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Liberty Seated The E-Gobrecht Collectors Club 2011 Volume7,Issue7 TheElectronicNewsletteroftheLIBERTYSEATEDCOLLECTORSCLUB July2011(Whole#78) LSCC meets at Baltimore AuctionNews 2 byJimGray 2011SummerANA, 2 At 9AM onJune17,2011at theBaltimoreWhitmanCoinExpo,theLSCC FinalCallforExhibits Secretary-Treasurer Len Augsburger calleda regional meetingtoorder. Almost TheE-GobrechtChat thirtymembers and guests (someshowninthephotobelow)attended alively RoomandSocial 3 presentationanddiscussionof LibertySeated coinageincludingrecent auction Club highlights and recent and plannedclubactivities. Afterwards, attendees enjoyed byPaulKluth ShirleyHammond’s cookies (seenonthe chairin thelowerright cornerof the LSCCCalendar 4 photo)whilediscussingLibertySeatedcoinage. Thenext Baltimoremeetingis plannedforNovember. Thanks foranotherfinepresentation, Len. RegionalNews 5 byGerryFortin TheBudgetCollec- tor:Fifteenthina 6 Series byLenAugsburger QuarteroftheMonth 7 byGregJohnson Newhalfdollarbook 8 available SubscriberCorre- 9- spondence 10 Advertisements 11 Clubinformation 12 NNeexxtt LLSSCCCC RReeggiioonnaall MMeeeettiinngg:: FFUUNN SShhooww,, JJuullyy 88tthh Seedetails onpage4 and 5. TheE-GobrechtisatwiceawardwinninginformalelectronicpublicationoftheLibertySeatedCollectorsClub(LSCC). TheLSCCisanon-profitorganizationdedicatedtotheattributionsoftheLibertySeatedCoinseries. TheLSCCpro- videstheinformationcontainedinthisemailnewsletterfromvarioussourcesfreeofchargeasageneralserviceto themembershipandotherswiththisnumismaticinterest. YoudonothavetobeaLSCCmembertobenefitfromthis newsletter;subscriptiontotheE-Gobrechtisavailabletoanyone. Alldisclaimersareineffectasthecompleteness and/oraccuracyoftheinformationcontainedhereincannotbecompletelyverified. Contactinformationisincludedat onthelastpage. Page2 The E-Gobrecht Auction News by Jim Gray, LSCC #664 TheHeritage Long The Stack’s-BowersBaltimoreSalefeatured BeachSalecontainedan 1844- an1872-CC dimewithAUdetails, but withadam- OhalfdimeinAU58that was agedrim,for$6,900. frostyandwell struck andwent An1862-S quarterinXF45was abargainat forastrong$4,600. Adecent $895,whileacleaned1865-S inAU50hit $1,064. 1853-Onoarrows halfdimein An1871-CC withVFdetails but cleanedandliter- VF35soldfor$1,495. allycovered withdigs andscratches managed An1841-Odimewiththetransitional reverse $7,475. An1872-S withAUdetails but cleaned inVG10was impressive at $2,990,whilean1843-O went for$2,128,while an1873,closed3,noarrows inVF25soldfor$1,265. Three1858-S dimes were inF15andnice forthe gradewas impressiveat intheauction,withaVF30sellingfor$978, an $1,093. An1873-CC witharrows withXF40details, XF45at $1,840and aspectacular, well struck,un- but cleaned andretoned andnot bad,soldfor$9,028. tonedpieceinMS64that hit $25,300. Two1873-CC Two1870-CC halfdollars inG6andVG10 dimes inAG3andVF35 soldfor$2,013and$8,625, andbothniceforthe gradewent for$1,265 and respectively. $2,588,respectively. A well struckandattractive An1852-Oquarterinevengraysoldfor 1871-CC inAU55didnot sell,whilean1872-CC $3,795,whilean1854-O, huge OinF15soldfor withXF45details, but whizzed,ekedout $1,265. An $3,881. Anoriginal 1857-S quarterinXF40reached 1878-CC halfinAU58that was well struck and $1,380,whileaverynice 1873open3,noarrows choicehit $9,948,while anXF45 cleanedduplicate quarterinAU58hammeredfor$2,530. Amagnifi- realized$2,300. cent,beautifullytoned1875-CC quarterinMS65and An1850-OdollarinMS61was certified,but tiedwithtwoothers as thefinest at PCGS rangthe obviouslyhadbeencleaned,didnot sell,nordida gongfor$43,125. An1878-S inVF20soldfor$978. cleaned1872-CC withUNC details. Anoriginal 1874-CC halfinVG8hit $2,760. 