A Register of Half Dollar Die Varieties and Sub-varieties: Being a Description of Each Die Variety Used in the Coinage of United States Half Dollars as Far as the Issues are Known, Covering the United States Mint at Philadelphia, and Branches at New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City and Denver
Martin Luther Beistle
- Mangaka
- Martin Luther Beistle
- First published
- 1929
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Published in 1929, this comprehensive reference guide by Martin Luther Beistle marked a significant milestone in the numismatic study of United States half dollars. At a time when collecting by die variety was gaining momentum among serious hobbyists, Beistle sought to provide a systematic methodology for identifying subtle differences in dies used across various mints, including Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City, and Denver.
Beistle’s work is widely regarded as a foundational text for variety specialists, introducing a classification system that served as a precursor to more modern catalogs. While the specialized nature of the volume limited its audience to dedicated researchers and advanced numismatists, its meticulous approach to documenting die marriages and sub-varieties established a scholarly precedent for the classification of federal coinage that continues to be referenced by collectors today.
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