An Amazing Collecting Milestone in the CBH World!
astrorat
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This month a collector and member of the Bust Half Nut Club (who wishes to remain anonymous) has just added die marriage number 450 to his/her set. The final coin was the fabled 1817/4 O.102, one of only 11 pieces known. That special coin is the one that lives the dreams of many Capped Bust half collectors. Any sale of an 1817/4 is cause for numismatic celebration, but when it is the final piece of the 450 Overton puzzle, it's especially sweet.
This collector is only one of four (that's right ... four) who have completed the entire 450 Overton die marriage set. And is only one of three who can claim to currently own all 450 die marriages as there are only three known of the uber-rare 1829 O.120.
The top five Overton die marriage rarities are:
1. 1829 O-120 (3 known)
2. 1827 O-149 (4 known)
3. 1832 O-123 (5 known)
4. 1825 O-118 (6 known)
5. 1817/4 O-102 (11 known)
Gathering all 450 die marriages is not simple and requires a great deal of patience, sacrifice, study ... and luck. What a marvelous accomplishment by this collector!
The Bust Half Nut Club is specialty numismatic group for the study of United States Half Dollars minted from 1794 through 1836. The group formed in 1966 with six charter members and held the first 'official' meeting of members at the 1969 ANA convention in Philadelphia. Membership includes over 100 collectors who are 'nuts' about early Bust half dollars.
Note: I received permission directly from the collector to share his/her accomplishment.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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Since images are always nice ... below is the 1817/4 that was sold by Stack's-Bowers from the Pogue Collection.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
Takes dedication... and some deep pockets I'd presume. Congrats to him!
That's a big deal--major accomplishment. This must have taken decades of patient/determined hunting. Very different from a situation in which a collector has a boatload of cash and buys top pops out of auctions or from a certain dealer, to assemble a major collection within 5 years.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
As I learn about CBH’s, this announcement is mind blowing.
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Amazing achievement!
That must be something to behold when all 450 are laying in formation on a large table.
That is absolutely a tremendous numismatic accomplishment that deserves high accolades.
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that would be a wonderful thing in person to see
Holy Cow!
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Congratulations, and a smokin’ last coin added.
Great accomplishment that required years and years of dedication. Congratulations to that collector!
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
A very impressive accomplishment indeed!
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Congratulations for a major accomplishment to whoever it is and thank you @astrorat for bringing it up!
Remarkable. I am very happy for him. He's a heck of a nice fellow too.
Lance.
This is a truly remarkable accomplishment and the collector should be very proud of all of the work that went into assembling the set. Hats off to him/her!
Impressive!!
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Unbelievably impressive.
I can not even wrap my head around the amount of effort and patience involved.
Congrats forwarded.
It makes it even more amazing that only 3 sets have the possibility of existing!
Wow. That's what I call a dedicated collector! Hats off!
Very impressive.
Amazing accomplishment!
Wow...... well that's all I've got....speechless amazing wow
HAPPY COLLECTING
A big congratulations to this collector on accomplishing what many CBH collectors dream of and only a few will ever be able to do!
Dave
That is an awesome achievement..... Not something I would ever have the patience to attempt... Congratulations to the collector....and thanks for the details in the OP.... Cheers, RickO
Regardless of what series we all may specialize in, the achievement of completing all CBH halves is a monumental numismatic achievement. Bravo!
Wow! As a fellow bust half enthusiast, this amazes me. For reference, look how often some of these marriages come up for public sale. Here is 1829 o-120:
http://maibockaddict.com/1829-o-120-r8-capped-bust-half-dollar
Congratulations to this collector!
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