What Do You Think Of Seated Liberty Coinage?

Most of my recent purchases have a "bit of color"...

My interest with Liberty Seated halves began with an article I read in Coinweek by Greg Reynolds (July 3,2013). The article focuses on the relative scarcity of circulated Seated halves that are not noticeably cleaned/altered. The article also contains a interview with John Albanese on the market valuation and investment potential of both Barber and Seated halves. Once I did my own research, I learned how scarce some of these dates are, and I was hooked. It is worth reading for anyone who has even a mild interest in the Seated and Barber Series.

I must also credit the Liberty Seated Collectors Club for stoking my interest in the series. Their online library is an amazing resource.

Although I am building a date set of halves as my current project, this 1859 business strike dollar is one of my favorite pieces :

That's a beauty Krusti!

That's an impressive dollar, Krusti-Koin.

I like them

John Frost came to my coin club and gave a talk. He displayed his collection of Seated dollars. What an impressive collection he has. My first seated coin was a holed half dollar. I sold it and now have others. Even the Half Dimes are attractive

Notes from my database ....

AS PER THE SAGINAW PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITE, ALFRED ALLEN DUNK WAS BORN IN EAST SYRACUSE, NY IN 1846. HIS FAMILY LATER MOVED TO BINGHAMPTON. IN 1865, HE MOVED TO EAST SAGINAW AND PURCHASED A DRUG STORE OWNED BY LEANDER SIMONEAU ON THE CROUSE BLOCK. THE BLOCK WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE IN 1872, AND DUNK IMMEDIATELY RESUMED BUSINESS AT A NEARBY ADDRESS; LATER RETURNING TO THE SAME SITE, THEN KNOWN AS THE NEW HOYT BLOCK. DUNK DIED IN 1879, THE RESULT OF A GALL BLADDER AILMENT. HIS WIFE CONTINUED IN BUSINESS. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT ANOTHER "DUNK, THE DRUGGIST" OPENED SHOP IN CANADA IN 1911. HE WAS ONE FRED DUNK FROM BUFFALO; POSSIBLY A RELATIVE TO ALFRED.