JR Newsletter: 14 April 2019 (441)

Richard Meaney wrote:

David Perkins and I were talking about the NY Numismatic Club medal that commemorated the club presidency of Daniel Valentine.  I recalled a 2008 article written by David T Alexander and published in Coin World on this exact topic.  Miraculously, I had the foresight to scan a copy of the article that I had cut (better yet, torn) from the issue.  Even more miraculously, more than ten years and four computers later, I was able to recover that scan to share the information with David.  I thought it would be neat to share the information here.  Here is a link to the article:

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/fcdb391c-864b-4dda-be0e-6026b1cca7c3/Valentine_Medal.pdf

JR Newsletter: 7 April 2019 (440)

John Okerson wrote in response to the photo that accompanied last week’s JR Newsletter:

What a lovely, rare 1829 LM-3 Cud coin you posted!  I wish the PCGS price shown were a realistic estimate - under $300.

John

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Also responding to that photo, this from Mike McDaniel:

Thanks for the nice photo Richard. Looking forward to the sale later this summer. 

Mike McDaniel

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Brad DePew wrote:

I picked this up recently. I thought I would share a picture as a contribution for the newsletter. I don’t have a good shot of the reverse, but there is an extra serif between C1 and A3, as in LM 12. I searched for this for a while and finally found it.

The obverse has a scratch on the curl and a scratch from S1 to the neck, as well as some dark toning. Other than that, it looks pretty good.

Brad DePew

JR Newsletter: 31 March 2019 (439)

We received no new contributions for this week's JR Newsletter, so please enjoy this photo of a recently-graded coin from the Steve Crain Collection.

JR Newsletter: 24 March 2019 (438)

Garrett Ziss wrote:

The American Numismatic Association holds its educational Summer Seminar for two weeks every June in Colorado Springs.  Many of you have attended and/or taught a class at Summer Seminar and know that it’s an excellent way to learn about a variety of numismatic topics, as well as to meet other enthusiastic members of our hobby.  I’ve attended for the last 3 years and the experience has greatly expanded my numismatic knowledge and friendships.

During each week of Summer Seminar, the Young Numismatists (YNs) organize and conduct a numismatic auction.  It’s a great learning experience for us and the proceeds directly benefit the YN Scholarship Fund, which helps dozens of Young Numismatists attend Summer Seminar every year.  This summer, I will be serving as the Week 1 Auction Head and one of my responsibilities is to assist in collecting items for these auctions.  

If you would like to help promote the hobby for the next generation, please consider donating a numismatic item for the 2019 Summer Seminar auctions. Numismatic items can include coins, paper money, tokens, medals, etc.  Linked below is a donation form for your convenience. 

 https://gallery.mailchimp.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/b10a671e-a62f-4e65-a432-d6979e1a2ad8/Summer_Seminar_Donation_Form.pdf

Please send the completed form and donation(s) to the American Numismatic Association at the following address:

American Numismatic Association

Summer Seminar YN Auction

818 North Cascade Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO, 80903-3279 

Thank you very much for your consideration. Also, thanks again to the JRCS members who generously donated numismatic items at the recent Baltimore Whitman show!

Garrett Ziss (JRCS #1465)

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Harry Cabluck wrote:

Great kudos and thanks to the anonymous collector who shared the montage of 1817/4 Bust Half Dollars.

Great assemblage. Fine photos. Killer-diller specimens.

Harry

JR Newsletter: 17 March 2019 (437)

From David Perkins:

Stephen Crain Half Dime Reference Collection to be Sold

Many JR Newsletter readers and JRCS members know Stephen Crain, known to many of us as “Mr. Half Dime.”  I’ve known him for at least 25 years and served for many years on the JRCS Board of Directors with Stephen.  Stephen spent over 40 years putting together his Capped Bust and Liberty Seated Half Dime Reference Collection.  He was an author of the JRCS Early Half Dime Census along with Richard Meaney.  Steve assembled an amazing collection of half dimes, from Flowing Hair to Draped Bust to Capped Bust to Seated. Stephen did sell his Flowing Hair and Draped Bust Half Dimes years ago.

I regret to inform you that Stephen’s health has declined over the last year and he was moved to a nursing home late last year.  I did have an enjoyable conversation with him a few weeks ago in Maine while picking up the collection, with many great stories recalled.

 I would like to announce that W. David Perkins Numismatics has been selected to offer nearly all of Stephen’s Reference Collection of Capped Bust and Seated Half Dimes.  Richard Meaney, a noted Capped Bust Half Dime specialist will be working with me on the sale of the collection.  We will also be offering his Liberty Seated Half Dime Collection of around 1,000 half dimes – all dates, most types, most Valentine Numbers, and many die marriages not recorded by Valentine.

Please e-mail me at wdperki(at)attglobal.net  if you would like to be added to the Capped Bust Half Dime Distribution List, the (new) Seated Half Dime list, or both.  A note was sent to those names on the Capped Bust Half Dime list last night – if you didn’t receive the announcement last night you are not yet on the list – again, e-mail me if you’d like to be added or want to confirm you are on the list. You are also welcome to forward this announcement to your half dime collecting friends.  

          

The Stephen Crain Capped Bust Half Dime Reference Collection was complete with all 92 known die marriages, all dates and types, and more than 45 remarriages.  There were over 200 Capped Bust Half Dimes in the collection, with many die states including retained and full cuds, and a plate coin or two from the Logan-McCloskey book.  The majority of the half dimes are “raw.”  Some will be sold raw, others will be sent to PCGS for photos, grading, and crossover.  Many are off to PCGS at this time.  

Richard and I are targeting the August ANA Convention for Part I of a Fixed Price List and Sealed Bid Auction Sale.  

David Perkins

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From the editor:

An anonymous collector who has spent years trying to talk me into transitioning from half dimes to “real coins” (bust halves) sent me this montage of 1817/4’s last week. All 11 known examples are depicted. 

(click photo to enlarge)

JR Newsletter: 10 March 2019 (436)

No contributions this week...
We expect a significant announcement next week

JR Newsletter: 3 March 2019 (435)

A final reminder for those of you who have early half dimes:

Half Dime Census:

The officers of the JRCS are soliciting your half dime inventory information for inclusion in the Spring 2019 issue of the John Reich Journal.

 Please email your complete inventory listing, including all duplicates, of all your 1792, Draped Bust, Flowing Hair and Capped Bust half dimes to me.  Any format that my iMac computer can read will work, so most spreadsheets and word processing files will be fine.  Even if you have a written list, you can take a picture of that written list and email it to me if you would like.  Please make the subject line of your email “Half Dime Census” and include your name and JRCS number.  

My email address is: richard.meaney(at)yahoo.com

 If you prefer, you may mail paper copies to me here:

Richard Meaney

3060 N Lazy Eight Court, Suite 2

PMB 294

Wasilla AK 99654

Please include the following information to the best of your ability:

-      Grade of each coin.  Grading company info (NGC, ANACS, CAC, PCGS, raw) is not needed.

-      Die Marriage or remarriage for each coin

-      Cud information for your coins with known cuds.  For example, if you report an 1830 LM-5 half dime in VF-20, I will assume the coin does not have a cud.  If you have one with a cud, something like “1830 LM-5 VF20 cud” will suffice.

-      If you would like to participate, but wish for your contribution to remain anonymous, just let me know.

Please respond no later than March 7, 2019 to ensure inclusion of your collection in this census. This is a hard cut-off date.  Questions? Let me know!

Richard Meaney

JRCS LM47