Sunday, February 26, 2012

JR Newsletter: 26 February 2012 (77)


Michael J. Sullivan wrote:

Here is a question for our newsletter members:    Which auction house sold the HIGHLANDER COLLECTION?    What was the date of the sale?

I own a wonderful 1795 dollar BB-52, XF-40 (PCSG) dollar from the sale.  The coin is lustrous and fully original.   It is scare early die state for the variety between the Bowers-Borckardt die states I - II.

Thanks in advance to our members for the answer to the auction sale question.

Michael J. Sullivan
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Brad Karoleff wrote:

Today, I shipped the index to John Reich Journal volumes one through twenty.  If a current, paid member of the JRCS does not receive a copy by March 3rd, please email me at bkaroleff (at) yahoo.com.  The index was not funded by dues payments, instead it was paid for by fundraisers and donations. 

Thanks,
Brad
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Richard Meaney wrote, in response to the inquiry about counterstamped bust quarters:

I am far from expert on bust quarters, but I can recommend two excellent sources of information on the E and L countermarks found on bust quarters.  Here they are:

-"Early United States Quarters 1796-1838" by Steve M. Tompkins.  See especially pages 351-357.

-"Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint 1796-1838" by Rory R. Rea, Dr. Glenn Peterson, Bradley S. Karoleff, and John J. Kovach, Jr.  See especially pages 325-330.

I do hope Tom can provide us with a picture or two of his coin once it comes back from PCGS!

Richard