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: Name a US Coin that rarely appears on the market within a grade range you would stretch to buy
I would advise you to shop for these Proof coins in person. It’s really impossible to evaluate these coins from photos. I learned when I was assembling the Proof sets. (View Post)1 -
Re: Name a US Coin that rarely appears on the market within a grade range you would stretch to buy
A lot of the early copper coins, and more of the middle date material is in the hands of early American copper specialist dealers. The general inventory dealers don’t have than many of them. This has… (View Post)1 -
Re: Name a US Coin that rarely appears on the market within a grade range you would stretch to buy
It has VF-20 sharpness, but there are corrosion spots. Hence it has been net graded to VG-10. In the old days (25 years ago) it would have gotten a body bag. The main thing I wanted for the date set … (View Post)2 -
Re: Name a US Coin that rarely appears on the market within a grade range you would stretch to buy
Congratulations. It's better than my piece which is net graded as a VG. (View Post)6 -
Re: Name a US Coin that rarely appears on the market within a grade range you would stretch to buy
Maybe things have changed since the run up in the gold price. I bought this one at a large show in 2012. I didn't go in looking for it, but ran accross it as something that was on my watch list.… (View Post)5
