Tag: John Reich
1829 Capped Bust Half Dime : A Collector’s Guide
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The 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime is the first half dime since 1805, the first with the William Kneass design, and...
Capped Bust Quarter, Large Size (1815-1828) | CoinWeek
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The last Draped Bust Quarter Dollar was minted in 1807, the same year that the...
Capped Bust Half Dollar, Lettered Edge (1807-1836) | CoinWeek
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Two half dollar series are called "Bust Halves": the earlier Draped Bust type that ended...
Capped Bust Quarter, Small Diameter (1831-1838) | CoinWeek
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Quarters with engraver John Reich's Capped Bust design, introduced in 1815, were not struck in...
1809 Capped Bust Half Eagle : A Collector’s Guide
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The 1809 Capped Bust Half Eagle $5 gold coin is sometimes referred to as the 1809/8 overdate. This designation was applied...
John Reich – Coin Designer at the United States Mint
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Engraver. Born 1768, in Furth, Electorate of Bavaria. Died 1832 or 1833, possibly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Johann Matthias (John) Reich...
Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows (1854-1855) | CoinWeek
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Through the Mint Act of February 21, 1853, the weights of fractional silver coins (half...
1809 Classic Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide
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The Philadelphia Mint struck 222,867 1809 Classic Head Cents using only one pair of dies...
Capped Head Half Eagle, 1813-1834 | CoinWeek
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When the Capped Head Half Eagle debuted in 1813, it was the only United States...
Liberty Seated Quarter, Arrows and Rays (1853) | CoinWeek
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The discovery of gold in California and the western frontier in the late 1840s and...
Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, Drapery (1840-1865)
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Why this subtype is called the Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, Drapery requires some explanation.
In...
Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, No Drapery (1838-1840)
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The history of the three-year Liberty Seated Quarter, No Motto, No Drapery type, which ran...
1828 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide
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The United States Mint did not produce half cents in 1827 but resumed their issue...
Matron Head Cent, 1816-1835 | CoinWeek
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The Classic Head Cent was coined from 1808 to 1814 and concluded a period of...
Capped Bust Dime, Small Size (1828-1837) | CoinWeek
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William Kneass became Chief Engraver of the United States Mint in 1823 after the death...
1809 Classic Head Half Cent : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
In 1809, the United States Mint updated the design of the half cent, replacing the Draped Bust design with engraver John...
Capped Bust Dime, Large Size (1809-1828) | CoinWeek
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Before being introduced on the dime, John Reich's Capped Bust Liberty design was used to refresh the designs of United States...
Classic Head Cent, 1808-1814 | CoinWeek
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Irish immigrant Robert Patterson was a schoolmaster, a shopkeeper, and a mathematician, the teacher of...
1814 Classic Head Cent : A Collector’s Guide
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The United States Mint mustered 357,830 Classic Head cents in 1814 - which is impressive,...
1815 Capped Bust Quarter Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
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The production of 1815 Capped Bust quarters owed largely to an order from the Planter’s...
Classic Head Half Cent, 1809-1836 | CoinWeek
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The Classic Head Half Cent represents a period of significant change for the United States...
1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle : A Collector’s Guide
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The 1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle $2.50 gold coin is a bonafide rarity that is...
Big Things Happened at the United States Mint in March
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One might think that as March takes its turn in the calendar's monthly procession that the business of the United States Mint might...
The U.S. $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle
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There’s been quite a surge of interest in the pre-Saint-Gaudens gold Liberty Head type of $10 eagles and $20...
Guess the Grade of This Early Copper 1835 Half Cent
In the latest video from CoinWeek, we put you up to the test against a chocolatey early American copper half cent dated 1835 and...
Ten Notable US Mint Directors and What They Are Known For
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1. David Rittenhouse (April 1792 - June 1795)
The term “polymath” is usually employed to describe the...
The Once Unknown, Now Famous 1817/4 Half Dollar
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Classic rarities among American silver coins have commanded attention for a long time. The 1804 silver...
Eliasberg Capped Bust Large Date Dime Offered by GreatCollections
Bidding is now live on GreatCollections.com for a stunning 1821 Capped Bust Large Date dime graded as MS 66 by PCGS. Not only is...
Presidential Silver Medal Honoring Zachary Taylor Available May 2
The Zachary Taylor Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint starting on May 2 at noon EDT....
Beautiful Original 1827/3 Capped Bust Quarter Offered by GreatCollections
GreatCollections.com offered collectors an opportunity to bid on a beautifully toned, overdate original 1827/3 Capped Bust quarter, graded Proof-65 by PCGS in a gold...