20 Heller - Franz Joseph I with a ring

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VRJoh
Joined: 22 Dec 2012
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Posted: 8 Jan 2013, 16:21 #
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I recently bought a one pound lot of unsorted coins from Hungary via eBay. They arrived today and I sorted through them and am very glad, I have a lot of new coins now. Might ask more about them in the future but this caught my eye:

One of them was a 20 Heller - Franz Joseph I from 1894
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2390.html
 in very nice condition..BUT it has clearly been made into a necklace or something in the past.
Pictures included



What position in my mind should I take towards this? What grade would you give to it? Sorry if the pics are not good, I suck at using macro+flash.
KennyG
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Posted: 8 Jan 2013, 23:11 #
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This is what people call a "filler."

If you have a coin that has been modified for purposes other than collecting, it's a "filler" in your collection till you find one in better condition.

Strange enough Austrian coins are somehow very popular as jewelry pieces.
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eminem
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Posted: 9 Jan 2013, 02:38 #
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this is my 'filler'

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3835.html

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15turtles
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Posted: 9 Jan 2013, 23:29 #
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Lmao.
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