Looking for references on seated quarters. Books, articles, blogs, abstracts, anything?

Hi guys,

Just looking around and asking if anyone has any cool information to share about Seated Quarters. I would like to read some blogs or specific articles that may have stood out to anyone. Any particular segments from the Gobrecht Journal that was really interesting regarding the quarters? A great NN article about them? Give me something to read!

I would love to hear if anyone has anything interesting to share.

 

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So was Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain........

 

I was just about to tell you I already knew about Gerry Fortins site, but I still clicked it anyway and somehow missed the Greg Johnson link to the Quarter of the Month in the E-Gobrecht all the previous times I used Gerry's site.

I check his site daily though for NEWPS, and to see what he has to say.

I also already knew about the QOM published in the E-Gobrecht, I just didnt realize there was a link to it from his home page like that, which is REALLY cool and convenient. Thank you!

Now does anyone else have any specific articles they read on seated quarters or have something that just really stuck out to them? I would love to see what you got.

 

When I decided to do a type set of Liberty Seated coins I used the varieties listed in the Red Book as a starting point for determining which varieties to include. Reading the E-Gobrecht QOM articles and asking Gerry Fortin numerous questions I came up with the following list which covers the major varieties without getting too specialized.
Quarters 11 coins
Obverse Varieties:
1838-40 No Drapery
1840-53 Drapery at Elbow Type 1 Obverse
1853-55 Arrows at date
1856-59 Drapery at Elbow Type 1 Obverse
1860-73 Drapery at Elbow Type 2 Obverse
1873-74 Arrows at date
1875-91 Drapery at Elbow Type 2 Obverse

Reverse Varieties:
1838-60 No Motto, Type 1 Reverse
1853 Rays
1860-65 No Motto, Type 2 Reverse
1866-91 With Motto

 

especially this ocin:


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http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/spectacular-newman-jung-coin-18185-capped-bust-quarters/

 

Is it true that a full Seated Liberty Quarter collection is the hardest of all to put together? I'm not talking about specialties or varieties, just the goal of filling every hole in a(n) (Dansco) album.

 

I dont know about hardest, but its surely a challenge, and you will need DEEP pockets for a few, so it is definitely difficult. I am 27, so maybe oneday I will complete the set.

 

All of the seated sets are tough. Easiest is the half dimes but the Philadelphia issues from 1863 - 68 are still very tough.

 

I'm going with "filler" from the next decade(s) over to fill some holes. Can't stand to see empty holes. Thought about using dateless dreck too, but decided anything within ten years or so is "close enough."

 

Are you just waiting for the rest of us to die off?

 

Tough series to collect.

 

A tough series but there's no ultra rarities which is nice. I got the complete set of gobrecht journals tho I haven't had time to thoroughly read them hopefully this winter. I'll let you know if I find anything real interesting. Now if there was only something good on trade dollars...

 

Yes. There are ten dates in the Liberty Seated quarter series that are in excess of $1,000.00 in fine condition ranging from $1,040.00 to $21,880.00, three of which are over $10,000.00. The Liberty Seated half dollars has five in excess of $1,000.00 in fine condition and there is one real stopper for this denomination, the 1878-S which on Numismedia lists for $51,880.00.

There is, Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia by Q. David Bowers. (Note: this is a two volume set - Seated dollars and Trade dollars are covered in Volume One.) and The United States Trade Dollar by John Willem.

 

While we are the subject of references, I would like to know the general opinion on Kevin Flynn's books. I see many of them out there across all types of coins, but no one ever speaks of his material as the definitive reference on the subject. There is always some other go-to reference.

Are his just not that in depth? My opinion is that he is authoring books just to be out there, how could he have all the necessary knowledge to be just pumping out reference book after reference book and thoroughly covering the subject as we would expect for a decent reference book.

 

I have that one and is a good reference but I wish there was a bit more that's all I don't have the willem book tho

 

I ordered his recently completed book of Liberty Seated half dimes and mentioned it to a well known authority of another Liberty Seated denomination and the consensus is that Kevin Flynn's books lack the in depth research that the the others have done. He also said in regards to this half dime book it is better than nothing at all.

If you are truly serious about collecting any of the Liberty Seated coins then it is well worth the cost of buying the books published by the true experts in their field.

Stephen Crain has been urged by many to publish an updated book on Liberty Seated half dimes but has not had the inclination to do so yet, maybe, hopefully, he will.