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: Emerging Liberty Dimes - Where can I find them?
Shame on the mint. In 1976, the bicentennial quarters were all over the place. The half dollars and dollars did not circulate well, but you could get them. Granted the mint got started earlier in 197… (View Post)8 -
Re: I won the Teacher Semiquincentennial Sweepstakes!
Congratulations on becoming one of the ten who will be able to share in getting these coins out to the public. I wish there were far more. Now if the mint could get them out to the general population… (View Post)1 -
Re: VG Seated dollar definition
First, the grading on Twenty Cent Pieces is different from other seated coins because the letter in the “LIBERTY” are raised, not incuse. They wear off quicker. Second, many 1875-CC Twenty Cent Piece… (View Post)2 -
Re: How about posting a coin with a boat/ship
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Re: Something different - a DON’T guess the grade thread…
It's a 1799 cent with a full, strong readable date! But it's got corrosion. But it's the toughest date in the one a year cent set from 1793 to date. (View Post)13
