We have an original article by David Finkelstein and two additional contributions that are of special importance to those people who are planning on attending the Baltimore Spring Expo.
First, David Finkelstein's article.
David wrote, "The First Depositors of Silver & Gold – Part 3." You may access David's work by clicking the following link:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/DJF_Mint_Depositors_P3_1_.pdf
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Next, from Garrett Ziss:
Since
the Baltimore Whitman Expo is coming up soon, I’m writing to let JRCS members
know about an interesting numismatic display only a short drive from the
convention center, at the Maryland Historical Society. The exhibit, Treasures Unearthed from Baltimore’s Washington Monument, includes the contents
of 2 time capsules that were discovered during the renovation of a George
Washington memorial, located just a few blocks from the museum. The older capsule, from 1815, includes 10
Early U.S. coins (3 gold coins, 5
silver coins, and 2 copper coins).
After
the Baltimore Whitman Expo last November, I visited the Maryland Historical
Society and really enjoyed this exhibit.
I took numerous photographs of the obverse of the coins from the time
capsule. However, as a JRCS (and EAC)
member, I was disappointed that the coins they displayed were not
attributed. With approval from the JRCS
officers, I wrote a letter to the museum asking whether it would be possible to
obtain reverse images of the coins in order to attribute their die
marriages.
Alexandra
Deutsch, the Chief Curator, responded to my letter. She reported that they currently do not have
reverse images of the coins, but she generously offered to have them
photographed and sent to me when the exhibit concludes. Once I obtain these images, I will attribute
the coins, have the die marriages confirmed by other JRCS/EAC members, and then
send this information to the Maryland Historical Society. The results will be presented in the John Reich
Journal and/or a Baltimore JRCS meeting (although probably not until late 2016
or 2017).
The Maryland Historical Society also
has the oldest known surviving manuscript of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” one of only three
surviving Revolutionary War officer's uniforms in America, and the world’s
largest collection of paintings by members of the Peale family. Their website is www.mdhs.org.
The website does not contain information on Treasures Unearthed from Baltimore’s Washington Monument. However, Ms. Deutsch assured me last week
that this exhibit will be on display for several months. I hope many of you will be able to take a
break from the bourse floor and visit this impressive museum.
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Next, Glenn Peterson wrote with an important opportunity for JRCS members and other interested collectors who plan to attend the Baltimore Spring Expo:
Hi
JRCS members. We
will have a regional meeting of the John Reich Collector's Society at the
Baltimore Whitman Coin show on April 1st at 4:00 pm. Brad Karoleff asked me to
chair the meeting and give a program. I thought an interesting program would be
a presentation and discussion of the "E" and "L" quarters
of 1815 and 1825. Much has been written about the possible origins of these
counterstamped quarters and the subject should provoke lively discussion.
Also
at the meeting I will discuss CUDS on Bust Quarters and show several examples
of the 1825 cuds. I would like to encourage members to bring their examples of
CUDS on Bust Quarters and "E" and "L" quarters to the
meeting to stimulate discussion.
I
have just sent my dimes and quarters to PCGS for encapsulation and may bring a
few bust dimes with CUDS as well. I hope to see many of you in Baltimore.
Glenn
Peterson MD
Editor's
Note: Dr. Peterson provided his
certification numbers to me so that I could show photographs of his
"E" and "L" quarters and a couple of his quarters with
cuds. The photos are shown below. If you wish to view larger versions of these
coins (and can't make it to the Baltimore Spring Expo to view them in person),
just use the certification number shown in the images to access photos via the
PCGS certification number verification page:
http://www.pcgs.com/cert/
