Bent, Holed, Polished, Re-Engraved, Rim Filing, DAMAGED - Ranking the Rank Coins!

Ionian Islands (Greece)
1 Obol 1819

I used to own this but swapped in on Numista

 

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Heavily damaged, cleaned too.

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Here's one that's fairly rare. AU-Details-Bent. I showed it to some buddies at last week's local coin club meeting and they, like me, couldn't really see the bend. I told them it couldn't be bent - I put the slab on the table top and it didn't rock.

Hey, even if it wasn't bent, it probably would have detailed for cleaning and maybe for a couple of the dings.

But it's still an R-6.

 

PVC damage.

 

Another of my holed coins
Egypt 1865 (1277) 10 Para

 

Holey Indians!!

 

Does this count?

 

Why stop there?

 

I've had this one for over 50 years.

 

Is that cracked all the way through? If so... how?

 

The worst piece in my collection by are long shot ...



This token was made from iron recovered from the wreck of the CSS Virginia a.k.a. The Merrimac. This was the Confederate ironclad that squared off with the Union Monitor at Hampton Roads, Virginia in March 1862. The Confederates blew it up later rather have it fall into Union hands.

It was once listed as a Civil War token but later dis-listed because it's now believed these were minted and sold circa 1905. I would love to get a better one, but the opportunity has never arrived. Auction prices for nice ones have gone over $3,000.

 

Yes. It was that way when I bought it. But, from the state of the rims, I would surmise that someone beat it with a hammer.

 

Wrong on too many levels….

 

I don't think it's whizzed... @Insider ?

 

This "smoothing" doesn't bother me...

 

I think I commented on the 45 10c before. It does not look whizzed.

 

Victorian Play Money - 3 pence

 

If that coin in that holder makes you happy, that's great, but it's not great if a less experienced collector paid Red Mint State money for it. I have seen it happen many times over the years, and it got so bad that the ANA banned member dealers from selling whizzed coins for a while.