| Volume 17 / Issue 1 | December 2005 | Whole No. 50 |
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 $20.00
Life Membership $500.00
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: jrcs19@adelphia.net
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 |
| Vice President | Glenn Peterson |
| Secretary | Stephen A. Crain |
| Treasurer | W. David Perkins |
| Program Chairman | W. David Perkins |
| Director | James Matthews |
| Volume 17 / Issue 1 | December 2005 | Whole No. 50 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| PPPP — Comments on The Enigmatic E and L Countermarked Quarters of 1815 and 1825 | Pete Smith |
| Bolender’s 184th Mail Auction Sale — Who Consigned the Early Silver Dollar Lots? | W. David Perkins, NLG |
| Bust Dollar Notes | Bill Luebke |
| Use and Misuse of the Term Rarity in Numismatics | Michael S. Fey, Ph.D. |
| From the Internet | Bill Luebke |
| Condition Census — Bust Half Dimes 1792-1837 | Steven A. Crain |
| Capped Bust Half Dime Census | Steven A. Crain |
| Flowing Hair & Draped Bust Half Dime Census | Steven A. Crain |
| Retained and Full Cuds on Bust Quarters | Rory Rea |
| Discovery of Draped Bust Half Dollar — 1806 O.129 | Bill Nyberg |
| A Toss of a Dollar | Jack White |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: 1822 O105 Double Struck Obverse. Major errors on our Federal Coinage are both rare and interesting. Much can be learned about the minting process from the study of errors. You can learn more about Bust Half errors by reviewing Ken Hill’s article Double Struck Bust Halves from Whole Number 36, December 1998 of the JRJ.