Classic Head Half Eagle Die Varieties
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I have John W. McCloskey's "A Study of Classic Half Eagles 1834–1838" as it appeared in the ANS's "America's Gold Coinage. Coinage of the Americas Conference, 1989". As far as I know this is the only die variety analysis of Classic Head $5 gold. This work does not include photographs of all the varieties. Does anyone know if there is a fully-illustrated edition of this work? Or if there is any other published reference on Classic Head Half Eagles?
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There is not a fully illustrated version. He updated his analysis since the article, ran into some difficulties (losing some of the analysis), and did not publish anything.
I have completed an analysis of the Classic Head Half Eagles, and the Quarter Eagles as well. Been working on it off and on for about 8 years. It includes die marriages, die states, rarity ratings, condition census lists including provenance, date by date characteristics, population estimates including adjusted certified populations, proof coins, and more.
I've decided to publish the information, just haven't decided in what format, and head for the finish line. Needs editing and formatting. In the meantime, I'd be happy to try to help with any specific information.
He talked about them in a speech to the LSCC at Baltimore a year or so back, good stuff. Maybe his HOF induction? I forget
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Classic Head Half Eagle Attribute Diagnostics:
http://classichalfeagles.com/index.html
© Mark S. Ghiorso, December 2017
Jeez -- this is terrific.
Great job!
Excellent link
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Wow!!! That is an amazing amount of work...great great reference!!!
You may wish to purchase "Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties" by J.D. and Bass & "U.S. Gold Coins" by Garrett & Guth. I use both although they also cover coins outside of your interest.
Thanks for the link above. I'm adding it to my "favorites."
Yes, please publish it! I'm not looking for any specialized info now, but I'd buy an "Illustrated Guide for Classic Half Eagles" if it were available.
That is an awesome website. The clickable table of varieties is truly inspired. This is an excellent example of using technology to advance numismatics, as opposed to those who cry that technology has killed coin collecting.
LIBERTY SEATED DIMES WITH MAJOR VARIETIES CIRCULATION STRIKES (1837-1891) digital album
Thanks for that very interesting link.... a lot of good information there. Cheers, RickO