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: It's been a while... here's some large cents I like
The unfortunate part is that I bought the ‘93s in the 1970s and early ‘80s. They are a bear and cost an arm and a leg today. They were “not perfect” back then. The Chain Cent had the mark on the obve… (View Post)1 -
Re: Mint sets
These were issued a double sets with two coins for each denomination. It appears that these sets have divided in half. That lowers the value. The saving grace is that there were some very nice coins … (View Post)1 -
Re: 1797 Bust dime- genuine or counterfeit? Opinions needed on this bust time. Please comment. Thanks!
"Can we say that the 13-stars is probably scarcer than the 16-stars in all grades?" I would say that it is. As my time, mostly as a type collector, I have owned two 1797, 16 Star dimes. I h… (View Post)1 -
Re: It's been a while... here's some large cents I like
The type coins with some license in the beginning. (View Post)16 -
Re: Gold CAC Question
I sold the only gold CAC sticker coin I have ever owned because I decided I didn’t like coin after I really looked at it for a while. PCGS graded it EF-40. That was the correct net grade. It was an A… (View Post)1
