Bust Half Dollar Auction and Sales Results |
By studying the changes in the impressions of the edge lettering dies Ivan Leaman and Donald Gunnet were able to determine the order in which the Bust Half Dollars were minted. Their findings are presented below. Their original work was pubilshed in:
America's Silver Coinage 1794-1891, Edges and Die Sequences on Early Half Dollars, Ivan Leaman and Donald Gunnet. Coinage of the Americas Conference, American Numismatic Society, New York, NY 1987
Emission Sequence |
Year | Overton Number |
Emission Sequence |
Year | Overton Number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1807 | O.108 | 231 | 1826 | O.120 |
2 | 1807 | O.109 | 232 | 1827 | O.101 |
3 | 1807 | O.110 | 233 | 1827 | O.102 |
4 | 1807 | O.105 | 234 | 1826 | O.114 |
5 | 1807 | O.107 | 235 | 1827 | O.118 |
6 | 1807 | O.106 | 236 | 1827 | O.119 |
7 | 1807 | O.101 | 237 | 1827 | O.103 |
8 | 1807 | O.102 | 238 | 1826 | O.103 |
9 | 1807 | O.104 | 239 | 1827 | O.146 |
10 | 1807 | O.103 | 240 | 1827 | O.147 |
11 | 1807 | O.113 | 241 | 1827 | O.136 |
12 | 1807 | O.114 | 242 | 1827 | O.137 |
13 | 1807 | O.111 | 243 | 1827 | O.121 |
14 | 1807 | O.112 | 244 | 1827 | O.123 |
15 | 1808 | O.101 | 245 | 1827 | O.122 |
16 | 1808 | O.110 | 246 | 1827 | O.138 |
17 | 1808 | O.108 | 247 | 1827 | O.139 |
18 | 1808 | O.109 | 248 | 1827 | O.128 |
19 | 1808 | O.103 | 249 | 1827 | O.129 |
20 | 1808 | O.102 | 250 | 1827 | O.135 |
21 | 1808 | O.104 | 251 | 1827 | O.124 |
22 | 1808 | O.107 | 252 | 1827 | O.125 |
23 | 1808 | O.105 | 253 | 1827 | O.114 |
24 | 1808 | O.106 | 254 | 1827 | O.141 |
25 | 1809 | O.112 | 255 | 1827 | O.117 |
26 | 1809 | O.113 | 256 | 1827 | O.115 |
27 | 1809 | O.114 | 257 | 1827 | O.142 |
28 | 1809 | O.115 | 258 | 1827 | O.143 |
29 | 1809 | O.111 | 259 | 1827 | O.148 |
30 | 1809 | O.109 | 260 | 1827 | O.130 |
31 | 1809 | O.107 | 261 | 1827 | O.131 |
32 | 1809 | O.108 | 262 | 1827 | O.133 |
33 | 1809 | O.101 | 263 | 1827 | O.145 |
34 | 1809 | O.110 | 264 | 1827 | O.132 |
35 | 1809 | O.102 | 265 | 1827 | O.104 |
36 | 1809 | O.104 | 266 | 1827 | O.134 |
37 | 1809 | O.105 | 267 | 1827 | O.116 |
38 | 1809 | O.103 | 268 | 1827 | O.105 |
39 | 1809 | O.106 | 269 | 1827 | O.106 |
40 | 1810 | O.101 | 270 | 1827 | O.127 |
41 | 1810 | O.102 | 271 | 1827 | O.126 |
42 | 1810 | O.103 | 272 | 1827 | O.144 |
43 | 1810 | O.110 | 273 | 1827 | O.113 |
44 | 1810 | O.106 | 274 | 1827 | O.112 |
45 | 1810 | O.105 | 275 | 1827 | O.149 |
46 | 1810 | O.109 | 276 | 1827 | O.120 |
47 | 1810 | O.107 | 277 | 1827 | O.109 |
