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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kirispupis, post: 7880097, member: 118780&quot;]I guess it depends on whether one sees a coin as an &quot;historical artifact&quot; or as an &quot;object of value.&quot; For those in it to show off the shiniest and most valuable coins, that test cut or hole absolutely lowers the value and thus the interest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, though I don&#039;t own any such coins, I would potentially buy one. Test cuts intrigue me because it means someone actually bought something with the coin. It wasn&#039;t just squirreled away shortly after minting. What did it buy? That kind of mystery fascinates me.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of &quot;holey&quot; coins, it depends on the estimate of when the hole was made. If it&#039;s from antiquity, then it absolutely increases the value to me. Did some ancient princess wear it? This was a very precious artifact to someone and not just one of a thousand stashed away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, if the hole was made more recently (1900&#039;s and on) then my reaction is #*#(&amp; people (&amp;#$*ing with perfectly good coins! Call this unfair, but that&#039;s my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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