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: Low grade rarity vs. lower cost better grade coins
The lowest grade coin I have bought in the last 50 years or so was a 1799 large cent in PCGS VG-08. The coin has VF sharpness, with environmental issues. Beyond that was a 1796 half dollar in Fine -1… (View Post)6 -
Re: A little known Christopher Columbus bit of trivia.
One lesser known fact is that the Santa Maria, the flagship was lost while Columbus was in the western hemisphere. They let an underling steer the ship one evening, and he ran it aground. (View Post)1 -
Re: The unofficial New York Giants and New York Jets, 2025 season thread
There is hope for the Jets. Several years from now, Jordan Love, the Green Bay quarterback, will near the end of his career and ready to come to New York in the footprints of Bret Favre and Aaron Rog… (View Post)1 -
Re: The unofficial New York Giants and New York Jets, 2025 season thread
The question is, is the Giants offense that good or is the Cowboys defense that bad? (View Post)1 -
Re: What year did you start collecting?
My uncle gave me the two Lincoln Cent Whitman folder and the 13th ediiton of "The Red Book." (View Post)5
