| Volume 5 / Issue 3 | December 1990 | Whole No. 14 |
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 $10.00
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 editor. Especially needed are articles containing new information about die varieties, die states of published die varieties, attribution methods, collections, collectors, etc. Inquiries about specific varieties will be directed to one of the experts in that series. All correspondence should be directed to:
| David J. Davis, Editor P.O. Box 205 Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 |
| President | David J. Davis |
| Vice President | John W. McCloskey |
| Secretary | William L. Subjack |
| Treasurer | Russell J. Logan |
| Assistant Secretary | Allen F. Lovejoy |
| East Coast Representative | Jules Reiver |
| Rocky Mountain Representative | Robert Spangler |
| West Coast Representative | James Matthews |
| Volume 5 / Issue 3 | December 1990 | Whole No. 14 |
| Editor’s Comments | David J. Davis |
| Plaudits, Pans, and Perplexing Points: | |
| PPPP — Comments on Journal | David L. Kahn |
| PPPP — Rarity | William Harmon |
| PPPP — Bust Dollars | W. David Perkins |
| PPPP — Double Profile Bust Half | Leonard Schramm |
| John Reich and His “Mistress” on the Capped Bust Halves | Chuck L. Louie |
| Johann Mathias Reich, The Facts | S.P. Witham / David Davis |
| John Reich’s “Scallops” | Stewart P. Witham |
| The Crushed Lettered Edge Bust Half Dollars of 1833-36 | Russell J. Logan |
| The REAL Toughies — A Numeric Census | Sheridan Downey |
| Member’s Marketplace | |
| ’Twas the Night before a BHNC | |
| A Little Journey Through the Bust Half Auctions of 1988-1990, with Prices Realized | Sheridan Downey |
| An Ode to the Bust Half Nut Club | William P. Brodniak, Jr. |
| Jules May Have Some Bogus Busties Too! | Russell Logan |
| Back Issues of the JR Journal for Sale |
Cover Photo: GEM Proof 1833 Half Dollar “Crushed Letter Edge.” Courtesy of: Bowers & Merena, Inc., Wolfesboro, New Hampshire