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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HoledandCreative, post: 3296609, member: 86808&quot;]I found a heavily corroded 1793 Large Cent in a 25¢ junk box in 1963 and that started me on the holed type set and it wasn&#039;t even holed.&nbsp; I knew I could not afford nice early types and I was way too impatient to wait to accumulate money for a coin.&nbsp; So, I avidly searched for the rare and scarce coins with holes in them.&nbsp; I was picky and did not want plugged, big and costly mistake.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t realize for years that some coins were always going to be plugged, like the 1796 Half Cents and the other seldom found and highly sought.&nbsp; From 1963 on, I was always buying the scarcer dates and not caring about the commons.&nbsp; In 1998 when I joined eBay, I found that the commons could be bought for a very reasonable price.&nbsp; So I started to put together a holed set of everything, every metal.&nbsp; Gold $10 and $20 are Very seldom found holed.&nbsp; $5 down to $1 are easier to find but I like the $1 and $3 the best.&nbsp; After all these years I still need several of them plus a bunch of other denominations, too.</p><p>The 1877 and 1878 are the worst of those I have ever seen, too.&nbsp; The 1878 date area is too dirty to be able to see if over 7.</p><p>I&#039;m in Omaha, so our monthly show is about 20 minutes away.&nbsp; Bigger shows I don&#039;t attend much anymore as just too far to drive.&nbsp; I know dealers and I hear about things I might be interested in.&nbsp; Then, a phone call or an email usually takes care of business.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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