Ryan Baker wrote:
As a fellow Capped Bust Half enthusiast, I wanted to provide you, as well as the numismatic community, the news of a census update for a rather rare die variety in this series. I recently attributed & certified an undiscovered 1827 O-137 R.6. Bust Half Dollar specimen. The Overton-137, at one time, referenced as the “Sight Variety,” more commonly as the “Extra Feathers” variety.
I am somewhat of a fledgling numismatic academic. I started collecting early American coppers a decade ago, cataloging a library devoted to research literature just five years ago. More recently I’ve begun drafting personal attribution guides for various series, with the goal to publish in the future. My maturation in numismatics has begun to prove quite fruitful, yielding the procurements of several rare die variety acquisitions across a limited specific type series.
PCGS certified my 1827 O-137, XF40 mid-June 2022 (PCGS Cert # 45466504). Regrettably, the PCGS website has yet to upload the TrueView images. Fortunately, before sending my CBH to PCGS, I photographed a few raw images for my records. Attached is the newest addition to the 1827 O-137 population. The attached photo has not been edited in anyway, simply photographed under Axial lighting with my Sony a6000 set to macro. (Editor: The PCGS photo has been uploaded since receipt of this contribution, so the PCGS photo has been used as the header to this week's JR Newsletter)
My 1827 Square Base 2 XF40 PCGS. O-137, R.6. is presently under auction at Great Collections, GC Item ID: 1199055 ending Sunday July 24th 5:50PM Pacific Time
Feel Free to pass along some or all of this information to anyone in the numismatic community. Also feel free to contact me anytime, regarding this CBH or anything numismatic. I’m excited to contribute back to the numismatic community, and am excited to see that my Overton-137 finds its way to a new owner that adheres to a similar passion for Die Variety Attribution. Thank you for the time.
Ryan Baker, PhD, ABD Flychance(at)outlook.com
GreatCollections Link:
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1199055/1827-Capped-Bust-Half-Dollar-Overton-137-Square-Base-2-PCGS-XF-40
PCGS Cert Link
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/45466504
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Sheridan Downey wrote:
To my collecting friends and colleagues,
The 2022 Chicago World’s Fair of Money is but a month away. The bust half gods were extraordinarily good to me the past few months. I am anxious to pass along the fruits of good fortune. Three bourse tables will be needed to display the acquisitions! You will find me at tables 1416, 1418 and 1420. (Check out the location of your favorite dealer here: https://money.expocad.com/Events/2022chi/index.html.) Are you considering a visit to the Rosemont Convention Center? I offer 3 good reasons for you to book a flight to O’Hare: 1. Steve Nomura; 2. Mail Bid Sale 54; and 3. Part 2 of the Beaver Falls Collection.
Let me explain.
Many of you remember Steve Nomura’s fabulous Red Book set of capped bust halves, 1807-1836. In 2013 I had the pleasure of selling his treasures via private treaty and at auction. Many were featured in Mail Bid Sale No. 37. I introduced Steve’s coins thusly: If you recall my sales of the Gehring Prouty, Roger Solomon and Dick Graham collections your mouth is already watering. Eye appeal and first-rate surfaces are touchstones of this group. Steve was not done collecting. Far from it. He set his mind on expanding a budding collection of Draped Bust Large Eagle half-dollars, 1801-1807. This time he sought quality examples of both Red Book and Overton varieties. There are 62 die pairs in the series. Steve found 59 of them! Only the 1805 O.114, 1806 O.129 (both R.8) and unique 1806 O.130 escaped. Yes, the collection includes an 1806 Knob 6, No Stem O.108 and the Charlton Meyer 1807 O.115 R.8 (Lot 18 in my upcoming sale). Thirty-two of the coins sport green CAC stickers.
Mail Bid Sale 54 will close August 17, 2022, during the upcoming WFM. The catalog should go in the mail and live bidding on my website will begin between August 1 and August 5. I have attached a Lot List to this message. You will see that 18 of Steve Nomura’s pre-turbs open the sale, followed by a 42-piece consignment from Tim Osborne, then 40 more delectable goodies from various consignors -- 100 lots in all. If you have not yet registered to bid in my sales, now is a good time to do so. Here is the link: https://www.sheridanscoins.com/.
Early this month I picked up Part 2 of the Beaver Falls Collection. All but 2 of 350 bust halves are “raw.” Although most grade XF 40 to AU 58, there are a fair number of VFs and UNCs. The bulk were acquired at auctions and major coin shows between 1977 and 1991. If your MB 54 catalog arrives a bit late, blame it on the pleasant distraction of sorting these fascinating coins, artifacts of an era when collectors had to do their own grading. Imagine that! Things have changed. Registry sets and professional grading are now integral parts of the collecting landscape. So far I have sent off more than 100 bust halves to PCGS for grading. You probably know that PCGS is experiencing grievous delays in processing submissions. We may have to wait until the Baltimore show in November for results. I will bring a selection of raw coins from the collection to Rosemont as well as those that make it through the PCGS grading maze before mid-August. I will tantalize you with a couple of observations. There are nice AU examples of the 1814 E/A, 1817/3 and 1823 Broken 3. Overton collectors will be thrilled to see a select uncirculated 1814 O.106a (finest known?) and a choice AU 1828 Curl 2 with Knob, O.106.
Enough for now. I’ve got to get cracking on the catalog for MB 54.
Happy collecting to all,
Sheridan
The lot list is available to view by clicking this link: https://mcusercontent.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/4c24e53c-fc1b-0ba6-52da-02d19d30d58d/Copy_of_Lot_List.pdf
