@asheland said: @BillJones Do you have this date? I'd love to see it if so... Or one close to it, 1843.45, etc...
No, I don't have an 1844-D half eagle. I really only have a type set of southern gold plus many of the gold dollars and few other coins. Here are the closest dates I have to what you have.
1839-D
1853-D - This is the most common Dahlonega $5 gold date.
Thank you, but the 1839-D is not as nice as it seems. The surfaces are not original, but I found a good angle for the photo. It is an okay coin, but not a really nice coin. The 1853-D is quite nice, but it would not please the “crusty gold” advocates.
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Thank you, but the 1839-D is not as nice as it seems. The surfaces are not original, but I found a good angle for the photo. It is an okay coin, but not a really nice coin. The 1853-D is quite nice, but it would not please the “crusty gold” advocates.
Do you believe it was dipped? (The 39-D)
And what do you think of the color on mine? Original surface?
And what do you think of the color on mine? Original surface?
The color of your coin appears to be original, and is perfectly okay.
The two issues that concern these coins is (1) Will you be in the right place, at the right time with enough money to buy the "perfect example?" (2) What the maximum amount that you are willing to pay?
When I was looking for the 1839 C and D half eagles with the mint mark on the obverse, I didn't want to pay $20 k apiece for them. I am a big fan of the two Classic Head C and D $5 gold coins, and I paid big bucks for those. The Liberty Heads, especially those two minor types, are as important to me. So I bought something cheaper.
A couple of years after I bought an 1839-C half eagle, I ran into the "perfect one" at a FUN show. There were several problems. First, it was in an NGC AU-58 holder. The coin was "all there," but so many of you guys have such a brand loyalty to PCGS, the prices get lowered for NGC graded coins. Second, the price would have been just over $20,000 which was beyond my plans for that coin. And THIRD, the dealer had already sold it to someone else, so I could not have bought it anyway.
Some things are just not met to be.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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Those are excellent!!!
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Thank you, but the 1839-D is not as nice as it seems. The surfaces are not original, but I found a good angle for the photo. It is an okay coin, but not a really nice coin. The 1853-D is quite nice, but it would not please the “crusty gold” advocates.
Do you believe it was dipped? (The 39-D)
And what do you think of the color on mine? Original surface?
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Yes, it was dipped to make it brighter.
The color of your coin appears to be original, and is perfectly okay.
The two issues that concern these coins is (1) Will you be in the right place, at the right time with enough money to buy the "perfect example?" (2) What the maximum amount that you are willing to pay?
When I was looking for the 1839 C and D half eagles with the mint mark on the obverse, I didn't want to pay $20 k apiece for them. I am a big fan of the two Classic Head C and D $5 gold coins, and I paid big bucks for those. The Liberty Heads, especially those two minor types, are as important to me. So I bought something cheaper.
A couple of years after I bought an 1839-C half eagle, I ran into the "perfect one" at a FUN show. There were several problems. First, it was in an NGC AU-58 holder. The coin was "all there," but so many of you guys have such a brand loyalty to PCGS, the prices get lowered for NGC graded coins. Second, the price would have been just over $20,000 which was beyond my plans for that coin. And THIRD, the dealer had already sold it to someone else, so I could not have bought it anyway.
Some things are just not met to be.
@BillJones Interesting! Well you have nice examples regardless...
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