48 | 1810 | O.108 | 278 | 1827 | O.110 |
49 | 1810 | O.104 | 279 | 1827 | O.111 |
50 | 1811 | O.101 | 280 | 1828 | O.103 |
51 | 1811 | O.111 | 281 | 1827 | O.140 |
52 | 1811 | O.110 | 282 | 1828 | O.104 |
53 | 1811 | O.108 | 283 | 1828 | O.106 |
54 | 1811 | O.103 | 284 | 1828 | O.107 |
55 | 1811 | O.102 | 285 | 1828 | O.105 |
56 | 1811 | O.104 | 286 | 1827 | O.108 |
57 | 1811 | O.112 | 287 | 1828 | O.101 |
58 | 1811 | O.113 | 288 | 1827 | O.107 |
59 | 1811 | O.109 | 289 | 1828 | O.102 |
60 | 1811 | O.106 | 290 | 1828 | O.109 |
61 | 1811 | O.105 | 291 | 1828 | O.108 |
62 | 1811 | O.107 | 292 | 1828 | O.110 |
63 | 1812 | O.101 | 293 | 1828 | O.111 |
64 | 1812 | O.102 | 294 | 1828 | O.112 |
65 | 1812 | O.110 | 295 | 1828 | O.113 |
66 | 1812 | O.109 | 296 | 1828 | O.114 |
67 | 1812 | O.103 | 297 | 1828 | O.123 |
68 | 1812 | O.104 | 298 | 1828 | O.122 |
69 | 1812 | O.107 | 299 | 1828 | O.116 |
70 | 1812 | O.108 | 300 | 1828 | O.115 |
71 | 1812 | O.105 | 301 | 1828 | O.120 |
72 | 1812 | O.106 | 302 | 1828 | O.121 |
73 | 1813 | O.103 | 303 | 1828 | O.117 |
74 | 1813 | O.101 | 304 | 1828 | O.118 |
75 | 1813 | O.102 | 305 | 1829 | O.110 |
76 | 1813 | O.104 | 306 | 1828 | O.119 |
77 | 1813 | O.108 | 307 | 1829 | O.111 |
78 | 1813 | O.106 | 308 | 1829 | O.113 |
79 | 1813 | O.105 | 309 | 1829 | O.114 |
80 | 1813 | O.110 | 310 | 1829 | O.115 |
81 | 1813 | O.109 | 311 | 1829 | O.119 |
82 | 1813 | O.107 | 312 | 1829 | O.118 |
83 | 1814 | O.101 | 313 | 1829 | O.117 |
84 | 1814 | O.104 | 314 | 1829 | O.116 |
85 | 1814 | O.108 | 315 | 1829 | O.112 |
86 | 1814 | O.107 | 316 | 1829 | O.105 |
87 | 1814 | O.105 | 317 | 1829 | O.106 |
88 | 1814 | O.109 | 318 | 1829 | O.107 |
89 | 1814 | O.102 | 319 | 1829 | O.101 |
90 | 1814 | O.103 | 320 | 1829 | O.102 |
91 | 1814 | O.106 | 321 | 1829 | O.103 |
92 | 1815 | O.101 | 322 | 1829 | O.104 |
93 | 1817 | O.101 | 323 | 1830 | O.106 |
94 | 1817 | O.102 | 324 | 1829 | O.108 |
95 | 1817 | O.103 | 325 | 1829 | O.109 |
96 | 1817 | O.110 | 326 | 1830 | O.113 |
97 | 1817 | O.113 | 327 | 1830 | O.107 |
98 | 1817 | O.104 | 328 | 1830 | O.102 |
99 | 1817 | O.105 | 329 | 1830 | O.101 |
100 | 1817 | O.106 | 330 | 1830 | O.103 |
101 | 1817 | O.111 | 331 | 1830 | O.104 |
102 | 1817 | O.112 | 332 | 1830 | O.117 |
103 | 1817 | O.107 | 333 | 1830 | O.118 |
104 | 1817 | O.108 | 334 | 1830 | O.119 |
105 | 1817 | O.109 | 335 | 1830 | O.123 |
106 | 1818 | O.101 | 336 | 1830 | O.114 |
107 | 1818 | O.104 | 337 | 1830 | O.122 |
108 | 1818 | O.103 | 338 | 1830 | O.121 |
109 | 1818 | O.113 | 339 | 1830 | O.115 |
