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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4594699, member: 19463&quot;]I tolerate holes but I like a hole with something inside. </p><p>Titus and Domitian AE24&nbsp; Stobi, Macedon, temple, holed with ancient wire loop</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1137797[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus denarius once nailed to something with an iron nail most of which has broken away.&nbsp;&nbsp; This item would be much better if the hammer had been struck one fewer blow or if the rest of the nail had survived.&nbsp; As is, it is what it is and I like it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1137804[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This Antoninus Pius diobol of Alexandria was purchased near the end of the SteveX6 sell-off.&nbsp; I paid too much but not as much as Steve paid.&nbsp; Holes reduce the value of coins a lot but when the coin is uncommon with no faults we have to decide if we want the coin or not.&nbsp; This is only an R3 but show me one with a better bull.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1137807[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>When I bought this Septimius Severus LEG XXII PRI in 1987, I was told that there were only six known.&nbsp; That was not true; I now have five but this was my first.&nbsp; The crack bothers me a lot more than the hole.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1137808[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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