JR Newsletter: 29 December 2013 (172)

Our last newsletter of 2013 has a few submissions on various topics.  First, Brad Karoleff wrote:

I am working on an article and need the help of the membership in locating a few coins to illustrate my article.

Does anyone here own or know where I can find the following items for illustrations?  Full credit will be given to anyone helping me with the project, if you want to be identified.

I have a couple off center strike bust halves, but would like a better one to illustrate my article.  I am interested, not only in obverse and reverse photos, but the edge also, which is the focus of my article.  Can anyone supply a coin to be photographed, or the photos I need?  I am looking either for the following coins from the Logan sale or coins similar to these.  Of particular interest are the double struck "in collar" coins as I do not have any of them in my collection.

Logan Lot numbers; 2237, 2292, 2334, 2344, 2359, 2385, 2418.

There are other denomination error coins that I am also looking for from the Logan sale.  They are:

1818 Off center strike bust quarter lot 1849, or another like it.

1814 Off center strike bust dime lot 2015, or another like it.

1827 JR4 dime double struck lot 2065, or another like it.

Thank you all in advance for your help.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Brad Karoleff

bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com

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Next, in preparation for the EAC-JRCS Convention, Nathan Markowitz wrote:

Now that our holiday season is drawing to a close I would like to again invite potential speakers to give a presentation at the 2014 EAC convention in Colorado Springs.  Topics can include early copper, early silver, literature or related history.  Your passion and willingness to share with an eager audience is the only absolute requirement, so let's hear from some new folks.  I need to get a schedule into Pennywise and will also need details for the program for the May 1-4 convention.  Thanks...I look forward to hearing from you at cascades1787(at)yahoo.com

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Finally, after a very well-received offer last week, Pete Mosiondz writes with one more offer for us:

Special Sale of Numismatic Books For Readers of the JR Newsletter

Carryovers From Last Week and a Few New Titles:

2014 Coin World Guide to U.S. Coins, Prices and Value Trends. 464 pp. SB. New.  $4

The Coin Collectors Survival Manual: Combined With How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Scott A. Travers. 6th edition, 373 pp, SB. New. List price $22.95.  Price $5.00

Rochester Numismatic Association: Celebrating 100 Years of Fellowship. SB. New.  $4.00

Coin World's Making the Grade: Comprehensive Grading Guide for U.S. Coins, 3rd edition. SB. New. List price $39.99.  Price $12.00

Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 1838-1861, Douglas Winter. (1991) 2nd edition, Includes die varieties, complete census information, and overall rarity information by grade. Complete with a brief history of the Mint and the intriguing story leading to the conception of a branch mint in Dahlonega, to its last days during the Civil War. Winter takes the reader through a year by year account of all Dahlonega gold coinage struck during the 1800s. 237 pp, HB. New. $25.00

The Lovett Cent: A Confederate Story, Harold Levi and George Corell. SB. New.  $20.00

The Strange Career of Dr. Wilkins: A Numismatic Inquiry, Q. David Bowers, Deals with counter-stamped large cents. SB. New. $5.00

Only one of each title is available. Add $5.00 postage to all orders.

Peter Mosiondz, Jr. (JRCS #867), 26 Cameron Circle, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021-4861

Phone: 856-627-6865

E-Mail: choochoopete(at)comcast.net

Whatever doesn’t sell this time I’ll list in one of my stamp ads.

Many thanks!
Pete

Peter Mosiondz, Jr. Serving Philately Since 1968

JR Newsletter: 22 December 2013 (171)

This is a literature-focused issue of the JR Newsletter!  Three contributions this week, the first from Chuck Allen:

I saw Brad Karoleff's book sale last week and I also wanted to offer to JRCS members a brand new, in box, EARLY HALF DOLLAR DIE VARIETIES 1794-1836 - 4th Limited Edition, First Printing Imitation Leather Hardcover -2005.

$165.00 + $7 shipping media mail or if you want it 2 day priority mail with signature confirm $13.50 (cost).

I prefer check or m/o but pay pal is ok if you send using send money to friend option which saves the 2.9% paypal fee

my e-mail : DC44A(at)aol.com  if interested.