110 | 1818 | O.114 | 340 | 1830 | O.111 |
111 | 1818 | O.106 | 341 | 1830 | O.112 |
112 | 1818 | O.105 | 342 | 1830 | O.105 |
113 | 1818 | O.115 | 343 | 1830 | O.116 |
114 | 1818 | O.108 | 344 | 1830 | O.120 |
115 | 1818 | O.109 | 345 | 1830 | O.110 |
116 | 1818 | O.110 | 346 | 1831 | O.116 |
117 | 1818 | O.107 | 347 | 1831 | O.117 |
118 | 1818 | O.111 | 348 | 1831 | O.112 |
119 | 1818 | O.112 | 349 | 1831 | O.103 |
120 | 1818 | O.102 | 350 | 1830 | O.108 |
121 | 1819 | O.101 | 351 | 1831 | O.118 |
122 | 1819 | O.103 | 352 | 1831 | O.119 |
123 | 1819 | O.102 | 353 | 1831 | O.120 |
124 | 1819 | O.104 | 354 | 1830 | O.109 |
125 | 1819 | O.113 | 355 | 1831 | O.107 |
126 | 1819 | O.111 | 356 | 1831 | O.106 |
127 | 1819 | O.107 | 357 | 1831 | O.105 |
128 | 1819 | O.108 | 358 | 1829 | O.120 |
129 | 1819 | O.114 | 359 | 1831 | O.104 |
130 | 1819 | O.112 | 360 | 1831 | O.108 |
131 | 1819 | O.115 | 361 | 1831 | O.111 |
132 | 1819 | O.109 | 362 | 1831 | O.109 |
133 | 1819 | O.110 | 363 | 1831 | O.110 |
134 | 1819 | O.105 | 364 | 1831 | O.113 |
135 | 1819 | O.106 | 365 | 1831 | O.114 |
136 | 1820 | O.102 | 366 | 1831 | O.115 |
137 | 1820 | O.101 | 367 | 1831 | O.101 |
138 | 1820 | O.103 | 368 | 1831 | O.102 |
139 | 1820 | O.104 | 369 | 1832 | O.122 |
140 | 1820 | O.105 | 370 | 1832 | O.110 |
141 | 1820 | O.108 | 371 | 1832 | O.109 |
142 | 1820 | O.106 | 372 | 1832 | O.107 |
143 | 1821 | O.101 | 373 | 1832 | O.108 |
144 | 1821 | O.102 | 374 | 1832 | O.119 |
145 | 1821 | O.103 | 375 | 1832 | O.105 |
146 | 1820 | O.107 | 376 | 1832 | O.117 |
147 | 1821 | O.104 | 377 | 1832 | O.116 |
148 | 1821 | O.105 | 378 | 1832 | O.120 |
149 | 1821 | O.106 | 379 | 1832 | O.121 |
150 | 1822 | O.103 | 380 | 1832 | O.113 |
151 | 1821 | O.107 | 381 | 1832 | O.114 |
152 | 1822 | O.102 | 382 | 1832 | O.115 |
153 | 1822 | O.107 | 383 | 1832 | O.111 |
154 | 1822 | O.111 | 384 | 1832 | O.103 |
155 | 1822 | O.101 | 385 | 1832 | O.106 |
156 | 1822 | O.115 | 386 | 1832 | O.104 |
157 | 1822 | O.104 | 387 | 1832 | O.102 |
158 | 1822 | O.114 | 388 | 1832 | O.101 |
159 | 1822 | O.108 | 389 | 1832 | O.118 |
160 | 1822 | O.109 | 390 | 1833 | O.108 |
161 | 1822 | O.105 | 391 | 1832 | O.123 |
162 | 1822 | O.110 | 392 | 1833 | O.113 |
163 | 1822 | O.106 | 393 | 1833 | O.115 |
164 | 1823 | O.108 | 394 | 1832 | O.112 |
165 | 1822 | O.112 | 395 | 1833 | O.102 |
166 | 1822 | O.113 | 396 | 1833 | O.109 |
167 | 1823 | O.109 | 397 | 1833 | O.114 |
168 | 1823 | O.101 | 398 | 1833 | O.104 |
169 | 1823 | O.102 | 399 | 1833 | O.103 |
