JR Newsletter: 27 December 2020 (530)

 

Eric McClenathan wrote:

 

I finished reading the piece about the J.H. South Sale (Editor:  “Solving the Mystery of the J.H. South Sale (Stack’s May 24-25, 1951): The Role of Serendipity in Numismatic Research,” in the most recent issue of the John Reich Journal, November 2020).  I would like to applaud the authors Ted McAuley and Rory Rea for all the research they did in tracking down that name.  It just goes to show how research can lead you from one name or place to another and you find all the intertwining people, places and events.

 

I was also very interested in the Gentleman by the name of Thomas Lindsay Elder.  He seemed to be able to put auction items together very quickly …a bit too quickly for that matter.  I can see why people like John W. Adams began to notice flaws in Elder's catalogues. When someone has resources available and does not use them but is arrogant enough to rely just on their own memory then things can begin to go South ( no pun intended).  I can now see why Morton and Joseph Stack would be easily able to recruit Mr. Elder’s clients.  

 

Not much else going on here, just hoping that the February coin show will still be held, but it is one of those wait and see issues.  I guess if the whole covid issue shuts it down then I will do business via the internet and one friend/part time coin dealer that I know.  Please take care and be well.

 

Best Regards,

Eric McClenathan

JR Newsletter: 20 December 2020 (529)

 No contributions this week

JR Newsletter: 13 December 2020 (528)

We have a number of contributions this week.

 

Thomas Sheehan wrote in response to Mike McDaniel: 

 

Here is another one, a 1799 dollar:

 

 

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Rich Uhrich wrote:

 

Rich Uhrich is happy to announce the discovery of the 4th known 1806 B-8 quarter with the reverse cud.  This discovery was made by a collector who wishes to remain anonymous.  The coin is in an NGC F-12 holder.  It has an obverse scratch from the neck to between stars 12 and 13;  however, this was not enough for NGC to not grade the coin.  I am representing the seller, and am accepting bids for the coin from now until December 21.  If you wish to bid, please send your bid to me at richuhrichcoins(at)comcast.net and I will get back to you after December 21.

 

 

 

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Patrick Bain wrote:

 

Just a reminder to all members of our two Facebook groups.
All members are welcome to join.

JRCS General group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/JohnReichCollectorsSociety/

JRCS - Buy, Sell, Trade

https://www.facebook.com/groups/JRCSBuySellTrade/

Thanks
Pat

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Jim Matthews wrote:

First off I want to wish everyone one a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to one and all. It has been quite a strange year for anyone in numismatics, while the large firms continue working many of us smaller dealers are at our wits end figuring out how to make this business work without coin shows and in person contact. Thankfully this year has gone rather well for me overall, despite the challenges. I do hope we can begin going to more coin shows as 2021 unfolds!

I'll be offering a scarce 1835 Capped Bust Half dime with the counterstamp "J.T." on the obverse from the Steve Crain collection shortly along with three Capped Bust dimes with various counterstamps as well. I've sent along photos of the half dime as a sample. The dimes include the counterstamps "Wm. Hays" on an 1821 dime; "W" and "1856" on the obverse and "W. W." on the reverse on an 1830 dime; and last what appears to be "S CLUTF" on an 1830s dime. 

As we all race about getting ready for the holidays I just want to say how much I miss seeing everyone of my numismatic friends and how great it will be to get back together soon!

Thanks,

Jim Matthews

I can be reached at:
bustdollar(at)yahoo.com 

 

 

JR Newsletter: 6 Dec 2020 (527)

 

Mike McDaniel wrote:

 

Fellow JRCS members,

 

A capped bust coinage collector asked me if I could find any information on an interesting mark or counterstamp on an 1825 capped bust dime.   

 

The obverse has a spiral mark that reminds me of the Crab Nebula. 

 

Anyone seen one of these marks before and perhaps know anything about its origin?

 

Thanks,

 

Mike McDaniel

#1467

hazmat1(at)comcast.net

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In case the news has not reached you yet, Brad Karoleff wrote to inform us

that the Winter FUN Show has been cancelled by the FUN Show organizers.