2011 Summer ANA, Final Call for Exhibits Paul Hybert,LSCC#1572and theANAConvention CollectorExhibitsChairman,posted this notice: TheANA's 2011Anniversaryconvention willbeheld in suburban Chicagoon August16-20,Tuesday through Saturday-- nearO'Hareairport,at thesamevenueas in 1991and 1999.TheANAweb site has ascheduleof events,includingclub meetings, featured speakers, and other activities. Alink tothescheduleis at http://www.worldsfairofmoney.com/index.php?id=52 Thehttp://www.worldsfairofmoney.com/index.php?id=255 pagehas linksforexhibitors:rules, application,and more. The completed application mustbe received atANAheadquarters byJuly20;if you wereworkingon an exhibit,pleasedonotmiss this deadline. Send anyquestions to thelocal exhibits [email protected] Exhibitingdoes takeacommitmentof time --theexhibits mustbein placebytheearlyTuesday morningopeningof theconvention and theexhibits cannotberemoved until verylateon Saturday afternoon (when theconvention closes). 2011 Volume 7,Issue 7 (July 2011) Page3 The E-Gobrecht Chat Room and Social Club By Paul Kluth, LSCC #1994 Chat RoomParticipation: Anysubscriber can submitquestions or commentsrelated to any numismatic topic regarding theLibertySeated CollectingEra. Send in your thoughts directly to theEditor [email protected] or to your Hostat [email protected] ---Paul Kluth [BrightWhite,LikelyDippedorCleanedatOneTime] Questions: How difficult have you found it to locate nice, eye-appealing and origi-  nal Liberty Seated coins for your collection? For the dates you are seeking, how tough is it to find the coins that  match your personal criteria? [Note: Last month, Jason Feldman raised a great question related to pricing of the Liberty Seated series.] Page4 The E-Gobrecht Upcoming LSCC Events Summer FUN,Orlando, FL,regional meetingandpresentation,July 8,11:00A.M., room 221E. Pleasecontact Jason [email protected]. 9th Annual Coin Expo,Manchester, NH,combined LSCC and BCCS meetingandexhibits,July 29,12:30P.M., room TBD. World's Fairof Money,ANAConvention, LSCC annual meeting, awards presentations, andpro- grams, Chicago IL,August 18,9:00A.M.-10:30A.M., DonaldE.Stephens ConventionCenter,Room 4. Pleasecontact JohnMcCloskeyformoreinformationatjohn.mccloskey@notes.udayton.edu. Central OhioNumismaticAssociation,Dublin,OH, September 2,details TBD. Pleasercontact [email protected]. LongBeach Coin,Stamps, and Collectibles Expo, LongBeach,CA,regional meeting,Septem- ber 9,details TBD. Pleasecontact CraigEberhart formoreinformationat [email protected]. Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo,Philadelphia,PA,regional meeting,September 16,9:00 A.M., Room TBD. Pleasecontact Dennis Fortierformoreinformationat [email protected]. Whitman Coin and Collectibles Expo,Baltimore,MD,regional meetingandexhibits, Mid- November,details TBD. Pleasecontact LenAugsburgerformoreinformationat leo- [email protected]. Other events of interest World's Fair of Money, 2011 ANA Convention  GobrechtDollardisplayof Bob R.Simpson  1855-S Proof set (consistingof aquarter,half dollar,and $3gold)fromthepersonal collection of BrianHendelson  Christian Gobrecht related exhibitbyLen Augsburger  Stack’s-Bowers auction of theDick Osburn MSCollection of LibertySeated Half Dollars 2011 Volume 7,Issue 7 (July 2011) Page5 Regional News by Gerry Fortin, LSCC #1054 DearfellowLSCCmembers, ties,andashowandtellsession. Thetwoorganiza- tionswillalsohaveside-by-sideclubtablesonthe Thesayingthat“timeflies”isan boursefloor,withmembershipinformationandclub appropriatedescriptionofrecent journalhandouts. TheclubtableswillfeatureGerry personalactivitiesincludingtrav- Fortin's#1PCGSRegistrySetofLibertySeatedDimes elingtoMaine,Californiaand andJohnFrost'scomplete74-piecesetofBarberQuar- returntriptoShanghaiwithinthepastfewweeks. Itis ters,thesetbeinga"condition-rarityset"lastexhibited difficulttobelievethatJunehasalreadyflownbyand atthe2001ANAinAtlanta. Theexhibittableswillbe thisregionalnewsupdatefocusesonLSCCmeetings anexcellentplaceformeetinganddiscussingBarber duringthesecondhalfof2011. Icanassureyouthat