BillJones ✭✭✭✭✭
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: Liberty Bell Gold coins and Silver Medal
At $19,000 you could buy a bronze Libertas Americana medal. It would have some problems, but the original mintage was 200, and the estimated number of survivors is 100 to 125. Benjamin Franklin paid … (View Post)13 -
Re: Liberty Bell Gold coins and Silver Medal
Good! Maybe the high rollers will be tapped out for a day or two which will give the rest of us a chance to buy some real coins. These things are vastly overpriced gimmicks. (View Post)2 -
Re: Liberty Bell Gold coins and Silver Medal
This guy claims he’s somehow “collector friendly.” Offerings like this undermine that claim. Think of the dealer who over charges for everything. Yes, somehow they continue to stay in business. The m… (View Post)3 -
Re: Liberty Bell Gold coins and Silver Medal
I think the number of buyers who must have everything the mint issues every year must be headed toward zero. (View Post)5 -
Re: Declaration of Independence Quarter
And what do you do with all of these technically made for circulation quarters? Do you sell them on the Internet? It is disappointing that none of these coins reach circulation. Back during the State… (View Post)2