JR Newsletter: 29 November 2020 (526)

 We received no contributions this week

JR Newsletter: 22 November 2020 (525)

 We received no contributions this week

JR Newsletter: 15 November 2020 (524)

Brad Karoleff wrote:

 

The latest issue of The John Reich Journal is now in the mail. You should receive it sometime next week. Anyone not receiving their issue by thanksgiving should contact me at bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com for a replacement. 

 

Inside your journal will be a ballot for The Jules Reiter Literary Award. Please vote for your favorite articles. 

 

Some of you will also be receiving a dues notice. Please send your renewal check to JRCS secretary Perkins in a timely manner to assure your continued membership. 

 

Also, the JRCS cupboard is bare!  I have a couple commitments for articles for the Spring issue but need more. Please consider writing something for publication in your journal. 

 

Remember that the next Zoom meeting of JRCS is scheduled for this Wednesday the 18th at 7PM EST. Please send Steve Herrman a request to  jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com for your invitation to attend. I will be discussing the Cud project for the website. 

 

Stay healthy 

 

Brad

 

The JRCS Quarterly “Zoom Meeting” will be on November 18 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.  If you requested a link to the last meeting held online, you will receive a link for this meeting.  If you would like to receive a link to the meeting (about 48 hours in advance), please send an email to jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com

 

JR Newsletter: 8 November 2020 (523)

Brad Karoleff wrote:

 

The latest issue of The John Reich Journal has gone to print!  We expect the issues back sometime in the next couple weeks and they will be quickly mailed out to the membership.  I would hope you will receive them by Thanksgiving.  I will post in the JR Newsletter when they are in the mail.

 

As of now, the FUN show is still on schedule.  I received information from them this last weekend.  We will have an informal meeting at our usual time on Saturday morning for anyone to come and visit if you are attending.  Please refer to the FUN show website for any additional information.

 

Happy holidays to all.

 

Brad Karoleff

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The JRCS Quarterly “Zoom Meeting” will be on November 18 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.  If you requested a link to the last meeting held online, you will receive a link for this meeting.  If you would like to receive a link to the meeting (about 48 hours in advance), please send an email to jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com

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Steve Herrman wrote:

 

Auction Prices Realized for Early Silver Dollars 1794-1803, Winter 2020 Revision, Number 2 will be available in early December.

 

This issue will include auction records from all major auctions from January 2015 through November 2020. Older auction records for Condition Census specimens are included.  

 

 Printed format (softbound): $35.00 delivered via Media Mail 

 PDF format (searchable): $25.00 delivered via Email   

 Both Printed & PDF formats: $40.00 delivered

 

To reserve a copy, please contact Steve at herrman102(at)aol.com.

Regular subscribers are already on the list to receive one.

 

This is a yearly publication. 

 

$3.00 is donated to the JRCS for each copy sold. 

 

Thanks, 

Steve Herrman JRCS LM #28

JR Newsletter: 1 November 2020 (522)

Tom Little wrote:

 

Dear JR society,

 

Here is another Bust coin that that ebay seller sent to ICG, that I mentioned on the PCGS forum:  Misattributed?

 

Centsles who sells on ebay is Robert Johnson.  He won a PCGS grading competition, why those coins did not get sent to PCGS or NGC is somewhat surprising, he would have gotten more money even with lower grades.  He used to be based in St. Cloud while he was running "NNC" until ebay stopped permitting him to list numerical grades with those coins.

 

Regards, Tom

JR Newsletter: 25 October 2020 (521)

 

In response to Tom Little’s contribution concerning an 1829 Proof half dime, Chuck Allen wrote:

 

I saw that this coin ships from Orlando FL. I have bought from this seller before and I don’t know him personally but I got his name when I purchased a Norfed Silver coin.  I think he is actually from St Cloud which is southeast of Orlando Intl Airport (MCO).

 

Chuck Allen

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Brad DePew wrote:

 

I’m just thinking out loud. This might not be the place to post this and if not, I understand. I am hoping some other collectors might have more insight in this than me.