170 | 1823 | O.110 | 400 | 1833 | O.107 |
171 | 1823 | O.104 | 401 | 1833 | O.105 |
172 | 1823 | O.111 | 402 | 1833 | O.112 |
173 | 1823 | O.107 | 403 | 1833 | O.110 |
174 | 1823 | O.103 | 404 | 1833 | O.106 |
175 | 1823 | O.105 | 405 | 1833 | O.101 |
176 | 1823 | O.106 | 406 | 1833 | O.111 |
177 | 1824 | O.111 | 407 | 1834 | O.102 |
178 | 1823 | O.112 | 408 | 1834 | O.103 |
179 | 1824 | O.112 | 409 | 1834 | O.101 |
180 | 1824 | O.101 | 410 | 1834 | O.108 |
181 | 1824 | O.102 | 411 | 1834 | O.105 |
182 | 1823 | O.113 | 412 | 1834 | O.106 |
183 | 1824 | O.104 | 413 | 1834 | O.107 |
184 | 1824 | O.108 | 414 | 1834 | O.104 |
185 | 1824 | O.105 | 415 | 1834 | O.116 |
186 | 1824 | O.103 | 416 | 1834 | O.114 |
187 | 1824 | O.107 | 417 | 1834 | O.113 |
188 | 1824 | O.109 | 418 | 1834 | O.118 |
189 | 1824 | O.110 | 419 | 1834 | O.112 |
190 | 1824 | O.113 | 420 | 1834 | O.111 |
191 | 1824 | O.114 | 421 | 1834 | O.117 |
192 | 1824 | O.117 | 422 | 1834 | O.115 |
193 | 1824 | O.106 | 423 | 1835 | O.105 |
194 | 1825 | O.102 | 424 | 1835 | O.110 |
195 | 1824 | O.115 | 425 | 1835 | O.108 |
196 | 1825 | O.104 | 426 | 1835 | O.109 |
197 | 1825 | O.118 | 427 | 1835 | O.106 |
198 | 1824 | O.116 | 428 | 1835 | O.107 |
199 | 1825 | O.103 | 429 | 1835 | O.101 |
200 | 1825 | O.105 | 430 | 1835 | O.102 |
201 | 1825 | O.111 | 431 | 1834 | O.121 |
202 | 1825 | O.107 | 432 | 1835 | O.104 |
203 | 1825 | O.108 | 433 | 1834 | O.120 |
204 | 1825 | O.112 | 434 | 1834 | O.119 |
205 | 1825 | O.115 | 435 | 1835 | O.103 |
206 | 1825 | O.116 | 436 | 1834 | O.109 |
207 | 1825 | O.101 | 437 | 1836 | O.109 |
208 | 1825 | O.113 | 438 | 1836 | O.110 |
209 | 1825 | O.114 | 439 | 1836 | O.108 |
210 | 1825 | O.110 | 440 | 1836 | O.106 |
211 | 1825 | O.109 | 441 | 1836 | O.107 |
212 | 1825 | O.106 | 442 | 1836 | O.101 |
213 | 1826 | O.105 | 443 | 1836 | O.102 |
214 | 1825 | O.117 | 444 | 1836 | O.119 |
215 | 1826 | O.104 | 445 | 1836 | O.122 |
216 | 1826 | O.101 | 446 | 1836 | O.114 |
217 | 1826 | O.102 | 447 | 1836 | O.116 |
218 | 1826 | O.109 | 448 | 1836 | O.115 |
219 | 1826 | O.118 | 449 | 1836 | O.118 |
220 | 1826 | O.110 | 450 | 1836 | O.105 |
221 | 1826 | O.111 | 451 | 1836 | O.123 |
222 | 1826 | O.115 | 452 | 1836 | O.103 |
223 | 1826 | O.116 | 453 | 1836 | O.104 |
224 | 1826 | O.117 | 454 | 1834 | O.110 |
225 | 1826 | O.106 | 455 | 1836 | O.117 |
226 | 1826 | O.107 | 456 | 1836 | O.121 |
227 | 1826 | O.108 | 457 | 1836 | O.120 |
228 | 1826 | O.112 | 458 | 1836 | O.112 |
229 | 1826 | O.113 | 459 | 1836 | O.113 |
230 | 1826 | O.119 | 460 | 1836 | O.111 |