A few people provided me with some coin photos in response
to my request last week. Thank you! Readers will be seeing some nice coins in the
email message header. Thanks especially to
Lance Keigwin and Dave Wnuck!
Speaking of Lance Keigwin, he wrote a response to an inquiry
by Ralph Muñoz:
Hi Ralph,
The PCGS Price Guide and PCGS's Coinfacts cite prices for conditions G4 ($54) through AU55 ($850). As everyone knows the Price Guide is just that, and the market can be very different. For example, an AU55 sold at the 8/12 ANA for $5175. (It is the only auction listed.)
To view the JR-8 1829 bust dime on the Price Guide click on the "plus sign" icon next to PCGS coin number 4511 (1829 Small 10c). Die marriages drop down. The JR-8 is PCGS coin number 38833.
Coinfacts offers a more complete summary. Here's the link for the JR-8.
http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/38833
It appears PCGS has graded only two JR-8's (where the attribution was paid for). Others may have been graded but not attributed.
See you at Rosemont?
Lance
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Sheridan Downey wrote with a reminder:
Mail Bid Sale No 41, featuring scads of high grade and rare
bust halves (plus a couple of early dimes), closes Wednesday Aug. 12, just 10
days away. Lot
viewing by overnight mail ends Tuesday Aug. 4.
Hard copies of the catalog went in the mail last Monday. The full catalog, photos of every coin, the
Terms of Sale and a useful bid sheet are available for viewing, download and
printing on my web site, www.sheridanscoins.com
The auction lots will be available for preview during the
BHNC Corn Roast in Rosemont, Monday Aug. 10 and, of course, at my bourse tables
all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Bids may
be entered via email or phone up until the time the Sale
closes at 7 PM CDT
on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Sheridan
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Finally, an update from Steve Tompkins:
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David Finkelstein wrote:
I will be conducting a Money Talks presentation at the ANA
World’s Fair of Money in Chicago on
Wednesday, August 12th at 4:00 PM in
Room 6. My presentation is titled “The
Workflow of the First United States Mint”.
Mint related documents from the National Archives and Library of
Congress that were not previously included in my John Reich Newsletter articles
have been incorporated into my presentation.
My articles in the John Reich Newsletter will continue after
the ANA World’s Fair of Money.
David Finkelstein
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From W. David Perkins and Gerry Fortin:
W. David Perkins and Gerry Fortin will have Tables 617 and
619 at the 2015 ANA in Chicago. Among the highlights for JRCS Members and JR
Newsletter readers are:
- Close to 100 Capped
Bust Half Dimes for viewing and sale, including a large quantity of better die
marriages also including a number of R-6 and R-7 marriages available in a
Sealed Bid Auction Sale (Ends 6:00PM CST Friday of the show)
- A dozen Choice and Rare Capped Bust Dimes (out of over 130
consigned for sale in 2016!). If you
haven’t already, you can sign up to receive the sale catalogs for the sale of
the Gorman Collection in 2016
- Attractive 1792 Half Disme in PCGS AU50 (OGH)
- Not one but two 1829 Curl Base 2 Dimes (!), an important
Red Book type coin, in PCGS VG08 CAC and NGC
VG Details
- Lovely 1805 Bust Quarter in PCGS MS63+ (photo below), an
1822 Quarter in PCGS VF30, and other offerings
- A nice selection of
Early and Capped Bust Half Dollars, most off the market for a decade or more
(many of these were just recently sent to PCGS for grading)
- 1795 through 1803 Flowing Hair and Draped Bust Dollars
including selections from The Gentleman's Collection
See you in Chicago!
W. David Perkins & Gerry Fortin
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Finally, an update from Steve Tompkins:
Update
on the new Early Half Dollar book:
Just
wanted to say thank you to all those who have pre-ordered a copy and let you
know that I will have the finished books with me at the upcoming ANA. I pick
them up on Monday 8/10, so I will be unable to ship any until the following
Monday. I will however be happy to deliver any that were pre-ordered directly at
the show. Speaking of pre-orders…I am extending the special price of $79 until
8/8. So if you have been putting it off, you better get your order in before the
8th to save some money!
Also
I will be doing a book signing on Thursday
from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm and on Friday from 2 pm - 3 pm at the Central States
Numismatic Society table - #1948. There will be book available for sale at the
table throughout the show, but at the normal cover price of
$89.
Looking
forward to seeing everyone next week!
Steve
Tompkins