 

With all the stimulus money creation, it seems inevitable that gold and silver will go up in price.  I am curious about how the coin market will be affected. In particular, I am wondering if older series coins will rise faster than more modern series coins; if Bust series and Seated series will be more sought after than say Barbers or Morgans. Also, I am wondering how rarity will influence price. Will we have a lot of new collectors after bullion value or will we get new collectors who will want to collect variety coins that go after the rarities? It is a matter of understanding competition for the coins we love.

 

Brad DePew

 

JR Newsletter: 18 October 2020 (520)

Tom Little wrote:

Dear JR society,

 

This Bust H10c proof went off on ebay tonight:  

1829 CAPPED BUST SILVER DIME ICG PR63 VALUED AT $11,000! ONLY 20-30 KNOWN! | eBay

 

I'm not sure what the coin would grade at PCGS or NGC, but Skip Fazzari at ICG and the others there are usually pretty accurate.

 

Tom Little

JR Newsletter: 11 October 2020 (519)

 No contributions this week

JR Newsletter: 4 October 2020 (518)

We received multiple responses to Jeff Tryka’s inquiry into the 1814 O-107 Prime:

 

 

- The earliest state of the die for 1814 O-107 has no die chip in the N of UNITED. It is extremely rare with perhaps a handful of known specimens.

(sent by Steve Herrman)

- An 1814 O-107 Prime has no die chip in the N and is considered an R-7 rarity piece.

There some dealers for who this sort of variety is extremely attractive.  I would suggest Sheridan Downey! (sent by John Okerson)

- https://www.ngccoin.com/boards/topic/248036-guess-the-grade-and-overton-1814/

I found this website and the main point that stuck out to me was one user said that he saw no crack clashes and no sign of a filled N  …hope this helps  (sent by Eric McClenathan)

 

 

- The absence of the die chip in N in UNITED suggests an early, scarce die state. I am sure more learned bust half collectors will have more to contribute.  (sent by Lance Keigwin) 

 

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Jeff Tryka also provided a new contribution this week:

 

A few weeks ago, the John Reich Collectors Society held a virtual meeting via Zoom, and one of the featured speakers was Daryl Haynor, the author of a new book on classic head gold coins entitled, "United States Classic Gold Coins of 1834-1839" which presents a detailed analysis of the various die marriages for Classic Head quarter eagles and half eagles of that period.  For someone like me who collects bust half dollars by die marriage, this was an interesting new book and new avenue for my nascent collection (or perhaps accumulation) of Classic Head half eagles.  I ordered the book and after it arrived I began reading and attempting to attribute my coins by die marriage.  Even among my small collection, I found duplicates, but it was also a new dimension of collecting this sleepy series.

 

Perhaps the most interesting discovery was on the first coin of this series I ever purchased, which was in a lot of two 1836 "sea salvaged" coins in ANACS AU details holders that I bought maybe 20 years ago.  I kept the most attractive one and sold the other, but the one I kept turned out to be an HM-1 die marriage, rated R.6 and the rarest die marriage I own in the series!  This one is characterized by a very interesting die crack on the obverse, extending from the edge across Liberty.  If any of you are interested in this series, I highly recommend this book, available at Wizard Coin Supply.

 

 

JR Newsletter: 27 September 2020 (517)

Jeff Tryka wrote:

 

Maybe some of you can help me. 

 

A long time ago I bought an 1814 bust half and after a lot of deliberation we assessed that this was an O-107 Prime. How can I be sure of this assessment, what does it mean and what diagnostics should I be looking for to confirm this assessment since it's not listed in my third edition Overton?

 

Photo is below

 

Thank you

JR Newsletter: 20 September 2020 (516)

 No input this week

JR Newsletter: 13 September 2020 (515)

 No input this week

JR Newsletter: 6 September 2020 (514)

Final reminder, JRCS membership meeting for members and others who would like to participate is this week!

The Board of Directors of the John Reich Collectors Society held its annual meeting via a Zoom video teleconference recently.  The officers of the board decided that the JRCS will host an online meeting for the general membership (and other interested parties) on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

 

If you would like to participate in this general meeting of the JRCS, please send an email to jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com and you should receive a link to the meeting (within 48 hours of the meeting time).

