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: Removing coins from Lucite
I saw a "process set" of the John F. Kennedy inaugural medal advertised which intregued me. Then I saw that it was mounted in lucite and lost interest. Here is a process set for George H. W… (View Post)5 -
Re: PO-1 fans are idiots.............
Most Poor-1 or “slicks” are pocket pieces. They did get that way via circulation for the part. It takes constant rubbing not sitting in a cash drawer or passing hand to hand every few days. If the po… (View Post)1 -
Re: Bidding strategy
No, I left eBay actions so sad and angry that I will never participate in their auctions again. At the end of the last one, it closed with me as the high bidder and then the snip took it with no reco… (View Post)2 -
Re: PO-1 fans are idiots.............
Love tokens and family bracelets are another area of the market. It’s not for me, but those holed coins are okay. (View Post)4 -
Re: PO-1 fans are idiots.............
I have not bought a holed coin since I was in high school. It was an 1806 half dollar, which graded EF otherwise. I paid $6.50 for it and sold it in the 1970s for $20. I do buy pieces with holes, but… (View Post)5
