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1836 year set, slow going
panexpoguy
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I fell in love with the half dime in this set and bought it. Then decided to put together a circulated set. Been a couple of years, but progress has been made. I have yet to find a good quarter, so I found a stand in I liked and it will do for the time being. Thanks to Blue CC for the pics
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That's a great looking year set.
Nice. I guess by saying "circulation" set rather than circulated you can get out of buying the half cent and Gobrecht dollar. The gold isn't horribly expensive, though, so do you have plans to add it once you've found a quarter that speaks to you?
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Yes, it looks like it will be expensive in AU with some color, but I will buy one that looks right
That 36 Gobrecht is gonna cost yah
Nice looking set!
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Beautiful coins! Congratulations.
That set is coming along nicely... The coins look good together. Good luck with the project. Cheers, RickO
Great looking set!
Very nice coins, excellent taste!
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George
Very nice looking set. Each coin is a “wow” coin in its own way. I especially like the dime. I come across toned half dimes with some frequency; but never see nicely toned dimes like that one.
Absolutely gorgeous! And they’re 100% CAC! Thumbs up!
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Very attractive ... patience is a virtue ... keep a keen eye
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If you decide to expand your year set to include the gold, believe it or not, the 1836 quarter eagle and half eagle are among the most common dates in the Classic Head design series. After years of negotiations, the French agreed to compensate The United States for the damage it had done to American shipping during the Napoleonic Wars (1803 to 1815). The payments in gold were made in six installments.
The 1836 Quarter Eagle, with the Script 8, is the most common Classic Head $2.50. The Block 8 variety is a little scarcer, but commands no premium. This is the Script 8 variety.
The 1836 Half Eagle is the second most common date in the series behind the 1834.
I do plan on adding the gold. No Gobrecht and no 1/2. The ironic thing is that when I started this about 5 years ago there were several nice AU examples of both gold pieces, but I was focused on the silver so I passed. Now all I see are MS or XF range. I will be patient and wait for a couple of somewhat crusty examples in AU.
I am not a huge fan of "crusty gold." Too many of those coins have been messed with, often with stuff like iodine. I don't care for brown colored gold coins at all. I also don't like blue gold coins.
A choice AU gold coin should look a lot like a Mint State coin. It is much better if it has its original skin, and you will learn what that looks like. Both of the gold coins I posted above are original coins. The quarter eagle is graded MS-62 and the half eagle is an MS-61. The half eagle is somewhat of a slider, but it's very close to P-L with a very sharp strike.
If the 1836 half could have avoided the tiny rub it has in the fields, it would have been a "wonder coin."
I really like mint/year sets, and you've got a nice one going. Collecting this way makes completing early sets a reasonable goal so long as you pick the year carefully. Will look forward to seeing the gold additions to your set.
Very interesting comments about crusty gold. I've been burned a couple of times on early gold coins, so am still on a painful stretch of the learning curve. I assume your comments don't apply to the copper spots that often appear on gold coins.
I don’t mind copper spots if they are light and blend in with the rest of coin. I really like gold coins with rich coppery toning. Dark blotchy copper spots are something I avoid.
Un-overcrusted natural old stuff always gets me over-excited.
@UltraHighRelief et pere will be salivating.