the hole?
I vote it is worth melt so I voted $1.00...at least that is what it would be worth to me.
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So it won't let me change the wording of the poll and the way I worded it is confusing but I did the prices as
WHAT IS THE COIN WORTH WITH A HOLE IN IT?
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Holes are a hard pass for me. I know they have their following but they're not for me. I wouldn't own one if it were given to me.
It could very well be worth more then a $100 to someone. There are guys here that collect holed coins. I've seen holed 7070 type sets.
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Unless it's missing a piece of silver in the middle, not much in my book
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Definitely something I would pass on. A problem coin dealer I knew would have the answer to that.
I guessed $20 but that's all it is, a guess.
I don't recall seeing the coin in the OP holed even once. I haven't seen many holed US coins at all but maybe I'm looking in the wrong place or not long enough.
Specific example - 1806/5 quarter plugged PCGS f details - amazing look otherwise….
Depends on what type of coin, where the hole is and why it's there.
Some holes in some coins have significant historical context.. most are just damage worth melt.
Pretty much done with a holed set of bust halves ( except for the expensive one ) and I would generally pay $35-$50 for F-XF pieces.. coins that would be $150-$400 without the hole.
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sorry. I understand what you want to know, but for me all I would think is that I bought a HOLE with a coin around it. Just can't make myself do that. James
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Yes I like that type of hole too.
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If it were exceptional in other respects, and I wanted one for an album, then, perhaps. Normally I would pass though. Cheers, RickO
Go get a metal detector and spend 10 years digging around in the bushes getting covered with ticks until you find a holed half dime. Then tell me if you'll sell it to someone on this forum for $1.00. Very few people can even drive to a coin show for $1.00 worth of gas.
no 2 holes are alike and you can not just plug in a percentage value of comparable unmolested coin
Depends on how much you want the coin. How long have you been looking, how exhausted you are from looking. Are you filling a hole with a hole? Any way you look at it, it will be worth a hole lot less.
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I'm still dreaming about this one....
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IMO it’s hard to make a blanket statement. It’ all depends on the coin. But in my experience even rare or very scarce coins sell for less than half of non holed. Coins that are easily available or common dates probably melt or close to it.
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Dreaming or nightmare? The same way I'm thinking about this one!!
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Well, price dropped to one-fourth in case of the following coin.
Looked way better in hand and when raw than in slab.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
Sometimes holes are to be expected.
It all depends on the rarity and value of the coin but a hole will usually profoundly impact price.
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I guess you could make a necklace out of it. Some coins were meant to have holes in them. If the holes too big, it's just a washer.
I have an Edward the VI Shilling. AU at least , (1547 to 1553) with a pin hole at the obverse top cannot be seen except if held to light. Beautiful coin I only paid $150 for it The dealer did not like the hole . Worth four or 5 times that.
People collect clipped coins of the era missing much metal, but are afraid of perfect coin with very small hole.
Because of all the clipping done at the time the powers to be small holed coins that were not clipped. " this was the need
to protect the unclipped coins by some sort of countermark was widely accepted."
see "the book "The Punched Hammered Coinage of 1696" by Garry Charman. 1696 was the year they started the implementation on coins in circulation.
Something like this.......
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.......for this.
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Sell it for melt, hmmm, nah I think I’ll just hang on to it.
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I have rare early silver dollars that are holed. Sometimes those are numismatic ultrararities still or at least in the condition census. Certainly an original Continental Dollar or a Gobrecht with a hole is still worth a considerable amount of money. Commodity silver, which is as available as water, is probably worth melt.
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In the case of the coin above, the hole profoundly impacted the price... to the tune of about 1000×
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To the OP... I think your pole of the hypothetical coin you mention would bring $10-20+. Price would depend on rarity.
Most people want undamaged coins, some only want MS66 and above. Some only proofs, patterns etc.
A holed coin can get you a nice looking coin for a fraction of the cost. Do you want an undamaged coin that is worn smooth or a nice example with a hole in it? A holed 1792 disme sold for $20,000 vs $350,000 for a "nice" one.
People collect what appeals to themselves and within their budgets... most of the time.
I voted $20.
Problem coins seem to be worth more these days, at least from what I see in the auctions. Time was, they won't even have gotten into a major auction. Now they sell for smaller discounts that I would have imagined. I've even seen problem pieces in "Platinum Night" sales.
The only pieces I buy with holes are political tokens. If you are a political collector purist, a hole can make the item more desirable because it shows that the piece may have been used in a campaign. If the piece was part of a badge or hung from a ribbon, a hole was cheaper and faster than a bezel.
"Fancy pieces" with Proof-like surfaces were made for collectors back in the day. Those pieces are almost never holed.