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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8260297, member: 101855&quot;]The way my tastes run, if a coin or token has a mark on it that is going to bother me every time I see it, I pass. Aside from 19th century U.S. political tokens, which I collect, a hole is a major turn-off for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>A hole in a 19th century political token is a sign that it was made to be worn. and not a restrike from the original dies that was made to be sold to a collector. Here&#039;s an example. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Wealth of the South&quot; token holed to be worn by pro-slavery, pro-cession southerner in 1860. The are several varieties of this token and this one is rare. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456693[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is one made from a different obverse die for a collector, circa 1863. Not nearly as rare, but scarce. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456695[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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