When I was a kid and my mail order coins arrived, I used to feverishly tear open the packages on the spot. Nowadays, for whatever reason, I tend to let the mail pile up for a while and only open it when I’m in a suitably numismatic mood.
The 1836 half eagle is amazing - congrats all around! Also, I didn't realize this was even an option; I thought waiting by the door for the mailman and shredding open your packages before the mailman has left your driveway was the only way
I've got 6 coins (3 Roman Imperial, 2 Ancient Greek and 1 Roman Republic) arriving in 3 packages from 3 dealers between tomorrow and Monday. Don't think I will be waiting till Monday to open them all.
I just won a coin on a Heritage auction. Their delivery schedule: 7-14 days. Oh, well. Nothing I can do about that.
I have been looking over some Coin Auction Houses and have wanted to throw my hat in the ring, but by fear o losing the amount of work it would take to get the coin (S) to the auction house. There have been some beauts out there, but I let them go due to my fear. If there are any collectors out there, give me e,,
A classic head half or quarter eagle is something I have long wanted. My favorite! Haven't bought one yet.
With the exception of a branch in Manila (“M” mintmark), all Philippine coinage of that pre-independence era was struck in the United States. That 1904-S is from San Francisco.
It's more fun to let a pile of mail packages grow and then open them up all at once. It's like being a kid on Christmas.
I would never let packages with coins like those accumulate. A Philippine peso is high on my list right now and I hope I will have enough patience to find one as nice as yours. Also, with most gold being out of my budget, a circulated classic head quarter or half eagle is probably my only option for a genuinely scarce piece.
Really nice group. The classic head half eagle is an interesting short run type. I’d love to get a set of P, D and C for 1838 but I’m never going to be able to spend that much.