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Interesting - must admit that I hadn’t even considered whether it could be fake as there was nothing (in my limited experience) to suggest that it was. Given that I bought it from a dealer at a coin fair (rather than online) and it was presented as genuine, one would reasonably expect (?) the dealer to either know a fake and if so certainly not pass one off as genuine!? The matter of it being plugged becomes irrelevant if the coin itself could be fake so I suppose I now need to establish whether it is in fact genuine. Thanks all for your feedback!

Hi all! I’ve been collecting on and off for a few years but only recently decided to try and take it up seriously. Came across this Henry VII plugged groat at a fair which after some deliberation I decided to buy as apart from the plug I thought was a really nice example but just wondering what people’s views are on plugged coins generally - do other collectors avoid them altogether and do they hold any value? I thought the price was reasonable given the plug but wonder what others views are. Would others buy a plugged coin to fill a gap or go for a lower grade, non-damaged, coin instead? Thanks!