| Volume 19 / Issue 2 | December 2008 | Whole No. 57 |
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@roadrunner.com
All other correspondance should be directed to:
Office of the President, David J. Davis
P.O. Box 400, Manchester, MI 48158
Web Address: http://www.jrcs.org
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 marriages, die states of published die marriages, attribution methods, collections, collectors, etc.
| President | David J. Davis |
| Vice President | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| General Membership Information Journal Submissions |
jrcs19@roadrunner.com |
| 2nd Vice President | Richard Meaney |
| New Member Services | |
| Secretary | Stephen A. Crain |
| Back Issues, Membership Renewal P.O. Box 1680 Windham, ME 04062 |
mrhalfdime@aol.com |
| Treasurer | W. David Perkins |
| Membership Status Questions | wdperki@attglobal.net |
| Program Chairman | Dr. Glenn Peterson |
| Bust Quarter Collector Society | gpeters@ctds.net |
| Volume 19 / Issue 2 | December 2008 | Whole No. 57 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| Letter to the Editor — 2008 JRCS Jules Reiver Literary Award | Stephen A. Crain |
| Die Sinking and Bulges on 1814 JR-2 and JR-3 Bust Dimes | Louis Scuderi and Richard Meaney |
| Mint Errors to Establish Hammer and Anvil Die Settings for Flowing Hair Half Dollars | Henry R. Hilgard |
| Mr. Bolender’s Number Thirty Two | Nathan Markowitz |
| View from the Rim | Paul Kluth |
| An Extremely Late Die State,Triple Cud, 1830 JR-3 Dime | Louis Scuderi |
| An Elliptical Bust Quarter | Henry R. Hilgard |
| Early Dollar Specialist K.P. Austin of Salisbury, Maryland | W. David Perkins |
| The Bayside Collection of 1796-1797 Draped Bust Half Dollar Varieties | Jon P. Amato, Ph.D. |
| The Lost Die | Steve Tompkins |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: Newly discovered 1825 O118 Capped Bust Half Dollar, third known. Photo courtesy of ANACS (www.anacs.com)