Thanks, Chuck Allen #1404


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David Perkins wrote:

Articles on early silver Numismatic Literature in latest issue of The Asylum

For those JR News readers who are not a member of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS), I’d like to point out that there are two good articles pertaining to early U.S. silver Numismatic Literature in the latest issue of The Asylum, the quarterly Journal of the NBS.

The first article is by Brad Karoleff and is titled, “Limited-Edition Silver Coin References:  The Connoisseur’s Library Updated.”  This article covers the deluxe editions of early silver references, half dimes to silver dollars, issued since and including the Haseltine Type Table sale catalog.  Price ranges are given for deluxe editions from each series.

The second article is by Len Augsburger, and is titled, “Numismatic Literature for the Liberty Seated Half Dime Collector.”  Steve Crain contributed to the section on the Valentine half dime book.

I am a former Treasurer of NBS, and am currently on the NBS Board of Governors.  I recommend NBS membership to anyone with an interest in research and Numismatic Literature.  Here is a link to the NBS website for those wishing to learn more or join NBS:  http://www.coinbooks.com/  The website has an online index of articles by subject and author.  Four issues of The Asylum are published per year. 

W. David Perkins
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Pete Mosiondz wrote with some really good deals for readers:

I have a number of good books available at very good prices for readers of the JR Newsletter

Many thanks and best regards,
Pete

Peter Mosiondz, Jr.
E-Mail: choochoopete(at)comcast.net

Special Sale of Numismatic Books For Readers of the JR Newsletter
   
The Comprehensive Catalogue and Encyclopedia of United States Coins:1976, Don Taxay. Scott Publishing Company.   363 pp, illustrated. HB, dj in Mylar®. New    $5.00
.         
2014 Coin World Guide to U.S. Coins, Prices and Value Trends. 464 pp. SB. New.     $5.00
   
The Fantastic 1804 Dollar:Tribute Edition, Eric P. Newman and Kenneth Bressett. 208 pp (incl. 64 in color). HB. New.  List price $19.95.   $5.00
  
The Coin Collectors Survival Manual: Combined With How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Scott A. Travers. 6th edition,  373 pp, SB. New. List price $22.95.    $5.00
  
   
Million Dollar Nickels: Mysteries of the Illicit 1913 Liberty Head Nickels Revealed, Paul Montgomery, Mark Borckardt and    Ray Knight. HB, DJ in Mylar®. New. List price $26.95.   $8.00
   
Comprehensive Encyclopedia of U.S. Liberty Seated Quarters, Larry Briggs. SB. New.     $10.00
   
Standing Liberty Quarters, J.H. Cline. 4th edition. This is the essential reference on the series. 237 pp, SB. New. List price $21.95.    $6.00
    
   
Illegal Tender: Gold, Greed and the Mystery of the Lost 1933 Double Eagle, David A. Tripp. HB, DJ in Mylar®.  List price $26.00.     $9.00
 
   
United States Gold Coins: An Illustrated History, Q. David Bowers. The history as shown by the Eliasberg collection   anonymously sold in 1982. 415 pp, well illustrated. HB. New.       $19.00

   
The Early Coins of America, Sylvester Crosby, The 1983 Quarterman reprint and best edition with the expanded 20 page bibliographical foreword by Eric Newman. 381 pp, 10 plates, 2 manuscripts, HB, DJ in Mylar®.      $19.00

   
Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins, Q. David Bowers. The definitive reference on Colonial and  Early American coins, tokens and related material. Illustrated with hundreds of detailed photographs. 352 pp, Full Color, HB.     
List price $49.95.   $19.00
  
   
Rochester Numismatic Association: Celebrating 100 Years of Fellowship. SB. New.    $5.00
   
Coin World's Making the Grade: Comprehensive Grading Guide for U.S. Coins, 3rd edition. SB. List price $39.99.    $12.00
   
Only one of each title is available. Add $5.00 postage to all orders.

Peter Mosiondz, Jr. (JRCS #867), 26 Cameron Circle, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021-4861.
Phone: 856-627-6865 (Weekdays 9: am to 8:00 pm)
E-Mail: choochoopete(at)comcast.net

JR Newsletter: 15 December 2013 (170)

We have contributions this week from David Perkins and Brad Karoleff.  First, of interest to those who collect half dimes, a message from David Perkins.

