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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4849930, member: 101855&quot;]Here is the biggest tragedy that I have seen for a damaged coin. This is a 1792 half disme. Many collectors think that it was the first U.S. coin. At any rate it is obvious that this piece has a big problem, a hole. Many collectors rate that as the most catastrophic of all defects.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1171163[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1171164[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This piece sold in a Heritage auction for $37,500. If it had not had the hole, it would have brought $130 to $150 thousand. The collector demand for this piece is such that collectors are willing to pay this much for a heavily damaged piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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