Opinions on HOLED coins?

Holed high-grade type coins, seated/trade dollars, and all draped bust coins are all easy sells on eBay.

 

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@TypeCoin971793 yea I was saying to lunchbox that the only way im getting a trade dollar is if its holed seven times, environmental damage, pitted, initialed, stamped, and bent lol

 

Is your budget $30 or something? You can get a rather decent holed trade dollar for less than $75.

 

@TypeCoin971793 50 dollar.

 

The cheap damaged Trade Dollars used to be the chop-marked pieces, but those days are far behind us.

 

Well, I learned something. Thanks!

 

I have a soft spot in my heart for some damaged coins, but I still have trouble falling in love with a holed coin.

But if you think a holed coin has lost all its numismatic value, you'll be leaving a lot of money on the table. I got a holed proof trade dollar as part of a lot on eBay, and a holed Charlotte-mint love-token $1 gold as a BIN. I flipped the first for several times the cost of the whole lot (selling it on eBay), and the second for four or five times what I paid (at a large local coin show).

 

I had a collection of holed/damaged scarce type/date/condition coins which allowed me to carry the coins as a passifier. When the correct time came where I had whole replacements (the goal - no hole), the coins were sold at a profit.

For many years, when it was practical, but not fashionable, I wore clothes with holes. My coins were just part of my assemble.

As in your example, the above stated parameters may make a difference in acceptability.

JMHO

 

I collect holed and creatively destroyed coins. I started many years ago and it stuck. For some I have had to settle for plugged as a still-holed one is no longer available. I have holed love tokens that I would like to replace with just a holed one. Same with the plugged coins.

I prefer holed and high grade but it depends on what it is. I would like to purchase those I still want for my collection.

 

Stamped coins become tokens and rather rare ones at that. Stamps of numbers or initials are less desirable than words. A worn Spanish 2 real from the 1790s is worth around ten dollars. That same coin in the same condition with a nice counter stamp is worth upwards of two hundred dollars. Rare ones fetch more than a thousand dollars. I agree that many coin collectors say that counter stamped coins are damaged coins. To them that is true. Being true for them does not make it true for everyone.

 

Turns out I haven't imaged that coin yet.
I'll see what I can do about that.

 

Keep an eye out, and you'll be able to find one. I was at a show a few years ago and got an EF details for $55 for a forum member on a budget.

 

I have to agree with that. No mutilated coins for me, please.

 

If you ever see one around 50 let me know, don't kill yourself trying but if you ever notice and remember ha

 

Sometimes a common coin becomes more interesting.

 

who was shooting a coin? lol @H8_modern

 

No idea but I thought it was a really cool thing to spend $15 on.

 

2 bullet holes in one coin is quite unusual, and neat. How about a type set of bullet-holed coins? I like conversation pieces.

 

What was the date of the holed proof trade dollar? Also, the holed "C" gold dollar?

I don't know how I missed them on eBay. Twice on the $1.

 

Pretty sure the half dime hole would just be empty from the coin exploding every time lol