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The New York Numismatic Club has been issuing commemorative medals for their past presidents for at least 100 years, including this one for Dr. Daniel W. Valentine, which I understand is one of the m… (View Post)

Charlton Meyer, or 'Swampy' to his friends, was the only one who ever completed a collection of Bust halves, including the crushed lettered edges, by Overton number. That alone makes his provenance w… (View Post)

rdunnit asked about his 1858 Breen 3089 half dime, and wondered how scarce it was. The B-3089 is the Valentine V5, described as a 'short pole' variety, so named because the obverse die was heavily la… (View Post)

I guess I would have to answer in the affirmative. Yes, I do collect half dimes. By date, by mint, by die marriage, by remarriage, by die state, and by golly any other way I can think of. Unlike many… (View Post)

Rare die marriages of the half dimes (and presumably of the other denominations, although I do not watch them) turn up on eBay often enough to warrant keeping an alert eye peeled. Just a few weeks ag… (View Post)