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Liberty Seated Collector Club
The Liberty Seated Collector Club (LSCC) is a group of collectors and dealers dedicated to the study and attribution of silver Liberty Seated coinage of the 19th century. The LSCC is a non-profit organization and focuses on the breath of Liberty Seated coinage including Seated half dimes, Seated dimes, Seated quarters, Seated half dollars, Seated dollars and Trade dollars. The LSCC mission is to encourage, promote and dispense numismatic knowledge of Liberty Seated coins; to cultivate fraternal relations among its members and all those interested in the science of numismatics.
The LSCC website is available at http://www.lsccweb.org. The website is currently in development but includes a Gobrecht Journal Comprehensive Index, which is posted on the "Resource" page. There are also pages for club events, a listing of officers and an LSCC award history.
Liberty Seated Collector Club Membership
The annual membership dues for the LSSC are a very reasonable $20. Individual interested in joining the Liberty Seated Collector Club can correspond directly with John McCloskey, President LSCC, 5718 King Arthur Drive, Kettering, Ohio 45429. President John McCloskey can be reached by e-mail at John.McCloskey@notes.udayton.edu.
Gobrecht Journal
The LSCC publishes the Gobrecht Journal (GJ) three times per year. Each issue is 52 pages in length and the issues are distributed to club members in March, July and November of each year. The Gobrecht Journal contains original manuscripts on the Liberty Seated coinage from the half dime to the Trade dollar. Articles discuss the rarity of specific dates and varieties in each of the series, some identify the obverse and reverse die pairs used to strike particular issues while others give information on the authentication of specific dates in the series. The history of the 19th century as it relates to Seated coinage is the topic of some articles while others list the contents of famous collections of Seated coinage. Other articles discuss the minting process and attempts are made to describe how some unusual pieces were produced at the mint. Club members have written articles that provide speculation on which dates are perceived to be overrated or underrated in relations to current retail prices. Additionally, club members are encouraged to describe their personal experiences while collecting Seated coinage.
Ads for Seated coinage appear in the Gobrecht Journal. There ads offer opportunities to buy Seated coins from LSCC members. Each issue of the journal presents a diversity of articles that typically contain information or commentary on each of the Seated coinage series. The diversity of Gobrecht Journal articles should appeal to any collector or dealer with an interest in gaining incremental Liberty Seated coinage knowledge.
E-Gobrecht, the Electronic Publication of the Liberty Seated Collector Club
E-Gobrecht is the
electronic publication of the LSCC. Information contained in these email
newsletters is provided by the LSCC from various sources as a general service
to the membership and others with the same numismatic interest.
All disclaimers are in effect as the information cannot herein be fully
verified for completeness, accuracy, and/or correctness.
Bill Bugert
Editor,
E-Gobrecht
(717)
337-0229
Volume 1, Number 1, January 2005
- Welcome to the Inaugural issue of the
E-Gobrecht.
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1861-O “Proof” Half Dollar on display at the New Orleans Mint.
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Brian Greer’s feedback on the FUN bourse.
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Major study of 1861-O half dollars coming.
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Randy Wiley visits the Odyssey Group.
Volume 1, Number 2, March 2005
- Overstruck
- Impressions of the FUN auctions by Dick Osburn.
- Christian Gobrecht’s personal files located.
- Rotated Die Examples of
- Premiere Edition of the Ahwash Encyclopedia by John McCloskey.
- Market Update by Brain Greer.
- Status of the Half Dime survey by Steven A. Crain.
- Noteworthy Collection of
- Len Augsburger writes about the PHS
Christian Gobrecht files.
- Too much silver in circulation by David Ginsburg.
- Biography of Daniel Webster Valentine by Stephen Crain.
- Gobrecht
Journal Article Index for 2004.
Volume 1, Number 4, Mid-June 2005
- Market Update by Brian Greer.
- Half Dollar Patterns by Saul Teichman.
- Addendum listing for The
Complete Guide To Liberty Seated Half Dollars by Bill Bugert.
- Kam Ahwash’s Dime Book Personal Reference
Copy at Auction by Len Augsburger.
