| Volume 18 / Issue 3 | December 2007 | Whole No. 55 |
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@roadrunner.com
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.
| President | David J. Davis |
| Vice President | John W. McCloskey |
| Vice President | Bradley S. Karoleff |
| General Membership Information Journal Submissions |
jrcs19@roadrunner.com |
| Secretary | Stephen A. Crain |
| Back Issues, Membership Renewal P.O. Box 1680 Windham, ME 04062 |
mrhalfdime@aol.com |
| Treasurer | W. David Perkins |
| Membership Status Questions | wdperki@attglobal.net |
| Program Chairman | W. David Perkins |
| Bust Quarter Collector Society | Dr. Glenn Peterson gpeters@ctds.net |
| Director | James Matthews |
| Volume 18 / Issue 3 | December 2007 | Whole No. 55 |
| Editor’s Comments | Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG |
| PPPP — Comments on Duphorne Book and Article | Dick Kurtz |
| PPPP — Comments on Die Manufacturing | John Dannreuther |
| PPPP — Thanks for Donations to the Club | W. David Perkins |
| New Specimen of 1817/4 O-102 Half Dollar | W. David Perkins, NLG |
| John Reich’s Hidden Initials | Bill Nyberg |
| The Penchants & Pitfalls of Collecting & Researching Die States | Steve M. Tompkins |
| 2007 Early Silver Dollar Census | W. David Perkins, NLG |
| Friends, Memories and a 1796 Double Struck Dollar | Fred Hagemeyer |
| The 1805/4 “Wide Date” Half Dollar — An Appreciation, Die Stage Analysis, and Register, Part 1 | Bryce Brown |
| 1814 Bust Halves: Mission Accomplished | Mike Preston |
Articles may not be reproduced without permission of the John Reich Collectors Society
Cover Photos: Newly discovered 1806 O130 Draped Bust Half Dollar and 1835 LM12 Capped Bust Half Dime.