| Volume 20 / Issue 1 | July 2009 | Whole No. 59 |
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 $25.00
Life Membership $625.00
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 |
| Directors | John W. McCloskey James Matthews |
| Volume 20 / Issue 1 | July 2009 | Whole No. 59 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| Letter to the Editor — 1818 O-104b Half Dollar Late Die State | John Knabe |
| Letter to the Editor — From the Treasurer | W. David Perkins |
| Letter to the Editor — Provenance of an 1827 JR-2 Dime | Jim Koenings |
| An Example of “Truly Original Surfaces” | Stephen A. Crain |
| Brockages and Brockagemakers among the Capped Bust Halves | Henry Hilgard |
| Book on JR-2 Dimes | Jim Koenings |
| New Condition Census 1832 LM-9.1 Capped Bust Half Dime | Richard Meaney |
| Bust Quarter Census | Glenn R. Peterson, MD |
| Estimated Survival Rates for 1805 Half Dollars | Bradley Higgins |
| Fun with LDS/Unusual CBH Date Set | Winston Zack |
| Retained Cud Found on 1830 JR-2 Dime | Glenn R. Peterson, MD |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: Brockage of 1831 obverse 7 on one side and an incuse impression of obverse 7 on the other. Photo courtesy of Henry Hilgard.