JR Newsletter: 29 April 2018 (393)

Brad Karoleff wrote to advise that the latest issue of the John Reich Journal has been mailed.  In it you will find the JRCS Buy or Bid Sale.  Your bids and purchases will help to offset the cost of the website construction of the past year.

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As a reminder, Nominations for the JRCS Hall of Fame class of 2018 are now OPEN, but only for a short while longer. You can nominate candidates for either the veteran (those who contributed before the advent of JRCS) or the modern (those who have been members of JRCS) categories. Please include any pertinent information about the nominee that you feel necessary. Nominees will then be voted on by the HOF committee and the inductees will be announced at the annual meeting at the ANA convention in the summer. Please forward your nominations to bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com or to jrnewsletter(at)gmail.com 

JR Newsletter: 22 April 2018 (392)

Nathan Markowitz wrote:

I want to remind all JRCS members that you are cordially invited to the 2018 EAC convention in Traverse City Michigan Thursday May 3 through Sunday May 6 at the Grand Traverse Resort https://www.grandtraverseresort.com/.  There is no charge to attend and we can attend all events except one needs to be an EAC member to bid in the auction Saturday night.

The convention chair has arranged a Silver happenings room for anyone wanted to display their early silver die marriages Thursday evening.  There will be a colonial, half cent, and large cent room as well.  Please let me know if you plan to attend and have anything of particular interest to display.

Nathan, cascades1787(at)yahoo.com

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David Kahn wrote:

Brian Greer and David Kahn will be sharing a corner booth at Central States this week.  Please stop by and see our great selection of Bust, Seated and lots more too!  Table 705.

Thanks!

Dave

JR Newsletter: 15 April 2018 (391)

Nathan Markowitz wrote:

I was pleased to recently acquire an early die state of an 1807 Browning 2 quarter dollar (pictured below next to a typical late state example).  Despite looking for some years I have only seen two high grade examples. I even wondered if the few early unbroken reverses were saved as an explanation. 

(Other notable early silver coins with rare early states include two personal favorites:  the 1798 dollars B-5 and B-16 which are also duly admired for their dramatic breaks yet rarely exist unbroken)

I would be eager to see images of additional examples of 1807 B-2 in circulated grades without the telltale reverse break...please post if you happen to have one

Nathan

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Nominees for JRCS Hall of Fame

Nominations for the JRCS Hall of Fame class of 2018 are OPEN for a few more weeks.

The membership is encouraged to send nominations for the Hall of Fame at any time. You can nominate candidates for either the veteran (those who contributed before the advent of JRCS) or the modern (those who have been members of JRCS) categories. Please include any pertinent information about the nominee that you feel necessary. Nominees will then be voted on by the HOF committee and the inductees will be announced at the annual meeting at the ANA convention in the summer. We look forward to seeing your nominations!

Please forward your nominations to bkaroleff(at)yahoo.com or to jrnewsletter(at)gmail.com

JR Newsletter: 8 April 2018 (390)

Bryce Brown wrote:

I'm holding a "50% off" sale of JR Journal past issues to try to reduce the JRCS inventory.  This offer is valid for all orders received in April.  Don't delay, because I only have one or two of many of the scarce issues.

http://brycebooks.squarespace.com/storage/Lit-Periodicals-display.htm

Thanks!

Bryce

numismatics(at)att.net

Bryce Brown

PO Box 16

Avon, CT  06001-0016

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Charles Louie wrote:

Greetings from Paris ...

Here are three of the photographs that I took yesterday at the Paris Mint Museum, le Musée de Monnaie.

The old Castaing Machine is no longer there, since my last visit of the museum several years ago.  The museum just reopened in the fall of 2017, after a complete renovation.

I wonder if I should write a short report on this machine which was used by the French Mint to add letterings to the edges of the coins in the late 1600s, a machine which I have never seen, but which I am sure is known to a few American numismatists.  What are your thoughts?

All the best from Paris,

Charles Louie

JR Newsletter: 1 April 2018 (389)

We received no new contributions for this week's newsletter.

JR Newsletter: 25 March 2018 (388)

David Perkins provided this week's content:

The Whitman Baltimore Show turned out to be a good one, despite the weather keeping a number of collectors and dealers away.

Those who traveled to Baltimore on Monday or Tuesday had no problems getting in.  Snow and wind were predicted for Wednesday, and sure enough, my morning flight from Denver to Baltimore was cancelled just before I arrived at the airport.  It turns out the Baltimore airport was closed.  I checked with United, and learned two runways were open at Washington Dulles.   I was able to get one of the last seats on this flight, arriving at Dulles about the same time as I would have arrived in Baltimore.  I was told the flight might not be able to land, the pilot had taken on extra fuel in case the flight was diverted, and that the drive from Dulles to Baltimore (a little over 60 miles through D.C. traffic) would be tough to impossible.  I checked, and Uber had “four wheel drive cars” available for only $300.00 one way…  

I look out the window of the plane as we landed, and there appeared to be only an inch or two of snow on the grass with much water and a little slush on the runway.  On the way to the baggage, I asked a “limo driver holding a sign” how the highways were.  He said that they were fine for the most part.  

I booked a regular Uber for $93.00, and was pleased when I learned it was 4WD Jeep Grand Cherokee (without the $200 premium!), a great vehicle in the snow.  He said the drive might take two hours or more due to the weather and traffic.  I kept asking “where were all the cars?”  Turns out that they had closed the schools, government offices and businesses – there were hardly any cars on the road the entire distance, despite driving during what should have been early rush hour.  We arrived at the Convention Center (security) in a little over one hour.  Where was the snow?  Why did they close the airport?  Oh well, I’m here.

And I’m glad I made it.  Thursday was dealer set up, and Thursday afternoon I was rewarded for my travel efforts when a dealer offered me a virtually perfect and undergraded 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar in PCGS AU50 (CAC).  Less than an hour later this “Wow Coin” had a new home with a very happy collector.  

Business was actually quite busy on Thursday and Friday despite some “now shows” and was even good on Saturday.  And didn’t stop up until the time I had to leave for the airport - I accepted a Capped Bust Dime Consignment and sold a beautiful 1825 Capped Bust Half Dollar in PCGS MS64 (CAC) while packing up to head to the airport.  (the "headline coin" for today's newsletter)

And best of all, I saw and talked to a lot of collectors, dealers, and met quite a few new collectors at the show.  

W. David Perkins

Centennial, CO

www.davidperkinsrarecoins.com

wdperki(at)attglobal.net

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: