I have deep respect for you folks who have the straight graded collections in order - I freely admit to my attraction for the ugly scratched tooled holed types on occasion. Those occasions being when I could never afford a nice straight graded example. I'm not a collector so much for the beauty - though that's definitely a component of my curiosity, I'm fascinated by the history and I do get a bit OCD about filling spots, which Details coins have been satisfying for many years. So I've always wanted a Draped Bust Silver Dollar, and I have needed an 1875 Carson City 20 Cent Piece. So, for less than $1000 (thank you recent OT) I have this weekend acquired both... One of the ugliest 1799 Draped Bust Dollars you'll ever see - and a, perhaps uglier, ex-jewelry 1875 Carson City 20 Cent piece. (I will upgrade in the future I hope). Feast your eye balls on this - and post your uglies!!! (Sellers pics)
Oh well. A man has to do what a man has to do, I guess. I guess ugly is in. Seriously, nice hole fillers!
Ouch. But that's still a Bust dollar! I can understand holeys. I try to avoid ugly, but sometimes you've gotta do what you've gotta do, as mentioned.
The 20c would be cool with the pinback replaced. Except when worn as a brooch, you couldn't see the mintmark on it.
I would enjoy simply having them in my collection as examples, albeit poor, but still recognizable coins. Nice additions.
I like to look at damaged coins and let my imagination let me decide where the coin came from. Congrats on your coins. I've got a lot of ugly coins that my father collected. I like them because my father had them and liked them. I didn't know that my father collected coins until he passed. My mother never told me.
My first details Coin. So I guess one of my uglies. I doff my cap to the owner of a Bust dollar, you have an incredible piece of history.
Hah, the Draped Bust 1799 Dollar looks like it was on a necklace - quite the stylish medallion! While Lord M.'s holey hat is, in my view, the ultimate in haute holed coin fashion, it reminded me of a few fun pieces - I have a bracelet (removed) of coins most likely from the Great White Fleet - which Teddy Roosevelt sent around the world to show off America's growing naval power in 1907-1909 (given the ports of call) which includes a holed 1883 Hawaii quarter. I also have a formerly holed (looks like the chain pulled the hole open) 1422-61 England Henry VI 1/4 gold Noble - the same type as was discovered in Canada last year raising questions about early exploration there. The queen of my SLQ set - the rare 1918/7-S overdate is holed. I also really like my holed 1861-O Seated Liberty half dollar - as it is unique because those coins were produced under three different authorities in New Orleans that turbulent year - 1. The United States mint; 2. The State of Louisiana; and 3. The Confederate States. I find that fascinating historically and every one of these was affordable to me - an opportunity for me to have a little interesting piece of history, because of the damage / holes. For example that bracelet was about $40 as I recall maybe 10 years ago. It is in this context I embrace the hole.
Rough stuff. But i have my share too. Including my $110 bust dollar. Which would be a stunner except for an attempt to change the last 0 of 1800 to a 4
Generally if you can afford problem free, well yeah go problem free. But it’s hard to deny there are some bargains in details coins. I purchased this for $120. Would be an $800-1000 coin problem free at this sharpness grade.
