| Volume 20 / Issue 2 | December 2009 | Whole No. 60 |
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, letters to the Editor
or articles for publication, please contact:
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
P.O. Box 135, Harrison, OH 45030-0135
E-Mail: jrcs19@roadrunner.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 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 | richard.meaney@us.army.mil |
| 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 2 | December 2009 | Whole No. 60 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| Letter to the Editor — The New John Reich Newsletter | Richard Meaney |
| Letter to the Editor — Update on 1827 JR-2 Dime Book | Jim Koenings |
| Letter to the Editor — 1815 Quarter Die Stage Inquiry | Glenn Marx |
| Letter to the Editor — From the Treasurer | W. David Perkins |
| Suggestions for Inclusion of Additional Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle Half Dollar Varieties in the Red Book | Bradley Higgins |
| Why I Recently Started Collecting Bust Half Dimes (And how I found the 1833 LM-5) | Wes Chormicle |
| Pre-Turban Bust Half Dollar Census | Stephen J. Herrman |
| Capped Bust Half-Dollar Secrets: Broken Legend and Number Punches | Edgar E. Souders, NLG |
| Finest Known 1829 Half Dime Variety Discovered | David W. Lange |
| Sometimes we buy the Coin, Sometimes the Story And Sometimes the Story comes after the Coin is Purchased | W. David Perkins, NLG |
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.