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Lermish I appreciate your efforts to try to keep politics out of this and similar threads. Some folks wake up in the morning wanting to turn every conversation into a referendum on politics. At the o… (View Post)

I think Ian and Great Collections have opened a lot of eyes over the last few years. Building off the Teletrade model where he learned the US market, he has drawn big coins - routinely selling five a… (View Post)

I suspect that pre-internet collectors spent more time actually looking at their coins. Today, we have a lot of technology advantages - blown up photos, CoinFacts, this and other forums. So more info… (View Post)

For the half eagles: Lot of EF 45’s. Lot of gaps (one coin between 1861 and 72-S). Looks consistent with hypothesis that the higher graded stuff has been auctioned. (View Post)

That’s a very nice 63 for a difficult date. Oreville might have the nicest one in existence (ex Jack Lee). To hazard a guess, yours might be grade limited to 63 by luster. (View Post)