 

Among topics for this meeting, we may expect JRCS announcements on such topics as the JRCS Hall of Fame and the Jules Reiver Literary Award; a featured speaker and topic; and other discussions of member interest.

 

The JRCS will have as a goal holding quarterly video teleconference meetings, with the tentative schedule to be the third Wednesday of the months of November, February, May, and July at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

JR Newsletter: 30 August 2020 (513)

David Perkins sent in two contributions:

 

Bidding in the Sealed Bid Auction Sale of the Stephen Crain Reference Collection of Capped Bust Half Dimes ends tonight at 8:00PM EST.  

 

Stephen collected half dimes starting in 1982. He was known to many as “Mr. Half Dime.”  He was also a long time JRCS member and Secretary of JRCS.

 

The Fixed Price List Sale portion was offered last week.  Twenty-seven of the 32 FPL Lots sold in the first 55 minutes, and by NOON the next day all 32 Lots had been sold.  Many Lots had multiple orders.  

 

If you would like a copy of the FPL and / or SBS catalogs please send me a note at wdperki(at)attglobal.net and I will forward the catalogs in PDF Format.

 

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An auction benefitting the Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) is being held this weekend.  I have been a member for over 30 years.  You do not have to be a member to participate in this auction sale.

 

As a sampling, here are four Lots that are of interest to collectors of early U.S. silver coinage.  

 

Lot 11 -  Collins / Breen Manuscript on 1794 Dollars (99 copies printed)

 

Lot 27 – Federal Half Dimes 1792 to 1837 by Logan and McCloskey

 

Lot 28 – The Flowing Hair Silver Dollars of 1794 (Martin Logies / Cardinal Foundation).  Very hard to find book!

 

Lot 46 – Steve Tomkins EARLY UNITED STATES HALF DOL­LARS: VOLUME ONE, 1794–1807

 

The catalog link is:  https://www.numislit.com/pdfs/NBSAuction2020.pdf

 

W. David Perkins

Centennial, CO

 

 

JR Newsletter: 23 August 2020 (512)

1836 LM-1.1 PCGS AU58 from the Steve Crain collection

A reminder about our upcoming meeting of the John Reich Collectors Society and a note about who can “attend” or participate:

 

The reminder:

The Board of Directors of the John Reich Collectors Society held its annual meeting via a Zoom video teleconference recently.  The officers of the board decided that the JRCS will host an online meeting for the general membership (and other interested parties) on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

 

If you would like to participate in this general meeting of the JRCS, please send an email to jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com and you should receive a link to the meeting (within 48 hours of the meeting time).

 

Among topics for this meeting, we may expect JRCS announcements on such topics as the JRCS Hall of Fame and the Jules Reiver Literary Award; a featured speaker and topic; and other discussions of member interest.

 

The JRCS will have as a goal holding quarterly video teleconference meetings, with the tentative schedule to be the third Wednesday of the months of November, February, May, and July at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

 

The note:

As with our in-person membership meetings held at the ANA Summer shows, non-members or prospective members are welcome to attend and participate.  Just follow the procedure listed above to receive a link to the meeting (this should answer the myriad questions that JRCS Board of Directors members have received on this topic).

 

JR Newsletter: 16 August 2020 (511)

 A reminder about our upcoming meeting of the John Reich Collectors Society:

The Board of Directors of the John Reich Collectors Society held its annual meeting via a Zoom video teleconference recently.  The officers of the board decided that the JRCS will host an online meeting for the general membership (and other interested parties) on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

 

If you would like to participate in this general meeting of the JRCS, please send an email to jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com and you should receive a link to the meeting (within 48 hours of the meeting time).

 

Among topics for this meeting, we may expect JRCS announcements on such topics as the JRCS Hall of Fame and the Jules Reiver Literary Award; a featured speaker and topic; and other discussions of member interest.

