| Volume 25 / Issue 2 | July 2015 | Whole No. 76 |
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 25 / Issue 2 | July 2015 | Whole No. 76 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| David Hart Jr., April 10, 1799 - April 3, 1862 | David Finkelstein |
| Cuds on Early Dimes — Part 1 | Jim Matthews |
| Analysis of the 1815 Half Dollar Underdigit | Garrett S. Ziss, David Finkelstein, and Dr. Charles Link Jr. |
| 1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar Large and Small Stars | John Dannreuther and John Kraljevich |
| 2015 Half Dime Census Survey 1792-1837 | Stephen A. Crain and Richard Meaney |
| Reverse Shield Element Lines on 1798 Heraldic Eagle Silver Dollars | W. David Perkins, NLG |
| Contemporary Counterfeit Bust Dimes | Winston Zack |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos:
The coin plated on the front and back cover of the Journal is the obverse and reverse of
the newly discovered 1803 “Large 3” B-8, BB-257 silver dollar die marriage.
This new die marriage was discovered in 2014, and and pairs a previously unknown obverse die
to a known reverse die.
The reverse die was used previously in striking the 1803 B-6, BB-255 marriage.
The key diagnostic for the newly discovered obverse die is the recutting of the T in LIBERTY
at and below its base.
Photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions.