Bill Bugert Seated Half Dollar Encyclopedia

Bill Bugert's A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties has been released to the Newman Portal. This ongoing series (with five volumes published to date) documents each individual die marriage in the Seated half dollar series (1839-1891). San Francisco coins were covered in volume 1, Carson City in volume 2, and New Orleans in volumes 3 and 4. Bugert is currently working through the Philadelphia pieces, which will be split into several subsequent volumes. Volumes 1-4 are listed in the NNP books section, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/books?searchLetter=R. Volume 5, covering Philadelphia half dollars from 1839-1852, is recently published and in print - it may be ordered from the author at wb8cpy@earthlink.net.Bugert discussed his rationale for freely opening this series: "For many years, I found that carting my notes, diagrams, and/or these heavy books (Volumes III and IV each weigh over 5 pounds) around shows was impossibly cumbersome. If I ever wanted to increase interest in the Liberty seated half dollar series, this situation would have to be simplified for others. Loading these Registers onto a lightweight computer tablet facilitates easy use and quick research of die marriages at locations away from my home library such as coin shows. I have tested this technique; it works very well and saves frustration and neck and shoulder pain."