JR Newsletter: 18 March 2018 (387)

We have two contributions this week.  First, from Bruce Emery:

I attended the World’s Fair of Money - Denver - August of 2017.

Since that time, I have been receiving the e-mail edition of your

Society Newsletter and have been very impressed with the content.

During the week of the WFOM, I attended your John Reich Collectors

Society meeting and handed-out several PDF Copies of my

“BCE - Coin Numbering System” Booklet.

Recently, I completed the NEW - “Revised” - Edition 8.1.

Attached is a PDF Copy of this Booklet. The Booklet includes several

references to the John Reich Society. Refer to: Pages: 77, 127, and 137.

Also, included in the Database on Page (211) “Var 1” - TAB 5.

My coin Database currently includes more than 58,900 total “Records”.

Among these Records, I have a listing of 156  “JR” numbers that are

cross-referenced to their “PCGS Coin Numbers”.

I would appreciate receiving your thoughts and comments concerning

the “BCE - Coin Numbering System” Booklet.

Here is a link to the PDF of the booklet:  https://gallery.mailchimp.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/03c70544-4857-465c-ac2a-c4a5f5d8c4d9/Coin_Numbering_System.pdf

For more information, contact me at my email address bce.coins(at)gmail.com

Bruce Emery

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David Perkins wrote:

W. David Perkins Numismatics, Jim Matthews Rare Coins, and Gerry Fortin Rare Coins will have three tables at Baltimore next week, all three together under Table 818.  With fourteen cases we should have one of the largest offerings of early U.S. silver coins on the bourse.

I will have some new purchases along with newly consigned coins (not all of which are photographed and listed on my website), for example a rare 1794 LM-2 Flowing Hair Half Dime in PCGS AU58 (CAC) ex. Pittman-Edward Price (editor's note:  the 1794 half dime is this week's "headline coin" featured above), a beautiful 1830 LM-1.1 Half Dime Remarriage (R-7) in NGC MS65 PL CAC (editor's note:  see my comments below concerning this coin and half dime remarriage),  an 1836 B-5, R-6 Capped Bust Quarter in PCGS in PCGS VG10 (CAC), many CB 50C, a very nice 1799/8 “15 Star Reverse Dollar in PCGS XF45, and a very originally toned 1801 Dollar in PCGS VF25 (CAC)...the dollar is pictured here:

 

 Please stop to view our large inventory and to say hello.

www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com (W. David Perkins Numismatics)

http://www.seateddimevarieties.com  (Gerry Fortin Rare Coins)

W. David Perkins

Centennial, CO

303-902-5366

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Editor's Comments:  When someone writes about an 1830 LM-1.1 half dime, I can't help but adding some additional thoughts.  Specialists who study capped bust half dimes may recall that I wrote an article for the John Reich Journal (Is it Time for a New Remarriage Chart for Capped Bust Half Dime Reverse G?) that was published in the August, 2012 JRJ, volume 22, issue 2.  In the article, I summarized studies of 1829 and 1830 half dimes featuring reverse G to shed light on proper attribution of 1830 LM-1 half dimes and differentiation between 1830 LM-1.1 and 1830 LM-1.2 half dimes, saying we have not been getting it right (basically).  The 1830 LM-1.1 is FAR MORE RARE than authors Logan and McCloskey wrote in "Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837."  Properly attributed 1830 LM-1.1 half dimes number in the mid single digits, making the remarriage a strong R-7.  In fact, the last properly attributed 1830 LM-1.1 to sell at auction was a PCGS XF40 (a beautiful one to boot) that sold for almost $5,900 at last year's ANA auction held by David Perkins.  

I was fortunate enough to view and study the NGC MS65 Proof Like CAC 1830 LM-1.1 that Perkins has in inventory as part of my research for the JR Journal article.  It is the real deal. It does not have the cracks or clash marks that one sees only on 1830 LM-1.2 half dimes.  It is one of the very few half dimes that can be attributed with certainty as an 1830 LM-1.1.  It almost goes without saying that the Perkins' example is the finest known 1830 LM-1.1.  Even if you don't collect half dimes, I encourage you to view the coin in hand if you have the chance, it really is attractive!  Here is an image of the coin: