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:

JR Newsletter: 11 March 2018 (386)

David Finkelstein wrote:

WANTED FOR NUMISMATIC RESEARCH: Cull, damaged, and/or Poor-Fair 1795 Half Dollars.  Christopher Pilliod (metallurgist, numismatist, numismatic researcher, numismatic author, and President of the Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Club) and I are performing state of the art analysis and research of United States silver coins.  Currently, we want to purchase two 1795 Half Dollars.  The coins do not have to be round.  The coins can be bent, cleaned, corroded, cut, dented, environmentally damaged, engraved, holed, scraped, scratched, tooled, whizzed, and/or in a basal state.  We are not looking for quality.  We are looking for “cheap”.  The uglier and cheaper, the better.  All that is required is enough detail to confirm that the coin is a Flowing Hair Half Dollar.  Please contact David Finkelstein at dfinkelstein(at)comcast.net with the number of coins available and the price.  Your name will be mentioned in our articles and presentations.

JR Newsletter: 4 March 2018 (385)

Bill Nyberg wrote:

The Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association's 69th Annual Convention is March 16-18 at the Tukwila Community Center. On Saturday, two JRCS member presentations are scheduled in the Numismatic Theater. Gawain O'Connor collects Flowing Hair half dollars by die marriage, and will speak on these fascinating coins at 1:00. I will be giving a presentation on Chief Engraver Robert Scot at 12:00, and will have many examples of Scot's engraving.

More information is on the PNNA website Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association 

Thank you,

Bill Nyberg

Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association

Noon	NT	William Nyberg	Keynote presentation - "Robert Scot - First Appointed Chief Engraver of the US Mint 1793 to 1823," including exhibit of 18th Century books showing some of Robert Scot’s work. (Also see related article in The Nor'wester.)
1:00 PM	NT	Gawain O’Connor	"Flowing Hair Half Dollars 1794-1795." Presenting all the known varieties of the first half dollar designed by Robert Scot.

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Jim Koenings wrote:

NEW  BOOK  ON  1836 - 1839 HALF  DOLLARS

Even with 425 copies of Dick Graham's fantastic book "A Registry of Die Varieties of Reeded Edge Half Dollars 1836-1839" produced, there are still too few collectors that know about Reeded Edge Halves.  I am attempting to inform additional collectors with my new book entitled "Reeded Edge Half Dollars 1836-1839 - R-4 to R-8 Die Varieties.  The book covers the history of previous authors on the subject and includes extra large photos of the 17 rarest die varieties (not including 1838-O, a proof only issue).  There are 38 photos, usually 6" in diameter, along with arrows pointing to the most obvious attributes.  The book has protective Mylar covers along with a spiral binding that allows you to open the book and lay it flat to see both pages of a particular die variety.  Below is a photo of the cover:

It is now available to JRCS members for $29 which includes shipping and handling.  If you would like a copy, please send a check or money order to:

            Jim Koenings

            P.O. Box 2382

            Riverside, CA 92516

If you would like your copy sooner, you can send payment through Paypal to my email address of bustcoin1(at)verizon.net

JR Newsletter: 25 February 2018 (384)

David Perkins wrote:

The Stack’s Bowers Galleries The March 2018 Baltimore Auction of U.S. Coins & Exonumia catalog arrived Saturday afternoon in the mail.  

In looking through the catalog, a 1798 silver dollar caught my eye.  Photo, credit Stack's Bowers, is below.

I’m usually looking for attractive and problem free examples of early dollars.  This particular coin was Graded “AU Details – Environmental Damage (PCGS)” and is not attractive at all.  The cataloger noted, “Wispy hairlines point to a cleaning, but more significant is scattered surface scale along the right obverse and reverse borders, as well as over Liberty’s portrait, which feature explains the PCGS qualifier.”  The cataloger also wrote, “Predominantly brilliant with plenty of bright satiny luster in evidence, the coin also retains sharp to full strikiing detail in virtually all areas of the design.”

What really caught my eye was the footnote which reads, “Recently discovered in 2017 in a rural dig in Haiti along with a group of Spanish 8 reales.”  This lustrous early dollar likely traveled from America to Haiti by ship sometime in the 1800s.  And then lay hidden in the ground for the next 150-200 years!

We can only wonder what stories this coin could tell….  

W. David Perkins

www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com

JR Newsletter: 18 February 2018 (383)

David Perkins wrote:

I just received a copy of the February 2018 issue of COINage Magazine from Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez.  I was interviewed last year by McMorrow-Hernandez for an article on Draped Bust Dollars and the article was finally published in this issue.  Dealer Julian Leidman was also interviewed and quoted in the article.  Also included in this issue is an article by Bob Julian on 1804 Dollars.  And there is another article on the year 1799, “America Gets a new Mint and Loses a Father.”  Those interested in early history and the early dollars may want to pick up a copy at a local newsstand.  

The next issue of the John Reich Journal will likely be mailed in April.  This will be the first of three issues for Volume 28.  It is a good time for new members to send in an application for membership as well as current members who haven’t yet sent in their dues.  Details can be found on the JRCS Website at www.jrcs.org .  Checks (payable to JRCS) should be mailed out to JRCS at the JRCS PO Box.  Those members working on articles should plan to send them in the next few weeks to our JRCS President and long-time Editor, Brad Karloleff. 

Thanks.

W. David Perkins

www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com