How much value does a hole/plug take away from a coin?

How much value does a hole/plug take away from a coin?

 

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well melt value would be affected. but like regular coin value it would probably make it from a ms 65 to a 50 but pictures would help

 

It depends on the coin, but a plug/hole takes away most of the numismatic value.
I bought a better grade Bust Dime worth $50 for $5 because of a plugged hole.... Twice it's melt value, but a LOT less than it's numismatic value would have been.

 

i bought one for $6500

 

....but the plug was put there by the Mint..... ?

 

Depends on the coin and quality of the plugging,

 

i didn't think the plugged coin was put in by the mint, it was a gobrecht dollar

 

Very nice coin indeed! And exactly the reason why there's no blanket "percentage decrease" for a random holed/plugged coin.... just depends on the rarity of the coin.
I thought you might have been talking about one of the early US patterns like a 1792 Cent with the silver plug or didn't the Half Disme have a plugged variety?

 

I got a plug nickel once.

 

You have a lot more gamble in you than I have in me. Unless you had another pair of qualified eyes look at it, I wouldn't feel comfortable buying it until then. A great coin to have either way, congratulations. So the answer to the OP's question on final value would be, anywhere from zero to $6500; so far.

 

there are very few affordable gobrecht, there are non plugged but cleaned ones selling for $1-2k more didn't see any at the market when i bought mine, i don't have $20k saved up to buy a uncleaned one... who ever plugged mine did a good job, not that noticeable

the highest paid plugged usa coin that i can find was for a 1879 stella, buyer paid $47k

someone else paid $54k for a colonial coin.

 

It really depends on the rarity of the specimen. For specimens truly R-7 and above in rarity, a plugged specimen may be the only example one might attain in a lifetime.

 

Here is a nice one on sale right now in PF62 and under $40,000.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PROOF-PF62-...34?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item27cfbe0152

 

well I just went to a coin show and saw that 2 cent pieces with holes (there were a surprising number of them) go for 12 and ones without holes go for 25-35...

 

That's a nice specimen and all. However, I'd never buy it on ebay as it's marked up in price. Chances are it probably sold from Heritage or another auction site.