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: It’s Saturday Night, with a belly full of beer
I’ve become irrational bidding on coins on my own. I don’t need alcohol. (View Post)5 -
Re: Thoughts on the 2026 mint and proof sets
Why would that be? Private mints produce items with mintages far lower than that on a regular basis. The mint produces "instant rarities" with mintages far lower than that. My main concern … (View Post)1 -
Re: One of the Center Pieces of my Early Cent Collection
Very nice! I view the Head of 1794 Liberty Cap Cents to be the most beautiful of the four types (Heads of ‘93, ‘94,’95 and ‘96.) I view them as “very elegant” for the humble cent. (View Post)2 -
Re: common date 1953-S Cent - Counterfeit! - i've tried to say they exist and here is one
And I thought that the 1958 Chinese counterfeit cent was the last of them. I always took this as a "thumb to the eye" as to say, "See, we'll counterfeit anything." Perhaps the Chi… (View Post)11 -
Re: Another Fine Offering from Great Southern Coins
Some coins become “better coins through chemistry.” This one looks like “better coins via steel wool.” (View Post)2
