The issue began with the editor's comments. As this was the "pre-ANA" issue, details of the JRCS meeting and educational program, club table (# 0216) at the ANA Convention and the traditional JRCS hospitality suite were given. Members were encouraged to bring a friend to the hospitality suite, and of course a few coins to share. A number of members shared their passions for collecting the early bust coinage and their membership in JRCS. The club expressed as special thank you to member Steve Herrman for his continued financial support from the sales of his Auction & Mail Bid Prices Realized for R4 to R8 Bust Half Dollars 1794-1836. A call to JRCS Capped Bust Half Dollar collectors was made to send in their censuses of R4 through R8 die marriages for publication in the next issue of the journal. Censuses of the different series are published in every other journal. Letters to the editor from the membership followed the editor's comments. 

The first article by Russell J. Logan examines the Capped Bust half dollar patterns, private restrikes and such other Mint related Bust halves that are referenced in the writing of Adams-Woodin, Judd, Taxay and Pollock. Four privately issued restrikes were reviewed in this paper along with one genuine pattern. In addition, there are two 1811 unifaces as described by Judd in his Appendix A, and Pollock in his restrike chapter. 

Next, Jeffrey Oertel follows with an article discussing the rare and "bearded goddess" Capped Bust half dollar of 1807. Both the history and the rarity of this popular half dollar variety are covered in detail. Also included are the author's pricing guidelines for grades VG through AU-50. 

Anthony J. Taraszka, author of the new reference book United States Ten Dollar Gold Eagles 1795 - 1804, is next with two articles on early eagles. The first article entitled Diameters and Edge Reed Counts of Early Eagles notes a small but regular decrease in coin diameter as the issues progressed from 1794 to 1804. A table is included that states the diameter reedings and edge reed counts for each of the Breen varieties. The second article by Anthony corrects the die emission sequence of 1803 dated eagles. This was determined after obtaining a new specimen of the 1803 Breen-1C variety and by examining the early eagles in the Harry W. Bass Research Foundation collection. 

W. David Perkins, early dollar specialist, shares with the readers a unpublished "rim break" on the obverse of the 1799 B-12 silver dollar that frequently is cataloged as having "rim damage" or with "the rim having been filed." In reality, this is a rim break or cud. A second article by David analyzes two "want lists" for rare early silver dollar varieties, published in the 1930s and 40s by M. H. Bolender, author of THE UNITED STATES EARLY SILVER DOLLARS FROM 1794 TO 1803. 

Van Harvey contributes the last article in the journal, Another 1828 Remarriage. Van's research included two Overton varieties of 1828, O122 and O123. Remarriages are an under researched topic and Van's study concludes that in the emission sequence the O123 was struck first and was followed by O122. The O123 dies were again paired together, striking the later die states of 0123.