andSeatedcoinage. thesecondhalfof2011willbringabonanzaofclub meetingopportunitieswithincreasingLibertySeated Augustbringsthenumismatichobby’sprime coinagedisplaysandeducationalcontent. Ourregional summerevent,theannualAmericanNumismaticAsso- programisdefinitelykickingintohighgearstarting ciationWorld’sFairofMoney. Thisyear’sANAshow Julyandwehopeyoucanjointheride! isheldinChicagoandtheannualLSCCmeetingis designatedforThursday,August18at9:00.Afull JulyfeaturestwoEastcoastbasedregional agendaisplannedwithclubannualofficerelections, meetings;SummerFUNandManchester,NewHamp- HallofFameandKamalAhwashawardsandfundrais- shire. Atthe4thAnnualSummerFUNshowbeing ingauctionfortheLSCCtreasury. DennisFortierwill heldJuly7-10inOrlando,FL,JasonFeldmanisonce alsodiscusstheconceptofanLSCCclubmedalto againpreparingforclubmemberrecruitmentbyoffer- commemoratethe40thanniversaryoftheclub’sfound- inganinformalseminaronLibertySeatedcoinage. As ing. Jasondescribedinhisrecentemail,“Iexpecttopro- videanintroductiontoLibertySeatedcoinageandwill Aswemoveintolatesummer,ourclubcontin- passaroundcoinsforviewing. Mintageandpricing uestoexpandCentralRegionofferingsasStevePetty comparisonsofthevariesSeatedserieswillbecom- hostsanLSCCmeetingattheCONACentralOhio paredtomorepopular20thcenturykeydatecoinslike StateShowonSeptember2. Thiswillbethefirst theLincoln1909-SVDBandtheMercury1916-D LSCCCentralregionalmeetingoutsideofCSNS. On dime. Iwillhavemylaptopandbepreparedtoshow theheelsoftheCentralOhioStateshowisLongBeach theSeatedtransitionalcoinagepresentationwithan onSeptember9andCraigEberharthostingLSCCac- emphasisoncherrypicking.” TheSummerFUNre- tivitiesontheWestCoast. Immediatelyfollowing gionalmeetingwillbeheldonJuly8at11:00amin LongBeachistheannualWhitmanPhiladelphiaCoin room221E. ExpowithDennisFortierhostinganLSCCregional meetingonSeptember16. LSCCmeetingopportuni- TheendofJulyfindstheLibertySeatedCol- tiesapproachanunprecedentedlevelinSeptemberas lectorsClubpartneringwiththeBarberCoinsCollec- threeregionalmeetingsareofferedintheEast,Central torsSocietyattheManchester9thAnnualNewHamp- andWestcoastregionsinatwoweektimespan. shireCoinExpo. Bothclubswillcombineresources andofferimpressivecoinagedisplaysandasharedre- Finally,preparationsareunderwayforanin- gionalmeeting. JohnFrost(BCCS,alsoaLSCCmem- credibleseatedcoinagedisplayatthemidNovember ber)andGerryFortin(LSCC)willbethehostsforac- WhitmanBaltimoreCoinExpo. Thisisoneshowthat tivitiesonJuly28-29includingajointRegionalMeet- LSCCmemberswillnotwishtomiss. Moredetails ingonFridayJuly29,at12:30p.m. Therewillbebrief willbeforthcominginfutureissuesoftheE-Gobrecht. presentationsbybothclubs,discussionofclubactivi- Page6 The E-Gobrecht The Budget Collector: Seated Deals & Steals Under a Hundred Dollars FifteenthinaSeries by Len Augsburger, LSCC #1271 What do youdowhen youhaveabunchofcheap coins youdon’t want tosell piecebypiece? The easiest thingtodois toput them inagrouplot andblowthem out at auction. Thelatest FredHolabird [http://www.holabirdamericana.com/] auctionsaleofferedafewsuchlots. Holabirddeals inWestern Americanabut frequentlyincludes coins inhis sales. Amongthelatest from hisJune2011sale: Lot 3038: 20assortedseateddimes (realized$160) Lot 3040: 5CC seateddimes andthreeCC seated quarters–norare dates (realized$200) Lot 3041: 15assortedseatedquarters (realized$400) Lot 3043: 33assortedseatedquarters &20 assortedhalves (realized$1000) Lot 3045: 13assortedseatedhalves (realized$425) Remarkably,these groupings wereheldintact sincethe1890s–collected byapairofbrothers from Buffalo,New York,almost certainlyout ofcirculationat thetime. From theretheywent toafriendwhose familyheldthe coins until thepresent time. Provenanceis a funnything–it is a“virtual”currencywhich youcan’t touch,but nevertheless adds value. Thereis astorybehindthese coins whichcarries more weight thantheaveragejunklot oneBaywhichmight consist oftheexact sameitems. As