Lord M would be proud of me !

IstilllikeZARcoins

I awoke at the ungodly time of just after 5:30 this AM.....anyhow I went down and made a cup of tea and ended up in my office. I pulled out my box of loose coins and saw a few holey coins. I then put my first holey coin into a cardboard 2 X 2 and have now started my own holey coin collection although I only have 6 coins at the moment.

I also found a few 1975 coins and decided on starting a Birthday year set for my wife ( who sort of understands coins but is not really into them ).

Anyhow - a productive morning was had and I still have a 1/2 hour spare before work starts.

Rickc300

Arrggghhhhh!!!! Another monster is born! I have probably 20-30 coins that are holed, they are fillers until I can find another non holed version to replace them with. They will then be sold to other collectors filling holes (no pun intended) in their collections. I probably have a few pieces worthy of the vest and at least one for the hat. Odds are, they will stay in my collection as an un-holey version is not likely to come along any time soon...

lordmarcovan

Well, yeah, I'm proud of you, but not completely, until you wear them. You don't have to go full-garment like I do, but a modest hat, or at the very least, a keychain, would do.

I also approve of pinning holeys to bulletin boards. That is a fun way to collect them.

They've already been "ventilated", so there is no shame in letting them have some air instead of closing them up in 2x2s.

IstilllikeZARcoins

How 'bout if I make one into a nose ring.

ozzysdad47

Ahmen................ What LordM said................ I've been collecting Holey coin's for about 2 year's now, Just need to find the right hat. I keep most of me "Holey's" hidden from the little "Holey Monster's" better known as my grandson's, Garrett and Nate. Seem's Garrett took a shine to my Holed 1823 40 Reis. Which was later found under the carport at their house on the concrete, And was promptly returned. But i have run across 2 , Shame on me (Kennedy Halve's) Liteside Modern Cr@p, But at any rate, I used them to hang over the Peep hole's in my front and back door's, So i can see out and watch for the "Holey Monster's" That regularly frequent my home and leave a wide path of Un-Holey Destruction on my antique furniture..........Grrrrrrrrrrrr.......... But they are my future YN's and Garrett is about to turn 5 , And Natey is going to be 2 on May 26th, And i will be 47 on the May 29th. And my Late father who would have been 76 on May 28th. I missed his B-day by 4 hour's and 31 minute's. I now have a total of 5 1/2 grandchildren, My oldest daughter is due in Sept. with another grandaughter. Which will bring the total of 2 Grandson's and 4 Grand-daughter's. I can't wait til Garrett and Nathan are old enough to start collecting, without secretley plundering my collection.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>How 'bout if I make one into a nose ring. >>

Now that would be the first original holey idea to come down the pike since I pioneered the use of fishing swivels on the Holey Coin Vest.

Dare ya.

Do it, and post a picture, and I will send you my ZAR holey coin PLUS some other nice holey stuff, so you can change 'em periodically.

Or wear one in each nostril.









Ozzysdad- you have a grandson named Garrett, eh?

Garrett has long been a lucky name, for me...

pendragon1998

I've only got 1 holed coin - a 3 cent nickel - but I always thought a cool way to display them would be to hang them from a velvet-backed display cabinet on the wall with a bunch of little upturned L-shaped pins, sort of like you'd hang keys from. I don't know if that description makes sense, but I think it'd look neat in practice.