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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 7585489, member: 101855&quot;]Okay, time for the reveal and some commentary.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1835 quarter eagle is graded MS-62+, CAC This piece is in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first 1838 quarter eagle is graded MS-63, CAC. The price difference between MS-62 and MS-63 is large. On the Grey Sheet it goes from $3,250 to $6,000. The spread according to &quot;Coin Facts&quot; is $7,000 to $11,250. I viewed this coin as an AU-55 or 58 that normally ended up in an MS-61 or 62 holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why did CAC approve of this coin in the MS-63 holder? I have no idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second 1838 quarter eagle is graded MS-61 with an &quot;ex Hansen&quot; label on the slab. This piece is in my collection. I paid about $10,000 less for it than than the price the dealer wanted for the previous coin. I was more than happy to take one of Mr. Hansen&#039;s &quot;hand me downs.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I really wanted this piece because it was the last coin I needed to finish the set. I also wanted it in a PCGS holder because this become my only serious entry in the PCGS registry. By chance, all of the other coins in the set were PCGS graded. Since it only took one more PCGS coin, I decided to break my usual practice and look for the coin in that holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today my Classic Head $2.50 set is #2 on the PCGS registry behind Mr. Hansen. PCGS rates my set as the third best of all time behind Harry Bass and Mr. Hansen. Despite the honor I&#039;ll take that one with a grain a salt, knowing how my coins are graded and the other, really great coins, that are out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>ALTHOUGH, these coins are hard to find in high grade. This is not an easy set to put together, and there are some &quot;sleeper dates,&quot; like the 1839, which are Philadelphia Mint products. Not all &quot;run of the mill date&quot; Philadelphia Mint coins are common.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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