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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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One might compare Jerry Jones with the late George Steinbrenner. Both of them were often involved with getting involved in their team’s personnel matters. Once in a while George would find a good pla… (View Post)1 -
Re: 2025 NFL Regular Season Thread
If they keep losing, one might feel sorry for them …. NOT. The “America’s team” thing really irritated me. They are not MY team. (View Post)1 -
Re: The official Philadelphia Eagles 2025 season thread
The Eagles look like they did at the end of the 2023 season when they totally fell apart. One thing you can say about this pro football season. No one is going to run away with it, at least so far. (View Post)1 -
Re: My new 1838-C HM2 (perfect reverse) P30CAC $5
The 1834 with the crosslet 4 is tough. I ended up paying for an overgraded one to get a piece that went well either way my set. It’s an AU-55 in an MS-61 holder. This variety is as rare as the “old t… (View Post)3 -
Re: Expensive Dream Coins You Believe Are Undervalued.
If anything those pieces have been overrated multiple times. You can’t compare their mintages with regular issue coins because their survival rates a far higher, even in Mint State. To me the “beauti… (View Post)3
