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: my SEXY Frankie......
Since you have been gone, I bought a set of "Frankies." Actually I bought two sets and put together a set of the best from each album. (View Post)2 -
Re: Post Your Favorite Kennedy Half here,,,, and then enter my Give a Way # 10
The gold one, of course. (View Post)2 -
Re: Post your favorite coin from 1946 in Honor of my mom
As an older coin specialist, I don't have much. The three Roosevelt Dimes are in this set. (View Post)3 -
Re: The "Coins Only" Thread
Why not a nice example of the coin that got the U.S. gold series started, the 1795 half eagle? I believe that this type was introduced in the summer of 1795. I waited a long time to get my first exam… (View Post)4 -
Re: A little known Christopher Columbus bit of trivia.
All of my material is "the usual suspects." (View Post)9