Volume 1, Number 5, August 2005
- Market Update by Brian Greer.
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- 1875 Letter
on
- Michael Fey, LSCC member, elected to the ANA Board of Governors.
- More on Overstruck Seated Coinage by Vicken Yegparian.
- Officers elected for the LSCC.
- Recent or upcoming Liberty Seated Collections for sale.
Volume 1, Number 6, September 2005
- Report on the 2005 ANA LSCC Meeting by John McCloskey, President LSCC.
- Wanted! Information for the E-Gobrecht.
- Email traffic.
- Bust Coinage newsletter initiated!
Volume 1, Number 7, October 2005
- Census Comparisons of the Scarcest Half Dollar Dates, Mints, and Varieties by Douglas A. Nyholm.
- Interesting letter signed by Charles E. Barber by Len Augsburger.
- New 1876 Trade Dollar Obverse by Dr. Gene Bruder.
- Email notes from subscribers.
Volume 1, Number 8, November 2005
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Commentary
on the
- Comments of “CC” seated dime mintmark die cracks by Len Augsburger.
- Die marriages for 1860-S half dollars by Bill Bugert.
- A letter from the Harrisburg (PA) Coin Club President by Dave Rittner.
- More on the new 1876 Trade Dollar Obverse.
Volume 1, Number 9, December 2005
- Liberty Seated Dime Varieties Web-book Updates by Gerry Fortin.
- Uncirculated 1842 Small Date Small Letters Reverse Half Dollar sells for $57,500 by Bill Bugert.
- Numismatic update by Len Augsburger.
Volume 2, Number 1, January 2006
- Index to 2005 Gobrecht Journal articles.
- December 2005 Liberty Seated Dime Update by Gerry Fortin.
- Notes on "No Drapery" versus "With Drapery" Design Types by Len Augsburger.
- Update on 1842 Small Date Small Letters Reverse half dollars.
- Jules Reiver collection to be auctioned in January.
Volume 2, Number 2, February 2006
- Report on the FUN by Brian Greer.
- The Jules Reiver collection sold at auction by Brian Greer.
- 1856 saw tooth cud obverse by Bill Bugert.
- Christian Gobrecht bibliography information by Len Augsburger.
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Volume 2, Number 3, March 2006
- Review of the Frog Run Farm Collection by Jim Gray.
- 1867 Half Dollar with “haywire die scratches” by Bill Bugert.
- Tribute to John McCloskey’s literary works by Len Augsburger.
- The Learning Curve by Dennis Fortier.
- Recent email traffic.
Volume 2, Number 4, April 2006
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- Establishing Rarity Weights for Top 100
- New 1841 Half Dime variety discovered by Steve Crain.
- Christian Gobrecht medal, Judd-AM33 by Len Augsburger.
- Review of Gobrecht Journal Issue #95 by Len Augsburger.
- Recent email traffic.
- Question of Month: Answers to April's question and May's new question.
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- Central States Convention LSCC meeting notes by Len Augsburger.
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Plug for the
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1840-P half dollar with a check
mark die crack by
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
- Question of Month: Answers to April and May's questions and this month's new question.
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- Another 1840 New Orleans F-102a Seated Dime appears by Gerry Fortin.
- 1858-S Errant digits in shield and rock half dollar by Bill Bugert.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
- Question of Month: Answers to June's questions and this month's new question.
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- Website Updates at www.seateddimevarieties.com by Gerry Fortin.
- Announcement of the LSCC regional meeting at the July Baltimore coin show by Len Augsburger.
- 1875 half dollar Recent 1 5 variety by Bill Bugert.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
- Question of Month
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- A Review of the latest Gobrecht Journal, Issue #96 by Len Augsburger.
- LSCC Regional Meeting at the July Baltimore show by Darrell Low.
- Trade dollar presentation at the Denver 2006 ANA Convention by Bill Cowburn.
- 1875-S half dollar with a 1 from the rock by Bill Bugert.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
Volume 2, Number 9, September 2006
- Question of Month
- LSCC wins first place ANA Award!
- Bill Cowburn wins ANA Convention Exhibit awards!