David Perkins wrote:

Extraordinary Collection of Capped Bust Half Dimes 1829-1837 by Die Marriage and Die State to be Offered for Sale in January and August 2014

As announced previously, I will be offering for sale a very nice and large collection of Capped Bust Half Dimes 1829-1837 by die marriage, beginning with Part I of the sale being held at the Orlando FUN Show in January 2014.  The second part of this sale is planned for the 2014 ANA Convention in August.

The collection has a total of 90 die marriages and 25 remarriages, and many coins are in unique and late die states, including a number of coins with cuds.  Much of the collection has been off the market for 20-30 years. 

There are numerous Condition Census specimens, Plate Coins from Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837 by Russell Logan & John McCloskey, and coins with important pedigrees.  In addition, there are a couple of late die state early half dimes (1795 Flowing Hair and an 1800 Draped Bust) and nine Seated Half Dimes included in the sale.  

The majority of the collection has been graded by PCGS.  Most of the specimens are graded in the range of PCGS EF45 to MS63, with an overall average grade of approximately AU50.   

Part I will consist of both sealed bid auction lots and coins offered at fixed prices.  The Part I Sealed Bid Sale Auction lots will be available for viewing and the Fixed Price lots for purchase at Table # 1533 at the 2014 FUN Convention. The table will be listed in the FUN Convention Program under “W. David Perkins, Numismatist.”  Lot viewing will be available starting with dealer setup on Wednesday, January 8, 2014.  The Fixed Price lots will be offered for sale at FUN starting on Thursday, January 9, 2014, when the show is open to the public. 

Following is a table of dates, die marriages, rarity estimates and grades that will be in Part I of the sale at FUN, as it stands today.  A listing with more detailed descriptions and terms of the sale should be sent by e-mail in the next 10 days or so to those collectors and dealers who have previously requested it.  I expect to delineate those coins headed for the sealed bid auction from those headed for the fixed price portion of the sale with the next announcement.  If you have not already requested the list and sale details, are unsure if you did or would like a copy please let me know via e-mail at wdperki(at)attglobal.net  

In general, the rarer die marriages and die states and Logan-McCloskey plate coins will be in the Sealed Bid Auction Sale and the balance of the collection will be offered at fixed prices.  The chart below will be updated with designations for cuds and plate coin status with the next announcement.

