Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC)

Welcome to the website of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club. The Liberty Seated Collectors Club is a not-for-profit group of over six hundred collectors and dealers dedicated to the study and attribution of the American silver Liberty Seated coinage of the 19th century. Social interactions at a host of regional meeting venues throughout the United States are a key element of the "LSCC Experience."

Please browse our website for news, upcoming events, educational programs, resources for collectors, and membership information. See for yourself why the LSCC is the best investment in numismatics.

Upcoming Events
The following are regional coin shows or events at which the LSCC has a presence.
  → Hover over name below for details of the event
  → Click for the event website.

Tennessee State Numismatic Society, March 3-5 TSNS, March 3-5
East Ridge (Chattanooga) TN, at the Camp Jordon Arena
Club table

Whitman Baltimore Expo, March 16-18 Whitman Baltimore Expo, March 16-18
Baltimore MD, at the Baltimore Convention Center
Club table, Meeting: Friday March 17, 9:00 a.m.

NH Coin Expo, April 7-8 NH Coin Expo, April 7-8
Manchester NH, at the Doubletree Hotel
Club table, Educational programs

Georgia Numismatic Assoc. Show, April 14-16 GNA Show, April 14-16
Dalton GA, at the Dalton Convention Center
Club table

Central States, April 27-29 Central States, April 27-29
Schaumburg (Chicago) IL, at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center
Club table. Meeting and educational program: Friday, 9:00 a.m.

Pawcatuck Valley Coin Club Show, May 7 PVCC (CT-RI) Annual Show, May 7
Norwich CT, at the Holiday Inn
Club table.

60th Anniv. Bay State Coin Show, July 28-29 60th Anniv. Bay State Coin Show, July 28-29
Marlboro MA, at the Best Western Royal Plaza
Club table.

ANA World's Fair of Money, August 8-12 ANA World's Fair of Money, August 8-12
Pittsburgh PA, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Club table.
LSCC Annual Meeting: Thursday August 10, 9:00 a.m.

LSCC News

Read the Febuary issue of the E-Gobrecht! See all the latest LSCC news:
Volume 19, Number 2, February 2023

President's Message, by Len Augsburger
Editor's View From The Rim
LSCC Membership Renewals are now due
LSCC 50th Anniversary Medals - 2nd Order
Regional News, by Dennis Fortier: Knoxville / Spartanburg / FUN Recap
The Curious Collector, by Len Augsburger: Never Trust a Computer with Your Coins
The Auction Realm, by Craig Eberhart
2023 Regional Coin Show Events Schedule
Specialty Denomination Newsletters & Research: 'Seated Half Society' / 'Gobrecht' Bust Half Dollars

The current issue of the E-Gobrecht can be found here by clicking the image to the left (3 mb).

View the video of the LSCC Zoom meeting, December 13, 2022 See the video of the October 28th LSCC meeting (72 minutes).

See John Albanese discuss the new CAC third-party grading service, including extensive Q&A. Click image at left or go to the meeting recording. Video hosted by the Newman Numismatic Portal.

View the video of the LSCC Baltimore meeting, October 28, 2022 See the video of the October 28th LSCC meeting (58 minutes)

Highlights include:    LSCC club updates    LSCC 50th anniversary plans    New 50th LSCC polo shirts   Dues renewal time    Publications update    ANA Summer Seminar 2023   Program: Liberty Seated Varieties Click image at left or go to the meeting recording. Video hosted by the Newman Numismatic Portal.

Announcing the Seated Half Society
A new club for the collectors of Liberty Seated half dollars, under the umbrella of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club. There is an SHS Webpage here on the LSCC website, and a quarterly SHS Newsletter 'in the E-Gobrecht starting in November. No Dues! Volunteering to start the club will be SHS President Dennis Fortier and SHS Vice President Dr. Verne Pitman. Membership in the SHS is earned not granted. As such we hope membership in the SHS will be considered a numismatic achievement in the career of a Liberty Seated half dollar collector. See the SHS homepage for more information, membership criteria, and an application.

Bill Bugert publishes Register addenda sheets for new Seated half die marriage discoveries!

Since publication of Bill Bugert's "Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties" series of books, astute collectors have identified die marriages not listed in these references. Bill has written detailed data sheets on each of these reported and confirmed new die marriages so that they can be downloaded, printed, and inserted into the books. Thanks to Bill, these are free to download at your convenience by clicking the image to your left.

Photo of William Barber discovered! Unveiled in Baltimore at the SeatedFest II convention and announced in the March E-Gobrecht, we are pleased to present the first known photo of William Barber (1807-1879), 5th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint and designer of the Trade Dollar and Double Dime. The photo is made available for download and use in publications. To see and download the photo (in multiple formats and sizes), click left or go to the photo page.