Sheridan Downey wrote:
I recently posted a large group of bust halves in the Active Sales portion of my web site: https://www.sheridanscoins.com/inc_activeSales.php. If you have not paid a recent visit, now is the time to do it. Pay particular attention to the listings of Steve Nomura’s wonderful collection of Draped Bust Halves and Capped Bust Halves from the Beaver Falls and Tim Osborne Collections. I have also listed a number of new purchases from my own inventory. I will bring these coins to the Baltimore show this week. Please visit my bourse table Thursday or Friday, March 16 and 17. Unfortunately I must miss the Saturday session of the show.
That’s not the half of it! I just purchased Don and Bonnie Parsley’s entire collection of over 350 bust halves. Old-timers will recall the Parsley’s 1993 decision to sell the Overton Collection intact. I was happy to broker the sale on their behalf. Don, of course, is the son-in-law of Al Overton. Bonnie is Al’s daughter. They acquired the Overton Collection when Al passed away in 1972. For the next 20 years Don continued to augment the Collection, purchasing bust halves that filled a few gaps or improved those Al had acquired. Photos of coins in the Overton Collection are readily available. Just open your copy of Don Parsley’s 3rd, 4th or 5th edition revisions of Al’s standard reference.
After selling the Overton Collection Don still had the “fever.” He started over, focusing on the Capped Bust series, 1807-1836. During the period 1994-2000 he put together a die variety set of 340+ pieces that includes such noted rarities as the 1812/1 Large 8 in choice AU, 1831 O.120, also choice AU, 1823 O.113, 1827 O.137 and virtually all of the R.5 die pairs. I counted 143 coin in PCGS, ANACS or NGC holders. All PCGS capsules carry the coveted “old green label.” The NGC holders are of the same vintage.
Most of the coins in the Parsley Collection are “raw,” grading XF or AU. They will come with me to Baltimore and be offered for sale during the show. I will also display and offer a small group of “slabbed” bust halves from the Collection. Others must wait until after the show. Look for them on my web site in early April or visit me at the Central States Show in Schaumburg, April 26-29.
Bust dime collectors will enjoy a major offering of slabbed and raw coins from the Beaver Falls Collection, over 50 pieces in all.
Hope to see many of you Thursday!
Kind regards to all,
Sheridan