Date	LM / V #	Rarity	Grade	Other Info
			P=PCGS
1829	LM-1 / V-7	R-2	P58	CAC
1829	LM-2 / V-3	R-1	P58
1829	LM-4 / V-13	R-2	P63	CAC
1829	LM-5 / V-6	R-1	P53	CAC
1829	LM-6.3 / V-5	R-5	P45	CAC
1829	LM-7.3 / V-4		P62
1829	LM-10 / V-16	R-4	P58	CAC
1829	LM-12 / V-6	R-6	P55
1829	LM-13.1, V-12		P58	CAC
1829	LM-14 / V9		P61
1829	LM-16.1 / V-14		P58
1829	LM-17 / V-15	R-4	P58	CAC
1829	LM-18 / V-1	R-4	P63
1830	LM-1.2 / V-10		P62
1830	LM-1.2 / V-10		P40
1830	LM-2 / V-9	R-3	P55	CAC
1830	LM-3 / V-8	R-2	P50	CAC
1830	LM-4.1 / V-3	R-2	P58	CAC
1830	LM-5 / V-13	R-6	P12	CAC
1830	LM-7 / V-7	R-2	P55	CAC
1830	LM-8 / V-6	R-1	P45	CAC
1830	LM-9.2 / V-5		P55
1830	LM-10 / V-12	R-6	P35
1830	LM-13 / V-2	R-3	P58
1831	LM-2 / V7	R-3	P50
1831	LM-3 / V-2	R-4	P25	CAC
1831	LM-3 / V-2	R-4	P30	CAC
1831	LM-4 / V-4	R-2	P45
1831	LM-5 / V-5	R-1	P45	CAC
1831	LM-7/ V-3	R-2	P53	CAC
1832	LM-4 / V-12	R-4	P58	CAC
1832	LM-4 / V-12	R-4	P35	CAC
1832	LM-5 / V-8	R-1	P50	CAC
1832	LM-7 / V-9	R-2	P50	CAC
1832	LM-8.4 / V-5	R-3	P58	CAC
1832	LM-9.1 / V-14	R-6	P58
1832	LM-11.1 / V-4	R-5	VF Details	CAC
1832	LM-13 / V-6	R-3	P58	CAC
1832	LM-14 / V-7	R-4	P58	CAC
1833	LM-2 / V-9	R-6	P55
1833	LM-4.1 / V-3		P55	CAC
1833	LM-4.3 / V-4	R-5	P63
1833	LM-6 / V-8	R-6	P63	CAC
1833	LM-7 / V-5	R-2	P58	CAC
1833	LM-8 / V-2	R-3	P58
1833	LM-9 / V-6	R-2	P62+
1834	LM-1 / V-5	R-2	P58
1834	LM-1 / V-5	R-2	P53	CAC
1834	LM-2 / V-1	R-1	P55
1834	LM-4 / V-4	R-1	P62
1835	LM-1 / V-2	R-2	P55	CAC
1835	LM-2 /-8	R-4	P55
1835	LM-3 / V-3	R-1	P55	CAC
1835	LM-4 / V-11	R-3	P55	CAC
1835	LM-4 / V-11		P62	CAC
1835	LM-7 / V-4	R-3	P53
1836	LM-1.1 / V-5	R-5	P58	CAC
1836	LM-1.2 / V-5	R-4	P63	CAC
1836	LM-2 / V-1	R-3	P62	CAC
1836	LM-3 / V-4	R-1	P55	CAC
1836	LM-5 / V-6	R-2	P55	CAC
1836	LM-6 / V-3	R-3	P55	CAC
1837	LM-3 / V-5	R-5	P50
1837	LM-4 / V-2	R-3	P45
1795	FH LM-4	R-6	P12
1800	DB LM-2	R-7	P08	CAC
1839	ND		P55
1839-0	ND V-4	R-6-	P63	Secure
1840			P53	CAC
1845	FS-302		P45
1847			N55
1853	Arrows		P53	CAC
1856			P64+	CAC
1861			P63
1862			P64+

Please feel free to contact me by e-mail or phone if you would like to be included on my mailing list for this sale, or if you have any questions. 

Thanks.

W. David Perkins, LM JRCS
Centennial, CO
 wdperki(at)attglobal.net
 Cell 303-902-5366

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Brad Karoleff wrote:

The latest issue of The John Reich Journal went out in the mail on the December 12th.  Anyone who has not received their issue in a couple of weeks should contact me at bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com to get a substitute copy.

In this issue of the journal the schedule for our meeting at FUN on Friday morning is listed.  David Finkelstein will be talking about the Yellow Fever epidemics that plagued the Philadelphia area during the early years of the Mint. Later that day at the BHNC meeting, Dr. Glenn Peterson will give a presentation on multiple struck Bust Halves. We hope to see many of you there.
Also, I would like to thank all the members who contacted me about my book sale from last week's issue.  I still have a few books left that can be delivered via Priority mail in time for the holidays.

3 United States Dimes by Davis, Logan, McCloskey, Lovejoy and Subjack.

1- torn dustjacket repaired with tape, contents EX+     $325.

2- lightly torn dustjackets contents NM @ $375.

Logan, McCloskey half dimes.  2 remaining in Mint condition for $150.

Wright Large Cents 2 remaining in Mint condition for $75.

Rea, Peterson, Karoleff, Kovach Early United States Quarters in mint condition.

Spiral bound at $75.

Hardbound at $85.

Taxay Dies and Coinage.  4 copies in EX at $50.

Overton first editions in VG, 2 remaining at $25.

Same autographed by Al, 1 remaining at $75.

Same THIRD edition no dustjacket VG-EX at $150.

Same with dustjacket VG+ at $175.

Nipper, In Yankee Doodles Pocket autographed, 4 at $50.

Brand The Man and His Era by QDB, 2 at $30.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Brad