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: GTG, Large Cent - Grade shown in first post
MS-63, Brown (View Post)1 -
Re: Enduring Liberty 2026 Semiquincentennial Half Dollar Two-Roll Set
What farce? Have you gotten any Semi Quincentennial coins in change? None of the members of my local club have. These were supposed to be 250th celebration coins for the people, not just mint custome… (View Post)4 -
Re: Enduring Liberty 2026 Semiquincentennial Half Dollar Two-Roll Set
Big woop. Why all the excitement? Weren’t these coins supposed to be pocket change, struck on copper-nickel clad planchets? The mint has commercialized the total Semi Quincentennial program. It’s a f… (View Post)3 -
Re: HA Buyers Premium now 22%
Why not make it 100%? Then it will be easier to calculate. I hate buyers’ fees. It feels like all of the air goes out of your bids when you crack them back by 22% or whatever the rate is. Heritage ha… (View Post)1 -
Re: GTG of My First Ever Half Dime. Grade Reveal.
The first close-up photos made it seem like there were light marks on Ms. Liberty's right arm. That's why some people graded it lower. NGC graded this one MS-62. I bought this one 27 years … (View Post)5
