Welcome to the John Reich Collectors Society web page. We are glad you found us. If you are not a member and would like information about our club you can obtain it by merely clicking on the areas indicated for a free copy of our journal, The John Reich Journal, and a membership application. The journal is issued 3 to 4 times a year based on submissions. It contains the most recent information on the silver and gold bust coinages of the United States. Many nationally know numismatists are frequent contributors to each issue. We invite you to join our club and enjoy numismatics even more.

The most recent issue of The John Reich Journal, volume 10 issue 3 is in the hands of the membership. Contained in it's pages are numerous educational articles as well as the census for Bust Dimes. The John Reich Collectors Society sponsors census of each series of the silver coins collected by the membership. This is one of the unique advantages to membership. You can see how your collection compares to some of the finest in numismatics as well as see the relative rarity of each variety not only by population, but by condition as well. 

The current issue begins with the usual comments from the editors. This is followed by the Plaudits, Pans and Perplexing Points section where the membership is invited to write short notes on any subject as well as ask questions of the membership. Many questions have been answered through this forum for our members. 

Next we have the featured articles written by the membership. One of our more regular contributors, W. David Perkins starts with his feature: O. K. Rumberl's Early Dollar Grading Set. David is an avid researcher of the Bust Dollars and he keeps extensive notes on the provinence of significant coins through the years. His latest submission gives us some insight into a collection liquidated in the early 1950's.

David Wnuck is next with his summation of the Keston Auction by Superior from January 1996. This collection was rich in early U.S. gold. There were many coins included in the Keston collection that were previously sold in the Kramer sale in December 1988. David makes comparisons of the "different" grades and the prices realized from each sale. Some interesting facts are presented by the author.

Another of our regular submitters, Phillip J. Evans, follows with one of his little gems. Phil likes to relate the coinages that we collect to actual events that took place contempary to the issuance of the coinage. He enjoys speculating that a famous person well could have been the caretaker of the same coin you are holding in your hands. More food for thought the next time you examine a coin from your collection.

W. David Perkins gives us another article about, what else but, a Bust Dollar. He relates a story about a 1794 dollar that was originally written in a copy of The American Numismatist in the 1880's.

The Bust Dime Census follows compiled by our treasurer, Russell J. Logan. Russ has been kind enough to compile the information for all the censuses that are published. This, as I mentioned earlier, is one of the most anticipated articles we publish. The collectors of each individual series always eagerly await the new information revealed with each updated census.

Jesse Patrick is next with his article, An Interesting 1796 Bust Half Dollar. This article is worthy of inspection by Sherlock Holmes. Jesse's unbelievable tale is substaniated through the dilligent research of the author. You will be amazed with his story.

The next article is entitled: Attribution by Computer, by Darrel Neidigh. Darrel describes his system of computerized attribution to the membership. What ever happened to looking at the coin with a book and magnifing glass? Oh well, too slow I guess.

Russell J. Logan appears again with a book review. Russ is our resident bookworm who shares his thoughts on new issues with the membership. In his latest column he reviews Bust Half Dollar Bibliomania by Brad Karoleff. Bibliomania is a book on the literature available to the researcher of Capped Bust Half Dollars. Russ's reviews are appreciated by the membership for their impartial accessment of the work in question. 

The current issue ends with a tribute to Mark Smith, JRCS Vice President and half dime expert by Stephen A. Crain. Mark was an intregal part of our organization before his untimely death earlier this year. Steve reviews his long friendship with Mark as a fellow collector and member of this organization. We will all miss him very much and hope that somehow we can become as true a numismatist as Mark was. 

I hope you have found my short reviews interesting enough to send for your membership application and complimentary journal. We would love to see you as a member of our organization. Best wishes with your collecting endevours. 

We hope that if you are not currently a member that you will consider joining for the mere price. You will receive The John Reich Journal as issued as well as be invited to join us at the Denver ANA for our annual meeting. There will also be an educational talk during the meeting as well as time to meet other collectors that share an interest in the Bust coinages. 

Happy Collecting!