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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: The science of Numismatics VS the simple joy of collecting
History and economics are my main draws to the hobby. I’ve around long enough to know about die varieties and stuff like doubled dies which now to be all the rage. One guy at my local clubs brags abo… (View Post)7 -
Re: 1904 Lewis and Clark Gold Token Like the Commemorative $....Ever seen one ?
It looks like a dangerous copy to me, which could be used to fool people who don't know any better, or those who don't take the time to really look at the coin. I've read stories about… (View Post)1 -
Re: 1903 Morgan GTG***Revealed in the comments***
64 max. It’s too dull to be graded higher. (View Post)1 -
Re: Seller on ebay doesn't know anything about his coin...Just that it's rare...
I am surprised that CoinFacts does not show one. As you can see from the real one at the bottom, which Legend Numismatics handled, the date on the eBay offering does not match. Also the the rims and … (View Post)2 -
Re: A Capital Plastics Photo Thread
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