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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: Does the end of penny production help or hurt this coin?
In my opinion, politics is involved with giving out the Cameo designation. I have seen coins that were obvious Cameos that didn't get it and others where the Cameo was hard to see, like on this silve… (View Post)2 -
Re: Do you like the old small ANACS holders?
The old "soap bar" ANACS holders are okay. I treat them as a tiny bit more than raw coins. I did pay big bucks for this one, however, because of the coin it contained. It was probably a mis… (View Post)7 -
Re: Old School: An Indian Cent Collection
I just complete half of an old time set. More than half of the set is in raw EF or AU. The rest, which is many of the key dates and Civil War period, is slabbed because I had them before I decided to… (View Post)3 -
Re: Here’s my Walking Liberty half- post yours (and I’m done with the “here’s my…” threads now)
Here is my favorite "Walker," a 1936 Proof. I put this short set together, mostly at the 2024 Summer FUN show. (View Post)3 -
Re: What Should I Have Learned?
Dealers are looking for coins that they can sell quickly. None of those coins meet that standard. Dealers avoid “dead stock” which are coins that stay in inventory for years. If any of the coins coul… (View Post)4
