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: Show your 1826 coins
I don't have much. A half cent. Note the scratched out spot to the right of the date where the die sinker tried to correct his error. This variety is fairly common. And from my one a year cent s… (View Post)3 -
Re: Any Thoughts on my New Gettysburg Commem?
It's a great design and a worthy topic for a commemorative half dollar. I think that grade might be a little too generous. This one is in an MS-64 holder. Of course I bought this piece more than… (View Post)3 -
Re: MS64 Minimum Investment Grade - Thoughts?
It depends upon the coin. I paid less than $4,000 for each of these coins. Of course that was long ago, so compound interest might make these pieces not look all that great as investments. But there … (View Post)10 -
Re: July 4th Privy found!
For those of you who might think that all of the Semiquincentennial designs were original, here's a Jefferson Indian Peace medal from the mid 1800s. There are claims that the reverse was struck … (View Post)3 -
Re: Post a U.S. coin minted before 1800
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