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: Just got a great deal on this 1908 proof what do you guys think?
If he's putting himself out as a dealer, I'd say he has a problem if he thinks the OP is a piece of Proof gold. (View Post)3 -
Re: Nice score at the antique store.
Very surprising. The best thing I ever bought at an antique store was a nice, bright white 1973-S Brown Ike for $10 when Grey Sheet bid was $15. (View Post)3 -
Re: Is Anyone Here Going To Be Buried With Any Coin/Coins?
That reminds me of the scene from the Disney cartoon version of “A Christmas Carol” where Scrooge grabs the coins off of Marley’s eyes before they bury him. Oddly enough this is set in London, but th… (View Post)1 -
Re: Grading question, is this a PO1 or FR 02?
"Grade-flation" (View Post)1 -
Re: $49k Hammer for a 1955 cent! Another incredible auction result for an extremely common coin, no CAC
I paid somewhere in that neighborhood for an 1848 CAL. $2.50 in AU some years ago. Which coin is more interesting? (View Post)18
