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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: Will you be bidding in this auction ?
WAY ahead of my pay grade. Frankly I’d rather have a high grade Chain AMERI. Cent which is a lot cheaper. (View Post)4 -
Re: GC tonight - 1864 Liberty Gold Double Eagle NGC Proof-65 UC sold for $669,375 w/ BP - Mintage: 50
It looks over graded to me. It's sort of cloudy and has too many hairlines in the obverse field. These things are so rare that almost any price might be realized, but I don't think that the grade is … (View Post)4 -
Re: Post a beautiful quarter
It's only graded Proof-64, but it has great eye appeal. (View Post)2 -
Re: How are the sizes of coins determined?
It has to do with the coin’s composition and influences from other nations’ coins. For example, a silver dollar was similar to the silver crown coins that other countries were issuing. The early $5 g… (View Post)1 -
Re: Why this 1974-S Eisenhower in rattler holder worth $2100 ?
I don’t care about the rattle holder. I disliked them because many of them rattle. They were often an inferior storage device. I had a $10 Liberty gold piece that rattled, and I cracked it out for ex… (View Post)2
