| Volume 15 / Issue 2 | July 2003 | Whole No. 45 |
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
Life Membership $375.00
For general membership information or letters to the Editor
or articles for publication, please write to the Editor:
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
P.O. Box 135, Harrison, OH 45030-0135
E-Mail: Karoleffs4@aol.com
Web Address: http://www.jrcs.org
All other correspondance should be directed to:
Office of the President, David J. Davis
P.O. Box 400, Manchester, MI 48158
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 editors. Especially needed are articles containing new information about die varieties, die states of published die marriages, die states of published die marriages, attribution methods, collections, collectors, etc.
| President | David J. Davis |
| Vice President | John W. McCloskey |
| Vice President | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| Secretary | Stephen A. Crain |
| Treasurer | W. David Perkins |
| Program Chairman | W. David Perkins |
| Director | James Matthews |
| Volume 15 / Issue 2 | July 2003 | Whole No. 45 |
| Editors’ Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| Early U.S. Minting Methods — Part II: Die Sinking | Craig Sholley |
| Rim Cuds on an 1806 O107a Half Dollar | Bill Nyberg |
| Bulges on Early Capped Bust Dimes | John W. McCloskey |
| Bust Quarter Census | Glenn R. Peterson, M.D. |
| Minutes of the 2001 Annual Meeting of the John Reich Collectors Society | Stephen A. Crain |
| Minutes of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the John Reich Collectors Society | Stephen A. Crain |
| The Russell J. Logan Collection — My Auction Story | David J. Davis |
| Discovery of a Repunched Date on Our First U.S. Dime | Michael S. Fey |
| John Reich Collectors Society Treasurer’s Report | W. David Perkins |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: 1817/13 O-101 Capped Bust Half Dollar. One of the most prominent and popular overdates in the Capped Bust Half Dollar series. Speculation is that John Reich made the die and after he left the mint’s employ, Robert Scot overdated it for use.