 

The JRCS will have as a goal holding quarterly video teleconference meetings, with the tentative schedule to be the third Wednesday of the months of November, February, May, and July at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

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David Perkins wrote:

We will be holding our Extraordinary Half Dime Sale Part II, the sale of the Stephen Crain Reference Collection of Capped Bust Half Dimes in late August 2020.  Everyone on my Capped Bust Half Dime distribution list should have received a copy by now.  

The catalog is in PDF format, with professional photos and descriptions.  There is a Fixed Price List Catalog with 32 Lots and a Sealed Bid Auction Sale with 12 lots. 

The Fixed Price List Lots will be available for sale starting around 5:00PM EST on Sunday August 23, 2020.  

The Sealed Bid Sale auction is now open for bidding.  Bidding will close Monday August 31, 2020 at 8:00PM EST.

If you did not receive one and would like a copy, let me know by e-mail (wdperki(at)attglbal.net) and I’ll send you the two catalogs.  

W. David Perkins

Centennial, CO

wdperki(at)attglobal.net

www.davidperkinsrarecoin.com

Cell 303-902-5366

JR Newsletter: 9 August 2020 (510)

The Board of Directors of the John Reich Collectors Society held its annual meeting via a Zoom video teleconference recently.  The officers of the board decided that the JRCS will host an online meeting for the general membership (and other interested parties) on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

 

If you would like to participate in this general meeting of the JRCS, please send an email to jrcsweb2(at)gmail.com and you should receive a link to the meeting (within 48 hours of the meeting time).

 

Among topics for this meeting, we may expect JRCS announcements on such topics as the JRCS Hall of Fame and the Jules Reiver Literary Award; a featured speaker and topic; and other discussions of member interest.

 

The JRCS will have as a goal holding quarterly video teleconference meetings, with the tentative schedule to be the third Wednesday of the months of November, February, May, and July at 7 PM Eastern time zone.  

JR Newsletter: 2 August 2020 (509)

In response to Barry Sunshine, Clyde Mcauly wrote:

I don't know if this fully fits the bill, but it is a double-struck example:  

https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-dimes/dimes/1802-10c-double-struck-fair-2-pcgs-cac/a/1114-1432.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ArchiveSearchResults-012417&lotPosition=0|4

CEM

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Greg Cohen wrote:

Please find linked a press release regarding the extraordinary results of our most recent Regency Auction.

https://mcusercontent.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/219edeb9-af9d-4955-9b2d-d070bc5f1ac4/Regency_39_PR_Draft.pdf

For more information, contact Greg Cohen and for images, please contact Patrick Braswell.

Thank you for your consideration.

Greg Cohen

Senior Numismatist

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

PO Box 189 | Lincroft, NJ 07738

Office: 732-935-1168

Cell:   914-882-9592

JR Newsletter: 26 July 2020 (508)

Barry Sunshine wrote:

I recently added to my Early Dime Error collection an 1802 off-center Draped Bust Dime. I know that the middle dime early dimes are tough but to find one off center, I am thinking it might be unique. Does anyone know of another 1802 Early Dime errors? 

Please let me know if you know of one or have one. 

Stay safe and sorry won’t see you all at the ANA. 

Barry Sunshine

(click to enlarge photo)

JR Newsletter: 19 July 2020 (507)

No contributions this week

JR Newsletter: 12 July 2020 (506)

Winston Zack wrote:

I hope you all had a great 4th of July.

I had 12 responses to the recent JRCS Zoom survey (via Excel) provided in the late June JR Newsletter.

The image shows the results.  The numbers on the left (e.g. 1. Early U.S. Mint history) correspond with the numbers on the x-axis with the graph to the right.  

(click on image to enlarge it)

The values in red text identified the greatest interest.  The topic of greatest interest amongst responders was for presentations on 'Early U.S. Mint history' followed by 'Bust Errors', etc.; there were several individual comments as to specific types of presentations members wanted to see/hear related to early U.S. mint history.  Interestingly, there seems to be little interest amongst JRCS collectors for presentations on Bust half dollars which are second from the bottom.  

