Plugged coins

[Citizen H]

On 12/13/2025 at 3:14 PM, Paddy said:

I guess most "serious" collectors would avoid plugged coins, or any other damage. But if that is the only way you can fill a gap within budget, then go for it! 

I have a number of damaged coins in my collection - some with engravings in the field, some ex-mount, some hammered even missing fragments, but they will fill the gaps until and unless I can afford to replace them with something better.

Here, for example, is my William I penny. I would love to have one without the missing chunk, but until one comes along at a price I am happy with, it will stay with me.

Your Henry VII, by the way, is a lovely example apart from the plug.

I couldn't agree more, I didn't have a agenda when buying coins and not knowing anything I bought any items I found old and interesting .....and cheap 🤷I like Paddy's with chunk missing...It has character, I have a few that have chunks missing and others with holes that have been worn as a pendants..... one is in a really good condition easy to make out the king and letters... I guess this came to be as it was worn rather than in circulation.  👍  

[Citizen H]

On 12/13/2025 at 10:30 PM, Ukstu said:

Don't mind counterstamped stuff so much as it's an interesting field that you can research sometimes

Aha.. do tell more..I have a few and have been wondering where to go to discover more details out... any Ideas where to go? 👍

[Ukstu]

4 hours ago, Citizen H said:

Aha.. do tell more..I have a few and have been wondering where to go to discover more details out... any Ideas where to go? 👍

I suppose it depends what you've got to work with. EJ ❤ FD on a love token is not going to go anywhere. It just depends how much information you have to start with.

If you've got full names and a date you might be able to find something out but you are probably going to need a paid subscription to ancestry or some other Genealogy website and even then it might lead knowhere as there likely will of been more than one person with that name around the same period.

I got lucky with my cartwheel penny as it had the guys full name , rank and unit engraved into it.