Discovering Overton Half Dollar Varieties

[@donaldinnewmexico]

Hi, Ben. I don't understand the language in the Overton book. It's all Geek to me. *TYU*

[@stevemontanya7421]

Thanks Ben the coin also has a letter edge that can be studied . Plus the reverse die rotations that we can follow . I have an excel spreadsheet of those rotations . Thanks to AL C. Overton .

[@michaelm7843]

Searching for Overton die varieties on Capped Bust Half Dollars is an interesting area of coin collecting. Thanks for the Red Book tour, too.

[@scottwilson1258]

It is Amazing how many different features change on the face over the Years.

[@johnskujins8870]

My favorites. I agree it's fun to collect the dates.

[@MarkB3h]

Something very special about raw bust coins and handling them as people did 200 years ago. I bought a raw 1825 half from you in Phoenix and enjoy it. Thanks for the video!

[@singlesideman]

They also look good in lower grades and are inexpensive, higher grades are still very reasonable, and the incuse lettering on the edge is so cool - it's too bad that you can't really see that when they're slabbed.

[@lpandy21]

Very cool.

[@marshallprice8503]

very cool coins

[@SilverWalker84]

😂it's so interesting but I end up forgetting the ones I have because there's so many combinations. Awesome vid

[@goldsilverjunkie]

I love these bust and capped half dollars

[@handduggraverdronline]

Really nice coins. I eventually will start collecting the bust half. Been working on seated liberty denomination. My examples are very poor but I am happy to own them .

[@tylonnplatinumthe3rd659]

Lots of great info here thanks Ben

[@ProfWalton]

Ben… shhh! Now everyone will want them. Thanks for the content!

[@markoverman9628]

Right!!😁

[@charlesroof7121]

I appreciate your focus on coins that are not slabbed for these early half dollars. It is nice to see coins in my price range that have detail.

[@TheCoinGeek]

They may still be in the office- you can email [e-mail]

[@John-lt7il]

The coins pictured in the Overton book look cleaned also...

[@John-lt7il]

I like the curls on the 2s

[@singlesideman]

Overton window - cute. I agree with you. I think they're really interesting, old, filled with history, and a real sleeper in the coin collecting world.

[@jamesnewell7686]

Love'em Ben

[@robertscagnelli1011]

One of my favorite Series! Thanks Ben!!

[@raymondnoah6394]

My eyes and brain goes bonkers when I try to find some of the Overton varieties. I can't imagine how many halves they had to look at and the details to find all the varieties.

[@sirsoda8337]

I'm working on a capped bust half dollar date set at the moment, and I'm going for all coins with original circ cameo. It's a fun set to put together, I'll probably go for some major varieties after completing them by date

[@timgunn2538]

One of my favorite areas to research…..That and half cent varieties

[@GregCatelotti]

What a great tribute to an under appreciated series!.......I just love them and I started with counterstamped ones, which can tell so many stories, and then I moved up to some nicer ones from there......I wonder when this series takes off, if ever?

[@silvertopaz509]

I love over dates, die clashes and die breaks . I have a few in my type set. There so interesting to study.

[@TheQuickSilver101]

I've always loved the older half dollars. Thanks, Ben!

[@John-lt7il]

The halves are less expensive than the quarters from that series.

[@ernestedwards4073]

Sweet, thanks for sharing.

[@markoverman9628]

I love my capped halves!

[@pccoinstar5911]

Very Nice coins 👍👍

[@typeviic1]

Thats what I love about Whitman and Dansco albums. The word DETAILS "cleaned, scratched, tooled, machined, questionable color, filed rim, altered surface", etc., are nowhere to be found!

[@timber72]

NO. It's not "undercollected" and "underappreciated." They're appreciated JUST FINE. They don't need to be more expensive.