thecataloguerput it- “Discoveries ofoldcoin collections become even rarerinmoderntimes”- andthereinlies the appeal. Whereelsecould youpurchase a groupofseated dimes for$8each,witha provenancestretchingbackover acentury? QuarteroftheMonth(Continuedfrompage7) intheGobrecht Journalanumberoftimes recently. Specifically, Issue99p. 30“The1873Closed3 1873noarrows closed3 quarteroffers theset builder Quarter and Its Reverses”byLenAugsburger; Issue aless expensivealternativetotheveryrare andex- 101p.49,“1873Closed3OverOpen3Compari- pensivebusiness strike. Second,the1873noarrows sons”byJohnMcCloskeyand Bill Bugert; Issue 102 open3is moreofa conditionrarity(in choiceVF p.38,“1873Closed3andOpen3ProofCoinage” by andbetter)thanprice guides seem toreflect andis a Bill Bugert andJohnMcCloskey; and Issue108p.3 goodpurchase whenaniceexamplecanbefound– “ReinventingtheStandardCatalogue: LibertySeated whichisn’t veryoften. LineDrawings from the JohnJ.Ford Library”by LeonardAugsburger. Thenoarrows closed3 andopen3quarters (andotherdenominations)havebeenwritten about 2011 Volume 7,Issue 7 (July 2011) Page7 Quarter of the Month by Greg Johnson, LSCC #1460 The year1873markedtheendof Thegradingservices (PCGS andNGC)have graded the LibertySeatedHalf Dimes atotal of69noarrows open3quarters inall grades andDollars. Thedime,quarter, comparedto34noarrows closed3examples. Inter- andhalfdollardenominations estingly,thedifferences areaccounted foralmost underwent a weight changedur- entirelybymint statecoins. PCGS,forexample,has ingthe yearas part ofthe same graded23open3versus onlytwoclosed3 coins in law. Thechange,which was implementedafter mint state. This is incontrast tothecirculated grades coinageproductionhadbegun forthe year, was de- wherethere are actuallymoreclosed3specimens notedbyarrows addedoneithersideofthedateof gradedbyPCGS thanopen3coins. Onemust,as the“new”weight coins. Quarters mintedbythe always, takepopulationreport numbers witha grain PhiladelphiaandCarson Citymints during1873are ofsalt as thereis greater incentivetoencapsulate thus oneoftwotypes–witharrows and without ar- rarercoins, and crossovers andresubmissions are not rows. Thewithout or“noarrows”Philadelphiaquar- accounted forinthereports. (Confession - Iperson- ters are furthersubdividedintotwosignificant varie- allyhaveownedtwo1873noarrows open3exam- ties denotedas “open3” [belowleft] and“closed 3” ples whichaccount for4 ofthe69 gradingevents [belowright] –referringtothespacingoftheknobs appearinginthepopulationreports.) ofthe3inthedate. Thesituationbecomes moreinterestingifone considers theproofs mintedinPhiladelphiaduring 1873. Though correctlyconsidered adifferent issue from business strikes, manycollectors, includingEli- asberg,havesubstitutedrelativelycommonproofs forveryrarebusiness strikes intheirsets. All 600 proofquarters mintedin1873wereoftheclosed 3 varietyandare challengingtodistinguish from high gradebusiness strikes. PCGS andNGC havecerti- fiedover300oftheseno arrows closed3proofs. Thesurvival estimates in Briggs’Comprehensive EncyclopediaofUnited States LibertySeatedQuar- Thebusiness strike1873 noarrows closed3 ters suggest that around140business strikenoar- quarteris aquite rareand popularvarietyamongst rows closed3quarters exist inall grades combined. LibertySeatedquarter collectors. Most knownex- Thoughtherearemanyhundreds oflow grade amples arelow grade and/orhaveproblems. Prob- (belowVF)noarrows open3quarters, estimates lem free examples ofthis varietyareexcessivelyrare suggest that ChoiceVFandbetterexamples exist in inXForbetter. Thefinest knownspecimen(NGC similarnumbers (i.e.around150pieces). Though MS63)ofthevarietysoldforarecord$74,750in considerablymore expensive,the300+proofno ar- Heritage FUN1/2008:2785. rows closed3coins are apparentlytwice as available as VF andbetterbusiness strikenoarrows open3 Lurkingintheshadowof its morefamous examples. sister,andapparentlyquiteunderappreciated,is