BillJones ✭✭✭✭✭
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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: Question for Greysheet Subscribers…
I am what one would call, an uneconomic GreySheet subscriber. I thumb through it when I want to look something up, and every now and then, I update the “market value “ columns on my spreadsheets to g… (View Post)1 -
Re: Preventing future collectors from owning this!??
I’ve seen dealers crack up the modern silver sets for bullion and sell that coins as scrap silver. As for the other sets, the parts can be worth more than the whole. Collectors buy them to fill album… (View Post)4 -
Re: Early Half Eagle Bust?
It does not matter. This type is easy to find well struck. Even if the technical grade is correct, this is the sort of coin which sells at a discount for the grade. For me, it would be a deep discoun… (View Post)5 -
Re: Semiquincentennial (1776-2026) Circulating Quarters Report Thread
The mint has issued so many new quarters that they a not special any more. Contrast that with what I felt in 1964 with the Kennedy Half Dollar and 1971 with the Ike Dollar. The State Quarters were ex… (View Post)4 -
Re: New Purchase:1870 2 Cent Piece..... PCGS MS65+BN CAC Pop 2 0 Higher
Very nice! Now find an 1871 and especially an 1872 Two Cent Piece which is equal to it. It’s very had, especially as a Mint State piece. (View Post)1
