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<p>[QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 901425, member: 6763"]Bust $1/2 Fever:</p><p><br /></p><p>Bust Half Fever 2nd Edition</p><p><br /></p><p>1807-1836</p><p>2ND EDITION</p><p>By: Edgar Sounders, NLG</p><p><br /></p><p>Hardcover $79.95</p><p>CD: $34.95 [digital edition]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/BustHalfFever3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust Half Dollars</p><p>by: Keith R. Davignon</p><p><br /></p><p>1996</p><p>159 Pages</p><p><br /></p><p>Original Cost:?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/Contempcounterfeits.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Comments:</p><p>Considered the definite work on the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Note: Also issued in deluxe quarter leather limited numbered edition. Included author's signature on front. Unknown how many were issued.</p><p>Auction estimate: $225.00 (appears very reasonable).</p><p>A Register of Half Dollar Die Varieties and Sub-Varieties</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By M.L. Beistle</p><p>[Martin Luther Beistle]</p><p><br /></p><p>copyright 1929</p><p>261+ pages</p><p>Original Cost: ?</p><p>My Cost: Unknown, I lost the record, but purchased it from ebay, December, 2003. Rarely Seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Heavy Cardboard covers (black)</p><p>[Note: If you know of other printings, please let me know.]</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/beistle.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The original Bust $1/2 variety book.</p><p>Very difficult to use, numbering system totally different from the familiar Overton version.</p><p>No illustrations, but extensive description.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if you do not use it, this is a must reference for true Bust $1/2 collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>All half $ types included: Drape Bust, Bust, Seated Liberty, Barber, Walking Liberty, Commems, Confederate half $.</p><p><br /></p><p>A must read.</p><p><br /></p><p>Delicate book, so take care of it.</p><p>and:</p><p>The Top 100 R4 and R5 Capped Bust Half Dollar Varieties & Sub-Varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>By Edgar E. Sounders, NLG</p><p><br /></p><p>Soft cover</p><p>4 1/4" X 5 1/2"</p><p><br /></p><p>2002</p><p><br /></p><p>Original price: $19.95</p><p>Available discounted at $14.99</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments:</p><p>Nice book, very handy and a lot easier to carry around than the Overton tome.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/sounders.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice pictures, good descriptions.</p><p><br /></p><p>FEATURES: </p><p><br /></p><p>Positively identifies the TOP 100 R4 & R5 Capped Bust Half-Dollar Varieties and Sub-Varieties. </p><p><br /></p><p>Secret "pick up points" the pro's use to identify rare halves rapidly and easily! </p><p><br /></p><p>Written by award winning Capped Bust Half-Dollar author Edgar E. Souders (NLG)! </p><p><br /></p><p>Soft cover and 118 pages! </p><p><br /></p><p>Over Two HUNDRED photo images - close-up - as seen through a microscope. Compare with what you see at coin shows, shops or on the Internet! </p><p><br /></p><p>Convenient easy carry size.</p><p><br /></p><p>plus the latest edition:</p><p>US Early Half Dollar Die Varieties </p><p>US EARLY HALF DOLLAR DIE VARIETIES </p><p>1794-1836</p><p>4th Edition</p><p>First Printing</p><p><br /></p><p>Donald L. Parsley</p><p><br /></p><p>Hardcover</p><p>2005</p><p><br /></p><p>756 Pages</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/Busthalf.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cost: $79.95</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments:</p><p><br /></p><p>A nice updated version of Al's opus. The addition of numerous new varieties makes this an important addition to the Bust $1/2 collector's library.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 901425, member: 6763"]Bust $1/2 Fever: Bust Half Fever 2nd Edition 1807-1836 2ND EDITION By: Edgar Sounders, NLG Hardcover $79.95 CD: $34.95 [digital edition] [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/BustHalfFever3.jpg[/IMG] Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust Half Dollars by: Keith R. Davignon 1996 159 Pages Original Cost:? [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/Contempcounterfeits.jpg[/IMG] Comments: Considered the definite work on the subject. Note: Also issued in deluxe quarter leather limited numbered edition. Included author's signature on front. Unknown how many were issued. Auction estimate: $225.00 (appears very reasonable). A Register of Half Dollar Die Varieties and Sub-Varieties By M.L. Beistle [Martin Luther Beistle] copyright 1929 261+ pages Original Cost: ? My Cost: Unknown, I lost the record, but purchased it from ebay, December, 2003. Rarely Seen. Heavy Cardboard covers (black) [Note: If you know of other printings, please let me know.] [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/beistle.jpg[/IMG] The original Bust $1/2 variety book. Very difficult to use, numbering system totally different from the familiar Overton version. No illustrations, but extensive description. Even if you do not use it, this is a must reference for true Bust $1/2 collectors. All half $ types included: Drape Bust, Bust, Seated Liberty, Barber, Walking Liberty, Commems, Confederate half $. A must read. Delicate book, so take care of it. and: The Top 100 R4 and R5 Capped Bust Half Dollar Varieties & Sub-Varieties. By Edgar E. Sounders, NLG Soft cover 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" 2002 Original price: $19.95 Available discounted at $14.99 Comments: Nice book, very handy and a lot easier to carry around than the Overton tome. [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/sounders.jpg[/IMG] Nice pictures, good descriptions. FEATURES: Positively identifies the TOP 100 R4 & R5 Capped Bust Half-Dollar Varieties and Sub-Varieties. Secret "pick up points" the pro's use to identify rare halves rapidly and easily! Written by award winning Capped Bust Half-Dollar author Edgar E. Souders (NLG)! Soft cover and 118 pages! Over Two HUNDRED photo images - close-up - as seen through a microscope. Compare with what you see at coin shows, shops or on the Internet! Convenient easy carry size. plus the latest edition: US Early Half Dollar Die Varieties US EARLY HALF DOLLAR DIE VARIETIES 1794-1836 4th Edition First Printing Donald L. Parsley Hardcover 2005 756 Pages [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg145/Treashunt/Busthalf.gif[/IMG] Cost: $79.95 Comments: A nice updated version of Al's opus. The addition of numerous new varieties makes this an important addition to the Bust $1/2 collector's library.[/QUOTE]
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