One of the coolest coin collections seen at the Baltimore coin show

joebb21 · July 12, 2017 3:39PM

Spot the rarity if you can

1630Boston · July 12, 2017 3:44PM

I like the Pine Tree but what do you mean by 'rarity' ?

TomB · July 12, 2017 3:47PM

That small eagle $10 is pretty dang scarce.

WaterSport · July 12, 2017 3:51PM

I would love to hear the story as to why each person needed to drill a hole in each of those coins!

WS

TommyType · July 12, 2017 3:52PM

Gobrecht Dollar?

Basically, there's a whole lot of rarity there! (Just missing 1% or so of total volume.)

KollectorKing · July 12, 2017 4:00PM

"holey cow"

joebb21 · July 12, 2017 4:03PM

The small eagle is a $5 not a $10

There was a 1794 50c, Lord Balt colonial,1796 25, pine tree shilling, gobrecht dollar and lots of other really cool coins-

Lew · July 12, 2017 4:20PM

The one in the lower left corner is pretty cool -- has CSA which I assume is Confederate States of America, and some writing around the edge -- can't read what is written!

DIMEMAN · July 12, 2017 4:49PM

I only see one without a hole.

MrEureka · July 12, 2017 4:59PM

I visit that display at least a few times at every Baltimore show. Cool stuff!

DNADave · July 12, 2017 5:37PM

Those CSA dollars are heavily counterfeited. I wonder if that's a real one?

keyman64 · July 12, 2017 7:57PM

WOW

joebb21 · July 12, 2017 8:16PM

@MANOFCOINS said:
What percentage of value is lost bc of the hole? 95% my guess

I asked the owner of the set how much he has put into it and if I recall correctly I was told about $30,000

Coinosaurus · July 12, 2017 8:23PM

The hardest part of the collection was finding the coins with white circles on them.....those are super rare.......

MrEureka · July 12, 2017 9:00PM

@MANOFCOINS said:
What percentage of value is lost bc of the hole? 95% my guess

More like 80%.

howards · July 12, 2017 9:07PM

@DIMEMAN said:
I only see one without a hole.

I can fix that.

HoledandCreative · July 12, 2017 9:27PM

I wish he had used more than 1 tray to spread them out, and maybe sort them out. I see a few there that I would be very thrilled to pay 20% for. Is the owner selling any or all?

joebb21 · July 13, 2017 2:24AM

@HoledandCreative said:
I wish he had used more than 1 tray to spread them out, and maybe sort them out. I see a few there that I would be very thrilled to pay 20% for. Is the owner selling any or all?

They were not spread out for a reason. I believe they look alot more interesting in this way. And no he was not selling

ricko · July 13, 2017 2:52AM

There is one with two holes... top, near the left side.... if by rarity, you mean different..... Cheers, RickO

Treashunt · July 13, 2017 3:24AM

neat collection.
I have a friend who is trying to complete a Seated dime set -- all holed

golden · July 13, 2017 6:47AM

Very cool!

Meltdown · July 13, 2017 7:43AM

Love it.

ARCO · July 13, 2017 7:47AM

Any collection that doesn't include grading companies and their plastic is one helluva fine collection.

MrEureka · July 13, 2017 7:49AM

@MrEureka said:

@MANOFCOINS said:
What percentage of value is lost bc of the hole? 95% my guess

More like 80%.

Which means, in this market, that drilling a hole through a coin is almost as bad as cracking it out of a slab.

silverpop · July 13, 2017 7:56AM

cool collection of coins

BarberFanatic · July 13, 2017 8:51AM

I believe the rarity is the 1836 Gobrecht.

rawteam1 · July 13, 2017 8:59AM

They all look Artificially Holed...

TwoKopeiki · July 13, 2017 3:52PM

Bottom right 8 Reales bust of Fernando VII without a date looks like an early (1813-14) Guadalajara Mint (reverse: mintmark Ga, assayer initials MR) minted in the early years of Mexico's War for Independence.

HoledandCreative · July 13, 2017 10:38PM

When I look at a display I like to see everything in it. I don't see a 1796 Quarter. Definitely a nice collection and I wish I had a chance to buy a few of them. Maybe I'll get to Baltimore sometime and meet a fellow collector of holed coins.

Treashunt · July 14, 2017 2:56AM

@HoledandCreative said:
When I look at a display I like to see everything in it. I don't see a 1796 Quarter. Definitely a nice collection and I wish I had a chance to buy a few of them. Maybe I'll get to Baltimore sometime and meet a fellow collector of holed coins.

quarter eagle

ricko · July 14, 2017 3:32AM

Well??? Inquiring minds want to know? What is your answer?? Cheers, RickO

logger7 · July 14, 2017 4:08AM

Whoever damaged all those rare coins should have been worked over himself by the mob!

messydesk · July 14, 2017 4:33AM

That dollar next to the 1794 half is an 1866 No Motto, isn't it?

joebb21 · July 14, 2017 5:07AM

@ricko said:
Well??? Inquiring minds want to know? What is your answer?? Cheers, RickO

The rarity was actually multiple different coins. i forget them all but there were quite a few 5 figure coins with a hole in them.

divecchia · July 14, 2017 10:05AM

Those are cool.

Thanks for sharing.

Donato

HoledandCreative · July 14, 2017 12:28PM

I see no Quarter Eagles, no 1796 Quarter, and no $100,000+ coins. The $5 Small Eagle is the most expensive coin I see with the Gobrecht next, then the 94 Half. The way I see it.