Several folks identified definite or moderate interest in being a presenter for certain topics.  Other members were nominated to give presentations (see Comments).  Overall, if anyone wants to provide a 20-30 minute presentation on Zoom for any of the broad or specific topic items identified based on these results, or other related presentation, please contact me so we can begin coordinating speakers through at least the end of 2020.

Thanks,

Winston

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In response to Brad Karoleff’s question about how readers like the changes to the JR Journal, Chuck Heck wrote:  Brad - I really like the color photos in the new issue!  What a difference they make!  Stay safe – Chuck

(Editor adds:  I agree with Chuck!  Would be wonderful to incorporate more color into the JR Journal for future issues)

JR Newsletter: 5 July 2020 (505)

We had a number of contributions this week.  First, from David Perkins:

Most of the half dollar collectors and many others have likely seen the PCGS Press Release announcement of a new die marriage for the 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar, the first new 1795 FH 50C die marriage in over 90 years!  If not, below are links to the PCGS Press Release and a the PCGS Forum discussion on the discovery with photos and details of the key attribution points.  (photo posted above!)

June 30, 2020: PCGS Press Release

PCGS Confirms New 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar Variety

   https://www.pcgs.com/news/new-1795-flowing-hair-half-dollar-variety

June 30, 2020: Collectors Universe U.S. Coin Forum

PCGS Confirms New 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar Variety

   https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1040009/pcgs-confirms-new-1795-flowing-hair-half-dollar-variety#latest

I have the coin and will be offering it for sale sometime in the near future.  Please feel free to contact me if you have an interest.  Thanks.

W. David Perkins

wdperki(at)attglobal.net

www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com

Cell 303-902-5366

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Steve Herrman wrote:

AVAILABLE NOW - SUMMER 2020 APRCG

for Bust Half Dollars

A few printed copies of the 8th revision of Auction Prices Realized for Certified & Graded Bust Half Dollars 1794-1839 (APRCG) are on hand after the mailing to regular subscribers on June 16.

The Summer 2020 revision includes prices realized for all certified and graded Bust Halves sold in major auctions over the past three years, June 2017 through May 2020.

Softbound, 138 pages, $28.00 postpaid via Media Mail. Also available in PDF format for $20.00. Both printed and PDF is $33.00.

Copies will be mailed to JRCS and BHNC members with an enclosed invoice. Advance payment is not required.

Note: $1.00 is donated to both the JRCS and the BHNC for each copy sold.

Please contact Steve at herrman102(at)aol.com to reserve your copy.

Thanks,

Steve Herrman

JRCS LM 28

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Paul Kluth wrote:

In response to Brad's request for input about the surprise contained in the JR Journal:

  

Wow!  The new format of the John Reich Journal looks great and the color cover and inside pages are a very much welcome addition.  Please keep it up as it really raises the bar for JRCS.  The changes are greatly appreciated!  

Paul Kluth

JR Newsletter: 28 June 2020 (504)

Winston Zack wrote:

I wanted to share with you all that some of us are working on organizing some upcoming JRCS related talks through the Zoom app in the near future. Priority for attending these talks would be first given to members in good standing, then prospective members, followed by other folks with a demonstrated interest if 'Zoom room' space exists (I think we are limited to about 100 attendees, but I doubt we'll hit that number).  For this to be successful, we will need to solve the following items, at the very least:

1) Coordinate Zoom presentation speakers;

2) Identify how frequently we want to have Zoom meetings (e.g. monthly basis);

3) Identify recurring Zoom meeting dates and times; and 

4) Identify how to effectively share the meeting invitations with JRCS membership (i.e. in the Sunday JR Newsletter, or via a JRCS email listserv).

I have created the linked Excel spreadsheet which identifies general and specific topics JRCS members may want to see presented via Zoom.  This document will also allow members to identify whether they would like to give a presentation. Please complete survey and return to me ...email address is in the spreadsheet:  winston.s.zack(at)gmail.com

I would greatly appreciate that.  

Linked Excel spreadsheet:  

https://mcusercontent.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/d6c335a0-fef3-4f77-b8b9-0ae174147287/Survey_of_JRCS_Zoom_Topics.xlsx 

Thank you very much for these considerations,

Winston