For the holed enthusiast! 1955/1955
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Ohhhhhh LordMmmmmmmmmmm.......
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
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Steve
<< <i>There is more than just the hole. Check out the chunk that is missing on the left side.
I think that's a shadow, just like the top of the coin.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
"Hey Pa, check out this penny I found!"
"We'll ill be darned, it's a doubled! I think I'll make it into pendant for yer ma."
"But pa, it might be worth somethin."
"It's a new penny boy, what could it be worth?"
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Box of 20
SeaEagleCoins: 11/14/54-4/5/12. Miss you Larry!
<< <i>Should'nt it have two holes
Steve >>
It does, one in the front and one in the back.
Shouldn't PCGS really not put PLUGGED on the insert when it obviously is not?
peacockcoins
<< <i>I love that coin!
Shouldn't PCGS really not put PLUGGED on the insert when it obviously is not? >>
It was plugged when it was sent to PCGS, it came back unplugged.
The name is LEE!
Chris' Complete Lincoln Variety Set 1909-date
peacockcoins
EDIT: I'm assuming it's the only holed 55 DDO correct?
Hint Hint
Joe
<< <i>Should'nt it have two holes
Steve >>
Yep - 2 slightly overlapping holes.
- Jim
<< <i>The hole could be restored (copper is the easiest) to almost an undetectable degree. >>
It should be fixed. I'd rather have one that was "Repaired" than "Holed". Still it's worth keeping as is.
We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
Still, if I owned it I'd crack it out and wear it on a chain.
I wouldn't advise doing it to a coin you own, but buying and now having that in a collection would be nice.
Rob
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Would look great next to this
Instant numismatic street cred holmes.
<< <i>Alan Stockton in Kentucky can do a great job filling the hole... >>
That's not what she said.
peacockcoins
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<< <i>I love that coin!
Shouldn't PCGS really not put PLUGGED on the insert when it obviously is not? >>
It was plugged when it was sent to PCGS, it came back unplugged. >>
Looks better unplugged I think. Is the plug rattling around in the holder?
Whatever you are, be a good one. ---- Abraham Lincoln
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<< <i>I love that coin!
Shouldn't PCGS really not put PLUGGED on the insert when it obviously is not? >>
It was plugged when it was sent to PCGS, it came back unplugged. >>
Looks better unplugged I think. Is the plug rattling around in the holder? >>
The coin is very nice, and I actually prefer this specimen to an original no problems issue. I find that the value of the 1955/1955 in current markets woudl deter many to make any other "holed" specimens, particularly in the AU/UNC grade. So I find this specimen to be of value in the lack of ability to replace it. This coin was purchased while I was visiting my wife at Ft Drum, the dealer I purchased it from sold it to a collector as a holed specimen in the late 1980s, and when the collector died he purchased the collection from the widow. At the time of repurchase he discovered the collector had plugged the coin. It had remained that way until I purchased it. I purchased it as a raw holed/plugged specimen. This summer I sent it to PCGS as a plugged specimen, and it returned as a non-plugged specimen. The plug is not in the holder... and I think it looks 100% better now. With the location of the hole, it had to be worn late in the 1950s/1960s when the value of the 1955 was minimal at most.
<< <i>at least it's a clean hole and not crude with huge metal displacement. The coin is probably still worth $400-$500. >>
Yeah, and I'll be honest, it's the sort of coin that I and others might want as a "hole filler" since an undamaged example is out of financial reach of many.
I remember as a kid I could have bought a "BU" example for quite a bit less than what this one is probably worth today. Kicking myself for not doing so!
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
<< <i>Still, if I owned it I'd crack it out and wear it on a chain. >>
I'd leave it in the holder to confirm the coin's authenticity.
My Adolph A. Weinman signature
still beautiful.
Wonder if it was someone’s good luck charm I can’t believe they didn’t know they weren’t drilling an average coin
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923
Actually I just got a 55/55 and I’m locking the drill bits in another room just in case 😂
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923
Ohhhh the humanity
Good to see this one again.... and I wonder what the price was for the coin when acquired...Old thread, so probably no way to find out now...Cheers, RickO
I like it ... it's got character.