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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: Post a beautiful half dollar
I went out of my way to get this one, (View Post)30 -
Re: Jimmy Carter presidential dollars
The 1977 Carter inaugural medal had a run of mill reverse (The Presidential Seal has been used too many times on these pieces.) but the obverse isn't bad. Worse portraits have appeared on the preside… (View Post)2 -
Re: Poll: Indian Cent Date Aesthetics
I have long been partial to the large straight date. I think it stems from the 1877 Indian Cent, which I desperately wanted when I was in high school. The 1874 to ‘79 cents had the same style date. T… (View Post)1 -
Re: How has the value of silver proof Washington 50 state quarters held up?
The prices for them have fallen greatly, especially the 1999 silver set. The reason is there are too many of them. There is a core of collectors, like me, who likes the annual Proof sets. After that … (View Post)5 -
Re: Here’s my Pan-Pac coin- post yours
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