Earlyhalves

关于此套币: Collectors love Bust Halves so much that enthusiasts are called “Bust Nuts.” These coins are available enough in circulated grades to attract a large number of collectors, yet challenging enough in high grades and rare varieties to test the patience of the most determined.
The coins are large and beautiful and they are the handiwork of craftsmen working at America's modest early mint in Philadelphia. Hand worked dies led to many fascinating overdates and popular varieties. Everyone loves overdates, and between 1808 and 1829 there are nineteen different types. Other fascinating varieties resulted from blunders made while working the dies. Some favorites are the 1807 50/20, 1813 50C/UNI, 1814 E/A and the 1836 50/00. In 1823, the 3-punch gave the mint workers a fit, leading to the “Broken 3," the “Patched 3” and the “Ugly 3”—all are beautiful to me!
The toughest coins in this set are the 1807 Bearded goddess, the 1817/4, the 1812/1 Large 8 and the 1839 Small Letters (Small Eagle).
Great collections are built from coins from other great collectors. This set includes coins from significant collectors such at Link, Friend, Graham, Prouty, Kahn, Norweb, Pryor, and Hilgard.