the noarrows open3variety. Thoughrelativelycom- There aretwo conclusions tobedrawnfrom moninlowgrades byseatedquarterstandards, it be- thesenumbers andobservations. First,aniceproof comes veryscarcetorare inXFandbetter grades. (Continuedonpage6) Page8 The E-Gobrecht Order Now! ThelatestvolumeinBillBugert’shalfdollarseriesofbooks… A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties Volume III New Orleans Branch Mint, 1840-O to 1853-O No Arrows AREGISTER OF LIBERTYSEATED HALFDOLLAR VARIETIES Details all known early New Orleans Mint VolumeIII Half dollar die marriages (217) 531 pages (8.5” x 11 “) 1,994 photos (most oversized) NEWORLEANS Massive 5.3 pounds BRANCHMINT 1840-Oto1853-ONA Detailed descriptions Photo diagnostics Rarity ratings and more Special edits by Randy Wiley byBILLBUGERT WithspecialeditsbyandconsultationswithRandyWiley Being printed: available late-July before the ANA. Price:$70postpaidandavailableintwoformats:plasticscombbindingand3-holepunched readyforyournotebook. Pleasespecifyyourchoice. Orderdirectlyfrom: BillBugert 1230RedRockRoad Gettysburg,PA17325-6927 [email protected] (717)337-0229 Manythanks! 2011 Volume 7,Issue 7 (July 2011) Page9 Subscriber Correspondence From Paul Kluth(onlast month’s editorial oncoinpricingbyJason Feldman): It maybe amatterof 'communicationandeducation'from experiencedhobbyists tothenewor "green"collectorofthe Liberty Seatedseries tobetterunderstandthat the good 'oleGreysheetis not necessarilyareliablesource for valuation. Somenewcollectors will becomedisenchanted,but hopefullyfornot toolongorpermanentlyas this experienceis all part ofthelearningcurvethat goes withtheseries (oranyotherU.S.series forthat matter). What is theaverage collectortodo? Onehas tohavesomereliablesource forpricingfor making intelligent purchases, or buyingandsellinginthe current marketplace! Unless you'vecollectedtheSeatedseries for alongtimeandreallyhavea goodsenseforhowtough certaindates/mints aretolocateat certain gradelevels, youmaynot haveaccumulatedtheknowledge for truevaluationinthemarket. I'vebeenhearingforaverylongtimehowfarofftheCoinDealer Newsletter canbeto realitythese days, andnot just for LibertySeated,but forother U.S.series as well. Bust andBarbers can also bejust as faroffthemark as topricing. Certainly,it's timeforanewcutting-edgepricingguidefordealers and collectors that is trulyin touchwiththemarket,andhas enoughcapablefull-timeAnalysts researchingthemarket. How about a new guidethat also covers pricingon all themajor varieties (not justRedbooklisted),diemarriages, anddie states forall themajorU.S.series anddenominations wherethesediecharacteristics havebeenidentified? From Stephen Petty (on last month’s editorial oncoinpricingbyJason Feldman): I’m onthecollector sideversus dealerside…. Intheseateddollararea, Ihave yet tobuya coinat Greysheetprices andoftenmust purchaseabove PCGS retail if Iwant the coin. Certainly, Iwould always liketohavepurchasedthem at alowerprice,but problem-freecoins arein highdemand andalmost neverfound atGreysheet unless theselleris unawareof theirvalue. Forexample,werecentlypurchasedthe1873-CC Stacks seateddollar(AU-55)andpaidessen- tiallydoubleretail. Weknewofat least twoother buyers that wouldhavepaidthis priceshouldwe have passed; onehas todeterminethevalueofa coin anddetermineifthepriceis acceptable–I’veneverseen seateddollars sell atGreysheet prices inmypurchaseofdozens ofmidtohigh gradeproblem-freeseated dollars. Perhaps mid-gradecoins canbepurchasedforretail orslightlyless, but ifboththedealerandcol- lectorareknowledgeable,thepricewill bewell abovegraysheet prices. Moreover, Ihaven’t seen a problem freemidtohigh-gradeseateddollar,50c,quarterordimecoins worthpurchasingat local shows in Ohioina yearormore; theywerecommon10 years ago. Thematerial has driedupandwhen foundsells almost immediately; muchofthematerial sells in