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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HandsomeToad, post: 436367, member: 12965&quot;]It is also possible the nail was rusty? Plus, holes seem to attract debris so the hole will be likely to corrode before anything else. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s a 1787 M46-E New Jersey Cent that I have and it is also crudely holed:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/623/1787obvrj8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5914/1787revaw6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As is evident, there is crud in the hole but I can guarantee you this is authentic. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I have 3 M46-E&#039;s and I got this one really cheap and will sell it someday for a slight profit. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe the OP coin is authentic but you never know. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />hya:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CORRECTION - I don&#039;t have 3 M46-E&#039;s, it&#039;s the 1787 M38-Y that I have 3 of.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; So that holed coin is the only one I have of that variety so I won&#039;t be selling it until I get a better replacement.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; But I dew have 2 M38-Y&#039;s that I don&#039;t need.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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