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: Please Grade These Two Half Eagles - 1853 and 1909
Maybe it's the photos, but they both appear to have been cleaned to me. The colors look "flat" not "swirly." The light from the surfaces should look more like these two in pe… (View Post)1 -
Re: Started a WLH Proof Registry Set today.
I have learned to stay away from the registry craze. It's a good way to end up wasting money if you are determined to be at the top of the heap. I have a set of the Proof sets from 1936 to 1942.… (View Post)2 -
Re: Showcase of the Union in Coins, Currency, and Tokens
Technically that piece is not about Delaware the state. It's the Delaware River. Washington crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. (View Post)5 -
Re: Dealers: What’s the coolest thing that ever walked up to your table at a show?
It was not for sale, and it was not coins, but one of the customers brought in his collectoin of Civil War patrotic covers, which are envelopes which were printed during the Civl War era. He had a co… (View Post)8 -
Re: Showcase of the Union in Coins, Currency, and Tokens
I was born and raised in Delaware. That encouraged me to collect Delaware items. Most every collector, who has studied U.S. coins, knows about the Delaware commemorative half dollar. The coin was iss… (View Post)21
