David Perkins provided our sole contribution for the week:
JRCS Meeting and the Whitman Baltimore Show
About
17 of us attended the JRCS Regional Meeting at the Whitman Baltimore
show last Friday. The meeting was held in Room 301 of the Baltimore
Convention Center on Friday afternoon from 4-5:00pm EST.
Dr.
Glenn Peterson was our host, and a wonderful job he did. The topic he
selected was the 1815 and 1825 ‘E’ and ‘L’ Counterstamped Bust
Quarters. This topic has appeared in the John Reich Journal over the
years, and always leads to a lively discussion. We still don’t know who
did this, or why. This time was no different. The audience was quite
engaged with questions and thoughts on this topic.
Glenn
kindly shared four beautiful examples of these two counterstamps. He
also brought along some early quarters with cuds, another popular
collecting area for many JRCS members and others. These were “passed
around the audience!”
One
highlight for me at the show was viewing the Pogue Draped Bust, Small
Eagle Dollars and Gobrecht Dollars at the Stack’s table close by.
Lustre abounded, as did “feathers on the eagle’s breast!”
I
had the Kirk Gorman Capped Bust Dimes on display and available for Lot
Viewing, as well as almost 100 early dollars 1794-1803 from the Warren
Miller Collection for sale. A number of these found new homes,
including a very original and attractive 1797 B-2, BB-72 9X7 Stars,
Small Eagle Dollar in PCGS AU50, easily one of the five finest known
examples of this important Type and die marriage. The Gorman Dimes will
be sold around the ANA Convention this August, and are available for
viewing on my website at www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com .
Capped Bust Half Dimes, Dimes, and Half Dollars also sold well at this show.
The
Baltimore show was an excellent one for me and for a number of other
collectors and dealers that I talked with. If you’ve never been to this
show, it is held three times a year and I strongly recommend you attend
it sometime. The November and March-April shows are the two best to
attend.
W. David Perkins
