For all you Bust Half Nuts

CoinKing

If you like Bust Half Dollars by Overton varieties, the PCGS Set Registry has just listed two new sets for your participation and enjoyment:

Bust Half Dollars by Overton All Prime Varieties, Circulation Strikes (1794-1836)
Bust Half Dollars by Overton All Varieties and Die States, Circulation Strikes (1794-1836)

Check them out at: http://pcgs.com/setregistry/default.aspx?c=16

Have fun!

STONE

Nice job and thank you Ron and the rest of PCGS. It will be fun filling these holes



Now, just do the same for the Bust Half-Dime series, and there will be some major competition going on.
(also doing this for the Dime and Quarter series would be cool too )


Edited: I'm surprised to see the 1807 O-111a as a 4 point bonus and the O-111b is a 5 pointer.
The O-111a is at least 2 times tougher to find than the O-111b. (maybe something to consider)

NHSBaseball

Now there's a challenging set or two!

Quarternut

<< <i>I'm surprised to see the 1807 O-111a as a 4 point bonus and the O-111b is a 5 pointer. The O-111a is at least 2 times tougher to find than the O-111b. (maybe something to consider) >>



Actually the O-111a is the most common die stage, the O-111 Prime is the toughest...

QN

Goldbully

Wow, nice to hear from the Big Boss!!!

speety

Well

The 1836 O-121 i sold in PCGS plastic just got more valuable... lol. Oh well, i did alright and i know the new owner is enjoying it

speety

Mr. Guth,

I think it would be a very educational and helpful tool if pics of each (or almost every) die marriage was linked. This may be a little bit of work but could probably be mostly completed with just the series of threads that the forum put together a while ago.

CoinKing

Speety,

Great idea. If anyone has images they'd like to share (with copyright permission), I'll be happy to post them in the CoinFacts website. Spread the word.

mozin

Most all the CBH die states are already presented in CoinZip.

Nysoto

Ron,

Some new die marriages have been discovered since the 1990 3rd edition Overton:

1794 O-111 Unique
1806 O-128 Unique
1806 O-129 Unique discovered in 2005 by Robert Zornes and David Hatfield
1806 O-130 Unique discovered in 2007 by Mark Borchardt
1807 O-115 3 known, is listed in the PCGS Registry

All of these discoveries have been confirmed and authenticated, and reported in the John Reich Journal. All were listed in the Overton 4th edition except 1806 O-130 (discovered after publication), and 1806 O-129 was included as a flyer supplement to the 4th edition.

edit - most early bust half experts believe the 1795 O-118 does not exist. The 1929 M. L. Biestle book listed this pairing of two known dies, and this listing is thought to be erroneous.

speety

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Barndog

<< <i>Speety,

Great idea. If anyone has images they'd like to share (with copyright permission), I'll be happy to post them in the CoinFacts website. Spread the word. >>



when the capped bust half dimes are added to the registry by die marriage, I've got a few photos I'd gladly share.


hmmm, wonder if PCGS would cut a deal...exchange photos for reduced fee attribution on the labels