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Rest in Peace
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So I had previously attempted a roll of half eagles, and then I ended up selling most of my $5 libs to put it towards numismatic coins. Now I'm slowly building up my roll with a different objective in mind. I'm going for only indian half eagles from VF-lower AU relatively close to melt, and I'm trying to get as many different date/mm combos as possible...so I will be working towards a complete set. Obviously if I ever purchase any of the keys, they will be slabbed and will not go into the roll....but that's later on down the line. I am about half way there, as I have 13 different date/mm combos. So I'm working on 3 objectives simultaneously: -Adding to my bullion stash -Putting together a half eagle roll -Working on a set of indian half eagles  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quite the endeavor, Good luck. I wish I could do something like this. :D
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Rest in Peace
 United States
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Thanks. Yeah, I really doubt I will be able to complete a set with the 1909-O and especially the 1929; but I may eventually get close.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow! I wish I could do that. Awesome start to the set!
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice set! I hope you can complete it.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I was trying to do the same thing. Since becoming engaged, my money seems to be going elsewhere. Keep up the great work. Thanks for posting.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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"one little, two little, three little Indians. Four little.............
What a way to go Johnny!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice Johhny, makes me wish I had stayed in gold. I got your pictures here, and a case full of 1/10 an half oz. gold eagles staring me in the face from the case, and 4 St Gauden 1 oz. MS 65 gems just wanting me to start a St. Gauden fund and buy those bad boys, lol. About 7200 worth, so if I don't spend another penny of my earned paychecks, and save till like November, should be good to get all four, if gold is still at 1666 by then, lol....
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01/20/2012 4:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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One of the good things about a roll of half eagles is that they don't require much secure storage space.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ture dat Sel 691, but on the flip side of that, there are more fakes out there then real ones, as those are targeted big time by the cons, so be careful Johnny, even though I doubt with your knowledege you are buying any fakes. Just always good to be weary in the end, esp on items that get targeted often by the consters....
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Thanks for the comments. Yeah, there are a lot of fakes...which is why I stick to lower end examples or ones that came from a problem slab(I've cracked about half of those out of AU detail and such NGC/ANACS slabs). I also always weigh and measure them. There is not much benefit for a counterfeiter to make a common circ type examples out of real 90% gold since there is little to no profit. It's the high grade or key dates that you want to watch out for especially that have a high enough premium over melt to merit using real gold.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like it! That is going to be one nice set when you finish!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The single most counterfeited series of U.S. gold coins is the Indian Head Quarter Eagle. This series accounts for approximately 40% of all counterfeit gold coins received by PCGS. The only other series of counterfeits that could compare in quantity to the $2½ "Indians" would be $1 gold coins (if all three types are added together), followed closely by $3 gold pieces and $5 "Indians." Combined together, these four series account for 90% of all the counterfeit gold coins received for authentication.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I bought ten of them, and felt fortunate to have all of them grade. Easy to get burned, and a lot of the counterfeits are old now, so they look vintage because they are. Watch out for fake mint marks when you look for your keys. Nice stash.
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Posted 01/20/2012 12:07 pm
