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Message:: [QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1956237, member: 26302"]I would take the one Valentinian got for $30 as well if I were in a market for this emperor. That hole is not a distraction. Its hard for me to explain, but in my mind if the hole is not the primary focus of the coin I do not mind them, but if its the first thing you notice about a coin I really do not want them regardless of price, (a shocker, I know, coming from a hoarder). I would rather have a VG or G than a VF with a hole if the hole is a major distraction to the coin. As an illustration, (and not picking on anyone's coin), when I first glance at Valentinain's coin I notice the portrait and reverse first, then I see there is something going on behind his head. With Bing's coin, the very first thing I see is the hole, and only notice the rest of the coin later. That is my definition of "acceptable" versus "nonacceptable" holes in coins. If the hole is the first thing I see when I pick up the coin in the dealer's tray, it will be the first thing I see every single time I ever pick it up, and I simply do not want that.[/QUOTE]