Finished my Classic Head $5 Red Book set
Yesterday the final piece of the set arrived. A 1834 HM-9 Crosslet 4. I was lucky to pick it up on Instagram when Bryce (the YN dealer you see in a cowboy hat at big shows) posted it for sale. My ultimate goal is to obtain all 34 of the die marriages but completing this set marks a first set completion for me. I currently have 21 of die marriages and will continue the hunt.
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Here are the 8 coins needed along with some backups. A week or so ago you may have seen a "Delete" post by me. It was this one and posted too early.
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Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/345572
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Congrats!
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Wow! What a collection!
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Incredible.
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way cool and congrats
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That's a very nice set, congrats!
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That 1836 (84722094) is one honey of a coin!
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NICE!! Beautiful set
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Outstanding… my personal fav is that 38-c (the lowest grade in the set? But gorgeous original) but they’re all beautiful. Congrats!
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Outstanding… my personal fav is that 38-c (the lowest grade in the set? But gorgeous original) but they’re all beautiful. Congrats!I agree @GuzziSport I got that coin from @Desert Moon . It is one of only 4 known to not have the die crack on the reverse. A special coin in this set.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455720 -
A couple others I have photos of. All posted coins have CAC approval for surface originality.
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This is an R6 with only about 30 known to exist.
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.Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455725 -
Wow.
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Congratulations on a job well done👍👍
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OMG! Absolutely outstanding coins and set. I love this set and am always looking at these coins.
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@TomB said:
OMG! Absolutely outstanding coins and set. I love this set and am always looking at these coins.Thanks Tom. You have amazing Classic Head coins. Here is one we talked about.
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Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455721 -
Love it! Just shoot me a number by private message.
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Very impressive
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very nice set congrats!!!
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Congratulations Tom! Way to go!!!
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Awesome! A great accomplishment.
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Great set. The Charlotte is my favorite but that 1836 is something else.
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I wish they made a classic head $10
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I am very impressed. So cool.
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Fricking awesome!!
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impressive.
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Very amazing!
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Very nice accomplishment!
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Superb coins!
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Incredible.
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Dang man, what a set! Congrats!
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Thanks everyone for the kind words. I had forgotten until now when I checked the CAC pop report that there are only 23 Crosslet 4's with CAC approval and only 19 CAC 1838-C's.
It just hit me that there are only 19 complete sets like this possible. I collector I know owns 2 of CAC 1838-C's so there are even less than 19 sets out there.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455721 -
@Typekat said:
That 1836 (84722094) is one honey of a coin!Thanks @Typekat , I agree. That is a special one to me. Not only because of the look but also because it is a plate coin from the Classic Gold Coins of 1834-1839 by Daryl Haynor @Ronyahski and was part of his complete DM set. I strongly suggest this book to anyone wishing to learn more about gold coins minted in that date range. I was extremely lucky to have dinner with Daryl at the 2026 ANA in Pittsburg.
I have updated my PCGS Coin album and it is linked in my signature below.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455720 -
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Fantastic set.
There are some significant (and scarce) varieties in this series, as you know.I think the 1837 issue is under-rated, especially the "Script 8" (which I consider to be the "small date" variety).
Most 1837 Half Eagles are the "Block 8" (large date) variety.Block 8 (large date), narrow center crossing:
Script 8 (small date), wide center crossing:
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Awesome set! Congrats on the milestone!
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Thanks Dan @dcarr and I agree. Any 1837 is tough to find. I have the HM1 and HM2. Just need the Script 8 HM3 and I will have 1837 covered.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455720 -
I keep coming back to this thread. You're just killing me.
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So @TomB the question is, do I post the two 1836's I picked up at the 2026 ANA from my mentor?
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455720 -
Your 1836 $5 gold is a really great coin. I looked that one up, and it's only graded MS-62+. It looks like an MS-64.
Here's mine which is graded MS-61. It's really an AU-58+ IMP.
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Thanks @BillJones . In hand it definitely looks like I could get a 63 but don't have plans to do anything with it. It's an amazing coin for sure. I like the look of yours as well. At quick glance it appears to also be an HM-6 like mine.
Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455721 -
@pcgscacgold said:
So @TomB the question is, do I post the two 1836's I picked up at the 2026 ANA from my mentor?Yes, post, and keep in mind that any subsequent heart attack I have was no doubt due to underlying causes that had nothing to do with this thread (NOT!).
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Here you go @TomB I will do one at a time so you can recover between them.
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The first is an 1836 HM-5 R5 with about 70 known to exist. I really like the look of this coin and agree with the grade.
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.Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455721 -
The second one I picked up in August was an 1836 HM-8 R4-. Another that I really like the look of. This originally came out of a Midwest collection but came to me from the East Coast.
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.Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455721 -
Those 1836s are great. The color hidden in the devices of those XFs is beautiful.
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Last one, the group photo. Now off to the SDB. These are the 21 that I have. There are 13 holes to fill
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Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455722 -
Awesome set thanks for sharing.
The '37 $2.50 is underrated also, have you thought of doing a $2.50 set?
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@fathom said:
Awesome set thanks for sharing.The '37 $2.50 is underrated also, have you thought of doing a $2.50 set?
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This is the start of my QE set. I am trying to do the date set first, then????? For now the 1839-D is my favorite coin (for many reasons). Yes, the 1837's are tough. Mine is a 45CAC from the McCloskey collection (the M in HM).
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Completed All CAC approved Classic Head $5 set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/344241
CBH Set https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/everyman-collections/everyman-half-dollars/everyman-capped-bust-half-dollars-1807-1839/album/3455723 -
@pcgscacgold said:
Thanks everyone for the kind words. I had forgotten until now when I checked the CAC pop report that there are only 23 Crosslet 4's with CAC approval and only 19 CAC 1838-C's.It just hit me that there are only 19 complete sets like this possible. I collector I know owns 2 of CAC 1838-C's so there are even less than 19 sets out there.
It's even more difficult if you consider the early die state for the 38-C where n=4..................
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That '36 $2.50 is spectacular, you have a good eye.
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