!!!!!!!!! Oh my God ??????????

Dave99B · November 23, 2002 3:15AM

ARCO, if you're out there, sit down before viewing this link:

Barber Quarter 1901-S F- VF

Dave

JeffinMich · November 23, 2002 3:20AM

Ouch!

ClarkOfKent · November 23, 2002 3:28AM

I don't even collect those, and I found myself tearing up....

lordmarcovan · November 23, 2002 3:47AM

I kinda like it...

I don't have a Barber quarter on the Holey Coin Vest, yet. That would be one way to "do it in style"!

ARCO · November 23, 2002 3:56AM

WOW - what a Waste if it is a true 1901-S. Excellent color, great XF detail, with a big fat hole in the top. I wonder if it is an 1901-O but the hole obscures the mintmark making it hard to tell the difference.

I am going to watch it to see what the final price is. I would love to own that one, if it were a true 01-S even with a hole.

Tyler

roadrunner · November 23, 2002 4:14AM

Lately it seems that dealers with many years experience are taking a beating. First, a dealer with 30 years experience can't tell a 1951 Proof set from a mint state set, and now a dealer with 40 years experience recommends this great piece for our sets. The years of experience are speaking to us.

roadrunner

gmarguli · November 23, 2002 4:22AM

I wonder if it could be repaired without damaging the remaining part of the mint mark?

merz2 · November 23, 2002 4:27AM

I have a 1874 Trade dollar with the same problem.I'm looking into getting it repaired.Mine also has VF/XF detail.

fcloud · November 23, 2002 4:27AM

Wow. Too bad. As much as I would like to have an 01-s, I would rather have one just about worn smooth.

LanLord · November 23, 2002 4:46AM

sacrelidge

This is what happens when a guy spends too much time and money on his coins and not enough on his lady

The mrs. got out the old black and decker with a 3/16 high-speed-steel drill bit and let him know she wasn't happy

Twowood · November 23, 2002 5:08AM

We've all seen a number of valuable coins like this with holes usually located near the top of the obverse.. Could it be that they've been liberated from pieces of jewelry, necklaces, bracelets etc. How else can they be explained? Twowood

lordmarcovan · November 23, 2002 5:37AM

Twowood- there was some discussion of that last night. (the topic was mostly about the counterstamp on that particular coin, but I gave my Holey Coin spiel, too.

keets · November 23, 2002 5:50AM

hey fourwood

i think that's probably it. the ones i run across seem to be more worn at the bottom of the date on the reverse, obviously from years of "rubbing" against a sweaty cleavage!!!!!! i wonder how a nice, sweet old seated quarter would look after about 10 years of rubbing between Shania's..........whoa, doggie!!! i better not go there.............

al h.

sinin1 · November 23, 2002 5:50AM

I'm guessing 100 yrs ago, some guy made a necklace for his lady - alot bigger and prettier than a gold dollar (cheaper too), and she wore it around her neck for years.

Does anyone know when diamond rings became popular (or how long has the DeBoer cartel been operating)?

I would have concern spending so much on a holey coin, even if completed my set, especially when it could be a 'O'.

jdimmick · November 23, 2002 6:57AM

It makes me pure sick to see a coin like this ruined with a hole. It looks to be a geniue 01-s.
What a shame, cause I was looking for an upgrade??

!!!!!!!!! Oh my God ??????????

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