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: Who will win Super Bowl LX?
Who is the New England backup quarterback? He can’t be much worse than Maye. Maye is a zero tonight. Maye just fumbled. He can’t do anything tonight. Get him out of there. He’s demoralized. (View Post)1 -
Re: NGC 70?
Sorry, I didn't want it when silver was $35 an ounce. To me the coin is a modern gimmick. It had nothing to do with the New Orleans Mint except for the phoney mint mark. it's collector flyp… (View Post)8 -
Re: Monday Night Hard Times Token Auction at HA
So? Why did you pull me into this simply because I don’t share your tastes? (View Post)1 -
Re: $250 silver by the end of 2026 ?
Do you really want dollars upon which you depend to buy food and shelter to be worth crap? High precious medal prices are not a win-win. (View Post)13 -
Re: How does one report harassment issues on this forum ?
I checked out my ignore list. You are limited to five. One was banned years ago and another has not been on the site for over a year. I freed up those two spots and left the other two. (View Post)1
