"This is a nice large cent that has no problems. Attempted hole." HUH?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>This is a nice large cent that has no problems. Attempted hole >>



A wee bit contradictory, perhaps?

Geez. It isn't even a proper Holey!

airplanenut

attempted ear is more like it...

Wolfy00002

How can you not even finish making a hole?

At what point would you say to yourself "Nah, I changed my mind, if I stop now, it won't be a problem!"

Myqqy

The more that I look at bust half dollars on ebay, the more I'm amazed at what people do not consider to be a "problem". Perhaps half of the coin needs to be sheared off before we hit problem status?

lordmarcovan

Exactly.

I don't have any disagreement with him calling it "nice"- that is a matter of opinion (and except for the dig in it, that IS is a somewhat nicer-than-usual-looking circ large cent).

But "no problems"? Geez!

sinin1

that attempted hole looks like it was attempted with a nail


try it, and you will see why they stopped


even the drill bit attempts stop when the bit breaks

JohnZ

I've attempted a number holes in my day and...


Well, nevermind.

Wolfy00002

I guess being a tool & die maker, I've learned how to start and finish a hole. But if you guys say it's not as easy as I think, I'll just shake my head, and say ok.

Dog97

I believe "attempted hole" would be correct. Not like ½ a hole is still a hole but in the numismatic & lordmarcovan
The Holey of Holeys sense it would only be a hole if it went all the way through.
Could possibly be a pit like maybe a planchet flaw where a piece of slag fell out but it does look like a nail hole to me. Or an attempted nail hole.