| Volume 8 / Issue 3 | April 1994 | Whole No. 24 |
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 $15.00
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 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:
Co-Editors
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
Keith G. Bellman, NLG
P.O. Box 135
Harrison, OH 45030
| President | David J. Davis |
| Vice President | John W. McCloskey |
| Vice President | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| Secretary | Keith G. Bellman |
| Treasurer | Russell J. Logan |
| Program Chairman | D. Mark Smith |
| West Coast Representative | James Matthews |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society.
| Volume 8 / Issue 3 | April 1994 | Whole No. 24 |
| Editors’ Comments | Karoleff and Bellman |
| Plaudits, Pans, and Perplexing Points: | |
| PPPP — Request a Census of Early Half Dimes | Mark Verbeck |
| PPPP — Surviving Numbers of Eagles and Bust Halves | David Kenny |
| PPPP — Requesting Information on an 1805 Bust Quarter | Karl Moulton |
| PPPP — Comments on Journal Articles | Philip J. Evans |
| Obverse Die Dentil Analysis, Part 2 — Capped Bust Halves, 1820 to 1836 | David Finkelstein |
| Safety Factor in Grading Under Halogen Lamps? | Edgar E. Souders |
| Revision of Rarity Ratings for Bust Half Dollars | Glenn R. Peterson, M.D. |
| Capped Bust Eagles: A New Approach to Die Variety Nomenclature | David Kenny |
| Another Bust Half Dollar Remarriage | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| Center Dots? | Dick Kurtz |
| A Lucky Day in Long Beach | Ed Price |
| Attributing the Smithsonian Collection | Glenn R. Peterson, M.D. |
| Is it Reach as in Peach ... or Is it Rike as in Pike? | George Hamilton |
| Bust Quarters — 1796 - 1838 | Jules Reiver |
| New Variety of Reeded Half — 1838 JR22 | Jules Reiver |
Cover Photos: No, the printers did not reverse the negatives! On the front cover is a brockage of an 1825 dime (Obverse 2) and on the back cover is a brockage of an 1827 dime (Reverse 1). [ex Lovejoy:69] Photos courtesy of Tom Mulvaney.