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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 77456, member: 283&quot;]oooh. THAT is not an easy one to answer. It&#039;s a bitt like asking `how long is a piece of string?&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins are made with holes in them, and some of them are rare, therefore some are highly collectable and valuable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins are rare, but someone has at some point drilled a hole into it to make a fob or some other form of adornment. They can still be collectable but never as much as they would have been without the hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many collectors won&#039;t consider buying `damaged&#039; coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some like me, will,&nbsp; but it would have to be fairly rare for me to do so and then again, at a price that would encourage me to do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>It all boils down to a) what it is, b) relative scarcity c) the general condition of the coin (other than the hole).</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course if you had a specific coin in mind, I could probably be a tad more helpful with regards to any underlying value it may or may not have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Caveat: The value of my opinion plus the loose change in my pocket at any given time may or may not be enough to buy a cup of coffee from a street vendor. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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