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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: Designs for the 2027 Working Dogs Commemorative Coin Program Revealed
The problem will be the issue price, which will make the set unaffordable. If that doesn’t work, the mint will limit the mintage to 2,037 sets for the year of issue and auction them to the highest bi… (View Post)2 -
Re: Fake or not? 20 Dollar 1894
I didn't like the purple area running through the reverse. I've never seen that on a 90% gold coin. (View Post)1 -
Re: The official countdown to Andy Reid getting fired this season
As long as Reid has Mahomes, he’s nothing to worry about. If Mahomes is washed up or retires, Reid could be like Belichick. Once Brady was gone, Belichick was doomed. (View Post)2 -
Re: Interesting fake, copper 1819 capped bust half dollar
I imagine that these counterfeits began their existence with a silver or zinc plating which wore off very quickly. It would be hard to pass a copper or brass colored half dollar. (View Post)2 -
Re: They Listened American Buffalo Amniversary 1/10th Oz Gold Coin
The one modern set I regretted not buying was the Buffalo gold set. At the time I thought the mint’s issue price was too high. It turned out to be a one year set. I want it in the original box, not s… (View Post)4
