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: Anyone else having mental issue buying pre33
I formed this set back in the late 1980s. My guideline was to pay around $200 per coin, exclusing the 1911-D. I never thought that it would be worth the melt price, but the numismatic value is mostly… (View Post)3 -
Re: New 1842-O $5 gold. Show your Liberty Gold!
An 1842-C, stuck at the FIRST Charlotte Mint. Few people know that there were two Charlotte Mint building. The first one, which had two stories above the basement, like the Dahlonega Mint, was burned… (View Post)11 -
Re: What year did you start collecting?
The end of 1959 if pushing "pennies" into a Whitman folder counts. I was 10, but I had been hoarding the new Lincoln Memorial reverse cents before that. I had read about them in "The W… (View Post)6 -
Re: Golden CAC
It probably stands for something else. If he’s a coin guy, it’s pretty dumb. As a collector, it’s best if you keep a low profile. Years ago I saw an old guy wearing a tie clip which read, “I collect … (View Post)5 -
Re: Future US Mint Product Line
I'll pass on all of it. There is so much of this "stuff" that the Red Book is becoming dominated by it. The mint's premiums are sky high, and much of it does not hold its value. I would rat… (View Post)8
