John Reich Journal


Volume 25 / Issue 3 December 2015 Whole No. 77


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      $25.00
Life Membership      $625.00

For general membership information, contact:
Steve Crain
P.O. Box 1680, Windham, ME 04062
E-Mail: mrhalfdime@aol.com

For letters to the editor or articles for publication, contact:
Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
225 East 6th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
E-Mail: jrcs19@roadrunner.com

Web Address: http://www.jrcs.org

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 marriages, die states of published die marriages, attribution methods, collections, collectors, etc.


2015/2016 Officers
President Emeritus David J. Davis
President
General Membership Information
Journal Submissions
Bradley S. Karoleff
jrcs19@roadrunner.com
Vice President
New Member Services, back issues
Richard Meaney
richard.meaney@us.army.mil
2nd Vice President Stephen J. Herrman
herrman102@aol.com
Secretary
Membership Renewal
P.O. Box 1680 Windham, ME 04062
Stephen A. Crain
mrhalfdime@aol.com
Treasurer
Membership Status Questions
W. David Perkins
wdperki@attglobal.net
Program Chairman Richard Meaney
richard.meaney@us.army.mil
Director Dr. Glenn Peterson
gpeters@tds.net

Volume 25 / Issue 3 December 2015 Whole No. 77

Contents

Editor’s Comments Bradley S. Karoleff, NLG
Bust Coin Survival Estimates Winston Zack
Crime Doesn’t Pay Jim Koenings
Are We There Yet? Mike Rupert
Henry Voigt’s Surety Bond David Finkelstein
30th Anniversary Quiz Garrett Ziss
The Evolution of U.S. Minting Technology: The Rush & Muhlenberg Screw Press Craig Sholley
Amazing Discovery in 1829 Dimes Jim Koenings
A Quick Trip Through the ANA’s New “The Numismatist” Archives W. David Perkins, NLG
Albion Cox’s Surety Bond David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein Wins the 2014 Jules Reiver Numismatic Literary Award Stephen A. Crain
Letter to the Editor — “Double Profiling” on Draped Bust Halves Jack White

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

Cover Photos: The coin plated on the front and back cover of the Journal is the obverse and reverse of the newly discovered 1803 “Large 3” B-8, BB-257 silver dollar die marriage. This new die marriage was discovered in 2014, and and pairs a previously unknown obverse die to a known reverse die. The reverse die was used previously in striking the 1803 B-6, BB-255 marriage. The key diagnostic for the newly discovered obverse die is the recutting of the T in LIBERTY at and below its base.
Photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions.