John Reich Journal


Volume 6 / Issue 2 April 1992 Whole No. 16


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
For general membership information write to:
Office of the President, David J. Davis
P.O. Box 205, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

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 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:

Co-Editors
Bradley S. Karoleff and Keith G. Bellman
P.O. Box 135
Harrison, OH 45030


1991/92 Officers
President David J. Davis
Vice President John W. McCloskey
Secretary William L. Subjack
Treasurer Russell J. Logan
Assistant Secretary Robert Spangler
East Coast Representative Jules Reiver
West Coast Representative James Matthews

Volume 6 / Issue 2 April 1992 Whole No. 16

Contents

Editors’ Comments Karoleff and Bellman
Plaudits, Pans, and Perplexing Points:
    PPPP — Double Profiles Edgar E. Souders
    PPPP — 1813 O-109 Half Dollar Clashmarks Edgar E. Souders
    PPPP — 1820/19 O-101 Half Dollar Overdate William Atkinson
    PPPP — Collecting Uncirculated Capped Bust Half Dollars 1807-1836 George Hamilton
Provenance & Protection For Posterity Russell J. Logan
Thirty Questions — Once Again Edgar E. Souders
Random Thoughts on ‘Subs’ Phil Evans
The 1800 B-13 Bust Dollar — Some Thoughts on Rarity W. David Perkins
A Report on an Unlisted Reverse Die State in the Capped Bust Half Dimes David Hensley
A Capped Bust Half Love Token? Edgar E. Souders
In Depth Description of the 1832 B-2 Quarter David Finkelstein
The King of Siam Bust Half Russell J. Logan
The Stock Sale Wayne M. Smith
Counterstamped Bust Quarters: Factual and Not-Quite-Factual Larry Blackwelder
Bust Half Fever Leonard Schramm
The Bust Nut Quest Continues William P. Brodniak, Jr.
1829 Curled Base 2 Dime — Discovery Piece John McCloskey
For Sale: Back Issues of the JR Journal

Cover Photos: 1829 Curled Base 2 Bust Dime (JR-10). This is the discovery piece found in Dayton, Ohio in 1973. Courtesy of: John McCloskey, discoverer.