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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: Rethinking the Sheldon Scale: Should Coin Grading Move from 1–70 to 1–100
The grading services would want the 100 point scale because it would give them the opportunity to grade and reholder virtually every coin, token and medal that has ever been certified. Collectors don… (View Post)1 -
Re: Rethinking the Sheldon Scale: Should Coin Grading Move from 1–70 to 1–100
I understand the advantages to the Metric System for measuring lengths, weights and liquids because of the ease of using base 10 numbers. I don't understand what the Metric system would do for coin g… (View Post)1 -
Re: US Mint Trump bronze medal - my imagination?
This dollar appears to be quite political in nature while the appearance of Calvin Coolidge on the 1926 commemorative half dollar was not. The reverse design is very similar to this 2024 campaign tok… (View Post)1 -
Re: Expensive Dream Coins You Believe Are Undervalued.
There are a lot of “sleepers” in the 19th century $10 gold series. When I had a chance to see the Eliasberg collection when it was on display at the Philadelphia Mint in 1976. I was surprised to note… (View Post)7 -
Re: Should I dip this 25-S Peace? (Updated with Photos!)
That holder is not doing it any favors. Unfortunately its a sow's ear, and no much will help it. The toning is ugly, so dipping it, can't make it look worse. As it is, it's bullion in a slab. Don't w… (View Post)4
