Those are some special coins @Labelman87 I randomly came across the DW listing for the gold CAC 56-S the other day and was admiring what a great coin that is. I also really like your 1839 and the color looks excellent on your 1847!
@Boosibri said:
I sold my last no mottos $5’s to @Wahoo554 and @coinlieutenant. I do miss them but what a great series to collect 5yrs ago! My favorite dates remain the 1842’s.
If It's a small group with great color, I think I told him to sell them to his infant daughter's education fund.
edited to say ROFLMAO
I saw them and posted before I saw Marburger's response.
I hope no one flags me for this.
Brian, you are a fool
Wonderful thread
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
@breakdown said:
So many nice coins here.
I started collecting half eagles about 4-5 years ago and the Liberty Philly mint coins were still a little sleepy. That has changed in the last year or two and there are a number of factors that financially suggest that I should start collecting something else: 1. escalating prices despite an unknown number of Fairmont, Kunker and other European surprises still to come; 2. too many coins to acquire to put together even a nice date set; 3. Mr. Hansen showing a willingness to bid in order to upgrade.
But I am stubborn and having fun so I will keep going for now. Here is an 1842 Small Letters that I bought from DWN a few years ago:
Is this the Milas coin? Funny what a few decades will do to one's memory
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
@breakdown said:
So many nice coins here.
I started collecting half eagles about 4-5 years ago and the Liberty Philly mint coins were still a little sleepy. That has changed in the last year or two and there are a number of factors that financially suggest that I should start collecting something else: 1. escalating prices despite an unknown number of Fairmont, Kunker and other European surprises still to come; 2. too many coins to acquire to put together even a nice date set; 3. Mr. Hansen showing a willingness to bid in order to upgrade.
But I am stubborn and having fun so I will keep going for now. Here is an 1842 Small Letters that I bought from DWN a few years ago:
Is this the Milas coin? Funny what a few decades will do to one's memory
You told us that long ago, at least the Eddie Milas part of it. I thought I would troll provoke you into showing yours since you seemed disinclined to brag on it. It's screaming OMFUG for the date
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
@ColonelJessup said:
You told us that long ago, at least the Eddie Milas part of it. I thought I would troll provoke you into showing yours since you seemed disinclined to brag on it. It's screaming OMFUG for the date
Now if I owned the Norweb 64-S I would be bragging for sure. That’s a dream.
The picture of the Dahlonega assayer on the 1st picture, if he had a little
facial hair he could be Abe Lincoln's double. Some really choice pieces in
this thread.
Colonel
As far as I know, the only Milas half eagle I own is the 1845 that I just kept bidding on recently at a Heritage auction. I set my bid limit for the coin and promptly ignored it in the live auction after I lost out on a couple of earlier lots.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
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@breakdown i LOVE that coin and date
Latin American Collection
Those are some special coins @Labelman87 I randomly came across the DW listing for the gold CAC 56-S the other day and was admiring what a great coin that is. I also really like your 1839 and the color looks excellent on your 1847!
Here is one currently for sale in my local coin shop. Oops, never mind. It is a '53-P $2.50... not a $5.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
An 1848 $5 to go with my 1846:
United States $5 1848
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
If It's a small group with great color, I think I told him to sell them to his infant daughter's education fund.
edited to say ROFLMAO
I saw them and posted before I saw Marburger's response.
I hope no one flags me for this.
Brian, you are a fool
Wonderful thread
Is this the Milas coin? Funny what a few decades will do to one's memory
I owned the Milas coin. Now with Hansen.
Latin American Collection
You told us that long ago, at least the Eddie Milas part of it. I thought I would troll provoke you into showing yours since you seemed disinclined to brag on it.
It's screaming OMFUG for the date 
Now if I owned the Norweb 64-S I would be bragging for sure. That’s a dream.
Latin American Collection
OT
My favorite
The picture of the Dahlonega assayer on the 1st picture, if he had a little
facial hair he could be Abe Lincoln's double. Some really choice pieces in
this thread.
Colonel
As far as I know, the only Milas half eagle I own is the 1845 that I just kept bidding on recently at a Heritage auction. I set my bid limit for the coin and promptly ignored it in the live auction after I lost out on a couple of earlier lots.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.