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