Can you attribute this 1838 reeded edge bust half dollar?

BiddlesBank · April 1, 2007 12:53PM

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I sold my Jules Riever Reeded Edge book a few months ago believing I would not buy another reeded edge.

If you know how to attribute reeded edge bust half dollars I would appreciate knowing something about this one that I just purchased.

So anyway, this one has light die cracks as follows.

OBVERSE

1. from the mouth to rim at star 4

2. tip of bust to rim by star 1

3. through bottom of 1838

4. bottom curl thru star 13 to rim by star 12

5. through curl below back of cap towards throat and star 9.

REVERSE

1. from rim upward beween AL in HALF to lower left claw.

Also there are some dentile tracks.

Wish someone would write a comprehensive reeded edge book?

But if you know anything about this variety I would appreciate knowing.

Thank you - BB

Barndog · April 1, 2007 1:02PM

Link to VIM

TomB · April 1, 2007 1:23PM

It's easier if you have the VIM in-hand, which I do, but it still is a difficult reference to use. Your coin appears to be a JR3.

BiddlesBank · April 1, 2007 1:26PM

<< <i>It's easier if you have the VIM in-hand, which I do, but it still is a difficult reference to use. Your coin appears to be a JR3. >>

Thanks TomB & Barndog

I was just trying to copy the pages on the web site but they don't fit on an 81/2 X11 sheet of paper, so I would have had to resize them all.

Thanks again - BB

keets · April 18, 2007 1:44AM

so, what happened to the banker???

Cladiator · April 18, 2007 1:48AM

Huh, I thought all of BB's threads were nuked.

TomB · April 18, 2007 3:00AM

I don't know why one would pull a thread that was about coins and had originally stayed on-topic.

Can you attribute this 1838 reeded edge bust half dollar?

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