Best Books To Study Bust Half Dollars

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Hondo Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 05/05/2012 2:46 pm Im interested in researching and learning about bust halves. Can you all please suggest some books you consider to be the best on the subject? Books on varieties (Overton) are fine! Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 05/05/2012 5:51 pm These three sites will get you started... http://www.jrcs.org/ http://www.busthalfdollar.com/index.htm http://www.busthalf.com/InfoResearch.html Edited by amida17 05/05/2012 5:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jeffrose Pillar of the Community United States 1432 Posts	Posted 05/05/2012 7:48 pm HONDO . . amida has provided 3 great links with a lot of good info. I have "Early Half Dollar Varieties" 4th edition edited by Donald Parsley who is Al Overton's son-in-law. I don't know why the 3rd edition is preferred but I am quite happy with mine. Found it online for $60 shipped but can't remember the source. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 05/05/2012 8:29 pm Quote: I don't know why the 3rd edition is preferred Jeffrose. I've read some reviews that said Parsleys(4th) edition had some errors and picture issues? Really dont know though...I have a revised (2nd) edition..... Edited by amida17 05/05/2012 8:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/07/2012 10:31 am There is also The Ultimate Guide to Attributing Bust Half Dollars by Peterson and Bust Half Fever by Edgar Souders. Both of these are out of print and getting difficult to find. Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 05/08/2012 12:01 pm jeffrose: The 3rd edition is better for, among other reasons, the quality of the pictures is far superior. With the 3rd edition you can use a magnifying glass and enlarge the pictures. The 4th edition only shows you pixels. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 05/08/2012 6:13 pm I have the 4th edition and use it along with online resources like this one http://www.wix.com/coinzip/bust-hal...tribute/1812 I'm learning with the help of my CCF mentors Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
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