John Reich Journal


Volume 17 / Issue 1 December 2005 Whole No. 50


Official Publication of the
John Reich Collectors Society

The purpose of the John Reich Collectors Society (JRCS) is to encourage the study of numismatics, particularly United States gold and silver coins minted before the introduction of the Seated Liberty design, and to provide technical and educational information concerning such coins.

Annual dues      $20.00
Life Membership      $500.00
For general membership information or letters to the Editor or articles for publication, please write to the Editor:
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
P.O. Box 135, Harrison, OH 45030-0135
E-Mail: jrcs19@adelphia.net
Web Address: http://www.jrcs.org

All other correspondance should be directed to:
Office of the President, David J. Davis
P.O. Box 400, Manchester, MI 48158

The John Reich Journal is the official publication of the Society and is distributed to all members in good standing. Members are encouraged to submit any articles encouraging the study of numismatics and/or relating to early United States gold and silver coins to the editors. Especially needed are articles containing new information about die varieties, die states of published die marriages, die states of published die marriages, attribution methods, collections, collectors, etc.


2005/2006 Officers
President David J. Davis
Vice President John W. McCloskey
Vice President Bradley S. Karoleff
Vice President Glenn Peterson
Secretary Stephen A. Crain
Treasurer W. David Perkins
Program Chairman W. David Perkins
Director James Matthews

Volume 17 / Issue 1 December 2005 Whole No. 50

Contents

Editor’s Comments Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
    PPPP — Comments on The Enigmatic E and L Countermarked Quarters of 1815 and 1825 Pete Smith
Bolender’s 184th Mail Auction Sale — Who Consigned the Early Silver Dollar Lots? W. David Perkins, NLG
Bust Dollar Notes Bill Luebke
Use and Misuse of the Term Rarity in Numismatics Michael S. Fey, Ph.D.
From the Internet Bill Luebke
Condition Census — Bust Half Dimes 1792-1837 Steven A. Crain
Capped Bust Half Dime Census Steven A. Crain
Flowing Hair & Draped Bust Half Dime Census Steven A. Crain
Retained and Full Cuds on Bust Quarters Rory Rea
Discovery of Draped Bust Half Dollar — 1806 O.129 Bill Nyberg
A Toss of a Dollar Jack White

Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society

Cover Photos: 1822 O105 Double Struck Obverse. Major errors on our Federal Coinage are both rare and interesting. Much can be learned about the minting process from the study of errors. You can learn more about Bust Half errors by reviewing Ken Hill’s article Double Struck Bust Halves from Whole Number 36, December 1998 of the JRJ.