1837 RE CBH - Varieties/Marriages

LanceNewmanOCC

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i did a thorough search to try and find my answer prior to posting, to no avail.

my CBH attribution guide does not include the 1837 RE

since it is so affordable I am guessing that there are many that have survived and probably at least 2 die marriages but

my searches outside this forum as well have yielded so-so results.

assistance por favor!
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coinlieutenant

Lots more than two. I think close to 20 marriages have been found.

rec78

I'm not sure if a reference work is out there for the 1836-1839 reeded edge bust halves. Someone please correct me if I am wrong on this. Overton should have went all the way in my opinion, but he stopped with the 1836 lettered edge. This is a small segment of US coinage that hasn't been explored too much yet. Perhaps an addenum could be added to the next or future Overton?
Bob

astrorat

Yes, there is a reference for the Reeded Edge Bust halves. The book was written by Jules Reiver back in 1988, titled "Variety Identification Manual for United States Reeded Edge Half Dollars 1836-1839."

Lane

HalfCollector

For the year 1837 there are 25 different varieties that I am aware of and can document in my own collection. I have been collecting these coins for over 15 years now and there are several not listed in Jules original manual published in 1988 and would not be surprised to see new ones pop up from time to time as more interest in the series develops.
I am currently working on a Registry of all the die varieties of the Reeded Edge halves with much updated information and photos to help identify them. My hope is that this will stimulate more interest in the series thus leading to even more research and discovery. i am ttrying to have it ready sometime next year ( but I make no guarantees).

Varieties by year:
1836- 1
1837- 25
1838- 16
1838-O- 1
1839- 8
1839-O- 5

mozin

I got so frustrated trying to attribute my three 1837 Reeded Edge Bust Half Dollars, that I sold them all. Even AU 55 examples in hand are very tough to attribute. Maybe that is why so few people collect the Reeded Edge series.

rec78

<< <i>got so frustrated trying to attribute my three 1837 Reeded Edge Bust Half Dollars, that I sold them all. Even AU 55 examples in hand are very tough to attribute. Maybe that is why so few people collect the Reeded Edge series. >>



I collected them, but only as a series. i.e. one of each date and the 1839-O. I have had these for many years and have no idea what varieties I have. I think that most bust half collectors collected this series this way just complete their date and mm set. It is too short a series in it's own to draw much attention to variety collectors at this time, so you may be on to smoething here.
Bob

jayPem

<< <i>I'm not sure if a reference work is out there for the 1836-1839 reeded edge bust halves. Someone please correct me if I am wrong on this. Overton should have went all the way in my opinion, but he stopped with the 1836 lettered edge. This is a small segment of US coinage that hasn't been explored too much yet. Perhaps an addenum could be added to the next or future Overton?
Bob >>



I believe this series was not considered part of the early half dollar category due to the new method of coin pressing that went into effect at this time.
Overton varieties include FH and draped halves as well, so it's not a design thing. To some, everything made post screw press is modern junk !

mkman123

I recently got a 1838 cbh because I like the design compared to the earlier ones. I had no idea there are any varieties to look for but I'm not a serious collector like that.

TPRC

<< <i>I got so frustrated trying to attribute my three 1837 Reeded Edge Bust Half Dollars, that I sold them all. Even AU 55 examples in hand are very tough to attribute. Maybe that is why so few people collect the Reeded Edge series. >>



True, but I'll wager that will change when halfcollector comes out with a book on the series.

Lewy

The 1837-1839 half varieties are not mysterious to a good many folks...... this is a sub field that will take off like wildfire in the very near future....... there are some varieties that are extremely rare, and several that are quite common...... if you know which ones to look for, now is the best time to start picking them up.