Rotten Day Rotten Life

Mr. Green,

Hope this brightens your day, at least a little, a midge, or a mote.

 

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Did you buy that when gold was $32 an ounce? That’s a dream coin for me. Gorgeous coin!

 

It is a privilege to see a coin as rare and as beautiful as this one. Thank you for sharing.

 

Beautiful mountains with the sun coming up.

 

You have got to be kidding. The 1795 half eagle listed for $75 in Fine and $150 in the first edition of The Red Book. That coin, which is an AU-55, probably has been sold as an Unc. at one time or another.

BTW, FDR set the gold price at $35 an ounce in 1933. It stayed at that official level until the 1970s. There were places where it sold for more at times.

 

Here's a coin that's probably had worse days than you!

Cheer up. It is 10% silver lining

 

The Mexicans did a good job at making a coin that was only 10% silver look like silver, at least for a while.

 

You do have good taste! Nice coin!

 

Well, yes of course I was kidding. I forgot it was $35 not $32. My first Red Book is the 1961 edition, about 14 years newer than the first edition. If only I had known then……. You did exceptionally good.

 

Speaking of silver looking 10%

 

This one deserves a spot here.

 

No I didn’t “do good.” I’m just old and had interest in U.S. gold coins in the 1960s.

 

This one always brings a smile to my face..