Everyone -- congratulate me on my NEWP!!!

[EVillageProwler]

I just found out that I won lot 1153 of the 2/20 Kolbe numislit auction.

 

Lot 1153 is a complete run of the John Reich Journal, from issue 1 (1/86) to 43 (10/02), virtually as new, and including both varieties of the 9/86 (third) issue.

 

At the risk of sounding like a complete and total geek... I can't wait to get them and start reading! Most importantly, I'll have the latest printed JRCS census data for the various denominations and their die varieties!

 

 

EVP

 

[gmarguli]

At the risk of sounding like a complete and total geek...

 

Umm, too late. But, if it makes you happy, congrats on the purchase.

[michael]

superlative!]

 

from my experiences you will find other information about your specific pre 1835 silver federal coinAGE that you own by reading these back issues!

 

 

 

 

a true collector!!!!!!

 

and usually with regards to the dreaded coin investment scheme ...................

 

the true collectors are usually the ones that make out the best investment wise if i can use such a word with regards to coins

 

sincerely michael

[EVillageProwler]

Thanks, Greg, Michael. I am very excited!!!

 

BTW, it was a fellow board member who told me about that lot: Coinosaurus. Thanks!!!

 

EVP

 

[RotatedRainbows]

I have the complete set for the first five years in the special binder that they offered at the time (and most of the others thru 2001) all collected myself (I missed being a charter member of JRCS by 6 days ). But with moving and all my membership expired about a year ago and I have never got around to rejoining.

[jtryka]

Congrats EVP! I sent in my membership to the JCRS, haven't heard anything back yet. I bid in the last Lake books sale, but did not win (I was tied on the lot!) What is the sale you are talking about? I am trying to get as many books at auctions as I can, so if you know of any others, let me know!

[EVillageProwler]

Jeff,

 

Go to www.numislit.com.

 

EVP

 

[Hoot]

Super deal EVP! I hope you have hours of excellent reading.

 

Hoot

[chrisfuccione]

Great buy!!! Are you going to bind them or bag them to try and save them? CHRIS

[EVillageProwler]

Chris,

 

With over 40 issues to go through, I'm not sure what I intend to do with them afterwards. I'll likely try to keep them as nice as possible for a future owner...

 

EVP

 

[chrisfuccione]

EVP If you decide to bag them to perserve them. There was a good link on the comic side that goes in to diffrent type of bags. Here is the link to it. CHRIS

 

bag link

[bigd5]

Let us know once you have read through each issue, and then we'll figure out some sort of quiz. Actually, you'll have to quiz us, most likely.

Congrats!

[EVillageProwler]

Darin,

 

Quiz? You mean like trivia questions? Numismatically-related trivia questions? Here? Me? Who woulda thunk it?

 

 

Chris,

 

Thanks for the suggestion about bagging 'em.

 

EVP

 

[prooflike]

Who's John Reich and what is his Journal all about?

 

You seem pretty excited so congrats!

[EVillageProwler]

PL,

 

Johann (John) Reich was one of America's earliest examples of what makes this great: he was an indentured servant from one of the German States, and eventually came to work at the new nation's Mint as (I think) an engraver. As luck would have it, he became responsible for some of the designs on our earlier coinage.

 

The JRJ is devoted solely to Bust coinage.

 

EVP