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: 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 -
Re: Should the US Mint make fractional silver eagles?
No. The trouble with the fractoinals are that they are not cost effective ways to invest in bullion. You might like them as a collector, but the premiums for them make them a bad buy. Having said tha… (View Post)3 -
Re: Why this 1974-S Eisenhower in rattler holder worth $2100 ?
By the looks of the close-up, I don’t think it will upgrade. If this were a copper-nickel clad Ike, it would be impressive. As an Unc. silver Ike, it isn’t. (View Post)4 -
Re: Toned 1820 Randall Hoard Cent - Discuss!
Some of these coins can change color in the holder. I bought this one in 2015. It looked a lot like this for about six years. I thought that it was stable, but it has gotten more brown over time. I'v… (View Post)6 -
Re: Single Year Type Coins
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