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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: 2026 NFL Regular Season Thread
I am sitting here watching the Patriots quarterback implode before my eyes. It looks like the sophomore jinx is alive and well. This kid couldn’t do anything in the first half. (View Post)1 -
Re: So do you think the only sitting president on a coin in the past 100 years will be worth anything ?
If the mintage is 10 million with a near 100% survival rate, the answer is no. The Trump inaugural team left money on the table twice when they didn’t market an official inaugural medal. There didn’t… (View Post)1 -
Re: New member here - opinion on toned proofs?
This is an example of where “original” has gone too far. The coin has not been stored properly. There is an outside chance that it was dipped and not rinsed properly. This piece probably will not dip… (View Post)1 -
Re: Designs for the 2027 Working Dogs Commemorative Coin Program Revealed
The problem will be the issue price, which will make the set unaffordable. If that doesn’t work, the mint will limit the mintage to 2,037 sets for the year of issue and auction them to the highest bi… (View Post)2 -
Re: Fake or not? 20 Dollar 1894
I didn't like the purple area running through the reverse. I've never seen that on a 90% gold coin. (View Post)1
