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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: GTG, Large Cent - Grade shown in first post
This one is graded MS-62, Brown CAC. It's part of the one cent per year set I formed a couple of years ago. I paid a high price for this, so it should look nice. (View Post)4 -
Re: Question about this slab
The reason is that the mint has been striking and selling modern versions of these old medals which were issued years ago in larger sizes. This one is too large to go into a normal PCGS slab. I belie… (View Post)3 -
World War II participation medals.
There is another thread which cover the World War I victory medal. Here are the participation medals for World War II. I mounted an exhibit of these medals at a FUN show, and I have included my origi… (View Post)7 -
Re: The Greatest Generation.
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Re: WWI Victory and Participation Medals
I think that this item is better when it is intact. The ribbon and the bars add a lot to the interest. This piece was designed by James Fraser. (View Post)6
