| Volume 24 / Issue 3 | November 2014 | Whole No. 74 |
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, contact:
Steve Crain
P.O. Box 1680, Windham, ME 04062
E-Mail: mrhalfdime@aol.com
For letters to the editor or articles for publication, contact:
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
225 East 6th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
E-Mail: jrcs19@roadrunner.com
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 Emeritus | David J. Davis |
| President
General Membership Information Journal Submissions |
Bradley S. Karoleff
jrcs19@roadrunner.com |
| Vice President
New Member Services, back issues |
Richard Meaney
richard.meaney@us.army.mil |
| 2nd Vice President | Stephen J. Herrman
herrman102@aol.com |
| Secretary
Membership Renewal P.O. Box 1680 Windham, ME 04062 |
Stephen A. Crain
mrhalfdime@aol.com |
| Treasurer
Membership Status Questions |
W. David Perkins
wdperki@attglobal.net |
| Program Chairman | Richard Meaney
richard.meaney@us.army.mil |
| Director | Dr. Glenn Peterson
gpeters@tds.net |
| Volume 24 / Issue 3 | November 2014 | Whole No. 74 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| A 40 Year Chronicle of One 1837 Counterfeit Half Dollar | Jeff Reichenberger |
| The Return of the Quiz | Garrett S. Ziss |
| R4 to R8 Capped Bust Half Dollar Census | Stephen J. Herrman |
| Revising The 1807 Draped Bust & Capped Bust Half Dollar Mintages | David Finkelstein |
| The W. David Perkins Sealed Bid Auction for Early Half Dimes at the 2014 ANA Show | Richard Meaney |
| Eric P Newman’s Sale in New York | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| JRCS Selects Official Distributor of Journal Back Issues | Richard Meaney |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: The 1800 LM-2 pictured exhibits catastrophic obverse die damage
prior to striking this coin which would fall under rim to rim cud definition,
which is the rarest type of cud found on coinage.
A flake or piece of the die fell off, perhaps because of a lamination that detached
or from a significant impact to the obverse die from a foreign piece of metal
that was struck by the die during coinage.
Of the eight to ten known examples from this die pairing,
this is the only example to exhibit this unique rim to rim cud
or any hint of its appearance on the known examples.
It was purchased by Jim Matthews in 1990 and sold to Jules Reiver
with the right to repurchase the coin at a later date.
It is PCGS VG-8 with a CAC sticker.
It has always been one of the favorite coins in my collection.
Photos courtesy of Bill Noyes, Jim Matthews Collection.