| Volume 10 / Issue 2 | April 1996 | Whole No. 30 |
Official Publication of the
John Reich Collectors Society
The purpose of the John Reich Collectors Society (JRCS) is to encourage the study of numismatics, particularly United States gold and silver coins minted before the introduction of the Seated Liberty design, and to provide technical and educational information concerning such coins.
Annual dues $15.00
For general membership information or letters to the Editors
or articles for publication, please write to the Co-Editors:
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
Keith G. Bellman, NLG
P.O. Box 135
Harrison, OH 45030-0135
All other correspondance should be directed to:
Office of the President, David J. Davis
P.O. Box 205, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
The John Reich Journal is the official publication of the Society and is distributed to all members in good standing. Members are encouraged to submit any articles encouraging the study of numismatics and/or relating to early United States gold and silver coins to the editor. Especially needed are articles containing new information about die varieties, die states of published die varieties, attribution methods, collections, collectors, etc.
| President | David J. Davis |
| Vice President | John W. McCloskey |
| Vice President | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| Secretary | Keith G. Bellman |
| Treasurer | Russell J. Logan |
| Program Chairman | D. Mark Smith |
| West Coast Representative | James Matthews |
| Volume 10 / Issue 2 | April 1996 | Whole No. 30 |
| Editors’ Comments | Karoleff / Bellman |
| Plaudits, Pans, and Perplexing Points: | |
| PPPP — Article Correction | Edgar E. Souders |
| PPPP — Journal Articles | Stephen A. Crain |
| PPPP — Varieties of Five Dollar Pieces | Dick Striley |
| PPPP — Die Cuds, Census, and Half Dime Rarity Ratings | Ed Price |
| PPPP — Calculating Die Rotation | JRCS #563 |
| PPPP — Collecting Halves and Quarters | Michael T. Williams |
| Quiz Time ... For Bust Quarters | George J. Polizio |
| Photo of the Rarity 8 1795 B19 Dollar Recently Discovered | W. David Perkins |
| Early American Silver Coins in the Eliasberg Collection | Q. David Bowers |
| Die State Study of the 1818 O104 / O104a | Mike Marker |
| Let’s Talk About It!!! | Philip J. Evans |
| Unit Value: New Applications for an Old Idea | Jeffrey A. Prem |
| A New Half Dollar Variety — 1806 O128 | Don Parsley |
| Possibly Unique 1795 B18 Dollar Variety Soon to be Offered? | W. David Perkins |
| My First Bust Half — 1823 O107 | Michael T. Williams |
| Die Struck Counterfeit 1833 50C | Q. David Bowers |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar (Newly Designated O128). Obverse die is 1806 Obv-11. Reverse die is 1806 Rev-L. This variety is a marriage of two previously known dies from 1806, discovered by a Midwest collector and confirmed by Larry Briggs. Photos courtesy of Bill Fivaz.