BillJones ✭✭✭✭✭
Welcome to the "Classic Gold Collectors Club!"
The 1838-C half eagle is hardest piece in the set to find nice. I looked at many of them until I found the one that worked for me. The 1838-C was not as well made as the 1838-D, which can be found in AU for a price.
My 1837 half eagle is in a PCGS MS-61 holder, and I am quite happy with it. I traced it back using the Newman Portal site to the 1976 ANA auction, which was held by Stacks' in New York City. There it was graded AU, which is the true true grade. Coin grades are quite fluid, as you probably know.
You might know that we are collecting "Mint Drops." That was name the opponents of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren gave to them on some Hard Times tokens.
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Re: Postage is Outrageous
Equally outrageous is that it has taken three weeks for a First Class envelope, mailed from Florida, to get to Minnesota. I now have to send payments by Priority Mail to get a check there. (View Post)1 -
Re: Proof Dimes. Which is Your Favorite?
I would pick the 1857. It's very attractive and by far the rarest of the three. (View Post)10 -
Re: I remember there was a high relief gold coin in the product schedule, now it is not there anymore.
So? It’s a contrived “rarity” which will be worth melt a few years from now. The mint is issuing so much “stuff” that very few collectors can keep up with it. (View Post)2 -
Re: Is this 1945 dime worth another shot at Full Bands?
Given rarity of the 1945-P dime with bans, I doubt it. The graders don’t give those out like candy. (View Post)3 -
Re: I remember there was a high relief gold coin in the product schedule, now it is not there anymore.
Buy the 2009 version and save yourself from excessively high mint prices. (View Post)5