privatetransactions viadealerlists. Just abuyer’s point ofview…. From Dale Miller(onlast month’s editorial oncoinpricingbyJason Feldman): Respondingtothe article about pricingofcoins, Iusetheactual salepriceat Heritageauctions as the best indicatorofvalue, more thananyprice guide. Notealso: auctionestimates are also notoriouslylow. IbidonaConstellatioonGoldberg's last auction. It was listedat $300andup,but basedonHeritagepricing, Ibid$700. It still wasn't enough, but I appeartohavebeenclose. From Charles Sullivan(onlast month’s editorial oncoinpricingbyJason Feldman): Jason, youhavethe framedtheissueincorrectly. It is not a"pricing"issue,but rather a"valuation"one. The"pricers" aredoinganexcellent jobofmakingamarket forcirculated LibertySeatedcoinage. (Continuedonpage10) Page10 The E-Gobrecht Subscriber Correspondence Continued (Continuedfrompage9) Dealers suchas RichUhrich, LarryBriggs, Dick Osburn,BrianGreer,JackBeymer,JackMiller,andothers rarelyoverpayfor,orunder-price, LibertySeated coinage. If RichUhrichis willingtopay$670+foran XF401884half, Isuspect heis prettyconfident he canfinda readybuyerwhois willingtotakehim out at $800,$900,orwhatever profit hewants tomakeonthecoin. Thefolks whoknow "values"but not "prices"happentoinhabit thepublishingfield. Whypickon solelytheGreysheet? Compilers ofvalues forCoin World andNumismaticNews all fall intothesametrap forrelyingonstaticvaluations from generalist coindealers. Thesepublishers aretoo lazy(orunder-funded)to hireresearchinterns and insteadrelyon generalist dealers fordata. Inturn,thesedealers don't want tolearntheintricacies ofseries that spannedseven decades, don't havethetimetospendresearchingcoins that don't turnover frequently,don't changetheir bids forcoins theydon't sell anyway,don't particularlyfeel comfortable withcoins that arenot bright and shinyordon't resideinPCGS slabs, anddon't caretolearnabout overdates andrepunchedmintmarks. Thepublishers of "valuation"datadon't changetheirmethodologies becausetheyreceive few,if any complaints, from collectors whocan't findthat XF1884halffor$335plus dealerprofit margin. Therealityis that althoughthe "price"for anXF401864-P dimemaydiffersubstantiallyfrom the priceof aMS641921Peacedollar,their "valuations"maybeidentical. Themainstream numismaticpress reallydoes not care about thedistinction. From Bill Oldenburg(ontheideaofa LSCC anniversarymedal): Ithinkit is agreat idea andfullysup- port theprogram. Iwill definitelypurchaseafull compliment ofthoseoffered. From John Frost: Here is theannouncement oftheupcomingjoint LSCC-BCCS meetinginNH: JointMeetingof theBCCS and LSCCin NewHampshire TheBarberCoinCollectors'Society(BCCS)and the LibertySeatedCollectors Club(LSCC)are pleasedtoannouncethat theyareholdingajoint Regional Meetingat theNewHampshireCoinExpoin Manchester NH, FridayJuly29,at 12:30P.M. Therewill bebriefpresentations bybothclubs, discussion ofclubactivities, andashowandtell session. Visitors andmembers areall invitedtoattend. Thetwoorganizations will also haveside-by-side ClubTables ontheboursefloor,withclubinfor- mation,literature,exhibits, andmembershipinformation. TheClubTables will beanexcellent placeto gathertodiscuss Barber andSeatedcoinage,and will behighlightedbytwoexhibits: GerryFortin's #1RegistrySet of LibertySeatedDimes, a121-piececompleteset ofSeatedDimes andmajorvarieties, aset PCGS calls "Thenumber onefinest set ofall time"andhas wonfourPCGS Best ClassicAwardsets ina row(2007-2010). Missingonlytheunique andunobtainable1873-CC NoArrows, this set is asight tobehold. JohnFrost's complete74-pieceset ofBarberQuarters, a "condition-rarityset"last exhibitedat the 2001ANAinAtlanta. Withall coins inXFtoMint State,all but twocoins areinthe "rarest" grade. Anumberofother LibertySeatedand Barbertype coinrarities will beincludedintheexhibit. For details seethe BCCS website(www.BarberCoins.org)andthe LSCC website(www.LSCCweb.org).