bustchaser Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Listed in the current Sheridan Downey mail bid auction. 99.Half-Dollar Montage, 1801 to present. Unique! This remarkable curiosity brings together NINE distinct types of U.S. half-dollars! Close inspection reveals the following fragments: 1. Draped Bust, Large Eagle (1801-07); 2. Capped Bust, Lettered Edge (1807-36); 3. Capped Bust, Reeded Edge (1836-39); 4. Seated Liberty (1839-91); 5. Barber (1892-1916); 6. Walking Liberty (1916-47); 7. Franklin (1948-63); 8. Kennedy (1964-present); and 9. a reverse that is a genuine Texas Centennial Commemorative (1934-38). The method of “manufacture” remains a mystery. I’m guessing that the unknown artisan used thin fragments of real coins to create this comical masterpiece. Here is a MUST for the half-dollar collector! Ex Bill Fivaz and Henry Hilgard via MB 17, lot 269, May 1996. Error Trends Coin Magazine pictured the item on the cover of its April 1996 edition, posing the question, “Huh, Can you figure it out?” To my knowledge no one did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16d Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Bizzarreeee... What's the start bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Bizzarreeee... What's the start bid? Sealed mail bids only. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgancollector22 Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 that defanitly is one of a kind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggit Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Quite the conversation piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Looks wasteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 That is rather freaky. I looked at it hard before I read your post and couldn't figure out what the heck was going on with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooYah Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 ive never seen anything like that...kind of cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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