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: Best of the Mint (5) 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief $20 Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set
I won’t be able to convince you, but I’ll leave it with this. I probably have a collection that would make some people jealous. I know the feeling. I felt the same way when I saw the coins some of th… (View Post)6 -
Re: New eBay bidding change going on: last 60 seconds..
Snipping ended any chance that I would participate in eBay auctions. (View Post)2 -
Re: New eBay bidding change going on: last 60 seconds..
Happy to oblige. Life is too short to leave an auction totally PO’d because the rules prevent you from bidding and losing a $2,000 + lot for a few dollars. (View Post)2 -
Re: for those of us who generally dislike eBay... with them taking steps to ensure coin authenticity...
The question is who is eBay going to hire to d their authenticating. If they hire people who are competent, it’s going to a significant investment on their part. If they hire a PR team who don’t know… (View Post)1 -
Re: Has anybody lost a package during Great Collections shipping?
I would not blame GC that much. I have had numerous problems with the Post Office recently. They have not lost anything for me, but it’s been late beyond the promised delivery date. It also took thre… (View Post)1
