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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: Which Fugio Cent would you prefer?
I don’t care for “the New Haven restrike” Fugio thing at all. I would not waste my money on it. It’s not a restrike because it was not struck with an original set of dies. It’s just a 19th century co… (View Post)6 -
Re: If you have a PCGS coin you know is under-graded, what do you do?
Crack out is the only way to go. It’s best to start with a clean slate. (View Post)4 -
Re: Are raw proof Franklins worth more than melt?
The trouble with Proof sets is that there is a small core of collectors, such as l, who like them and buy one for every year available. The trouble is the number of collectors is probably a couple hu… (View Post)3 -
Re: What is the most sought after US coin that may be expensive but still within reach?
If you can afford a 1799 large cent in EF or better, you have a lot more money than most folks. “CoinFacts” says it’s worth $210,000. That is not “within reach” of most people. (View Post)6 -
Re: Question on this coin
When you reach a certain level as a collector or student of numismatics, it becomes easy to look down your nose at those who you think are below you. Years ago, some EAC collectors denigrated those w… (View Post)1