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- Notes on the LSCC Annual Meeting by Len Augsburger.
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Liberty Seated Contemporary Counterfeit Dime Database added to www.seateddimevarieties.com
by Gerry Fortin.
- eBay Primer, Last-Second Proxy Bids by Charles Sullivan
- Review of the ANA Convention by Brian Greer.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
Volume 2, Number 10, October 2006
- Question of Month
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
- LSCC to meet at the Baltimore Coin Show, November 11th by Len Augsburger.
- Bill Cowburn wins ANA Convention Exhibit awards!
- Liberty Seated Dime Web-Book Update by Gerry Fortin
- Liberty Seated Coinage on Display at the Upcoming Baltimore Coin Show by Len Augsburger.
- The Nathan & Louis Kaufman Proof Seated Coinage by Len Augsburger.
- Extensive Seated Half Dollar Collection soon to be auctioned by Vicken Yegparian.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
Volume 2, Number 11, November 2006
- Question of Month
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
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- Liberty Seated Dime Web-Book Update by Gerry Fortin
- Liberty Seated Coinage on Display at the Upcoming Baltimore Coin Show by Len Augsburger.
- LSCC Obituaries.
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Back issues of The Gobrecht Journal Being Offered in the
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
Volume 2, Number 12, December 2006
- Question of Month
- Auction News by Jim Gray.
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- Liberty Seated Coinage on Display at the Baltimore Coin Show.
- CCSL Seated Quarter Registry Set Sold at Auction by Len Augsburger.
- Review of the latest issue of The Gobrecht Journal by Len Augsburger.
- Market commentary by Dick Osburn.
- Half dollar clash tool by Bill Bugert.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
- Question of Month
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- Gobrecht Journal Index for 2006 by Bill Bugert
- Branch Mint Proofs in the Liberty Seated Series: Twenty Cent Pieces, Second in a Series by Len Augsburger.
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
Volume 3, Number 2, February 2007
- Question of Month
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- An 1858 "catfish foot" half dollar by Bill Bugert
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
Please note that starting with the March 2007 issue, the E-Gobrecht is published in Adobe PDF format. To access the March document and subsequent issues, a copy of the Adobe Reader must be installed on your PC. The software can be downloaded at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Volume 3, Number 3, March 2007
- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- Liberty Seated Dime Web-book Update by Gerry Fortin
- More on Christian Gobrecht medals by Len Augsburger
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- The Ancient Origins of Seated Liberty by Mike Locke and Bob Leonard
- A review of the LSCC Regional meeting in Baltimore by Ron Feuer
- Review of Gobrecht Journal Issue Number 98 by Len Augsburger
- Recent subscriber correspondence.
- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- Seated Coinage Registry Update at www.seateddimevarieties.com by Gerry Fortin
- Why was the legend moved from the obverse to the reverse in 1860 by Bill Cowburn
- Recent subscriber correspondence
- LSCC Calendar.
- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- Rotated Dies in the Seated Quarter Series: The Mysterious Case of the 1844-O Quarter by Len Augsburger
- Some rotated reverse seated dimes by Jason Feldman
- Regional LSCC meeting notes from the CSNS St. Louis, MO show by Len Augsburger
- Answers to "Why was the legend moved from the obverse to the reverse in 1860" by Bill Cowburn
- Fredrik and Doris: Amazing San Francisco Dimes by Gerry Fortin
- Recent subscriber correspondence
- LSCC Calendar.
- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- Christian Gobrecht's woodcuts by Len Augsburger
- Seated Liberty: A Bit More on the History of Seated, Allegorical Figures by Mark Benvento
- LSCC Regional meeting at the June 2007 Baltimore Coin convention
- A Third 1842 Small Date with Small Letters Reverse Half Dollar discovered.
- Recent subscriber correspondence
- LSCC Calendar.
Volume 3, Number 7a, July 2007 Special Edition
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Volume 3, Number 8, August 2007
- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- National Gallery of Art portrait of Christian Gobrecht?
- Contention on Gobrecht Dollars.
- Recent subscriber correspondence
- LSCC Calendar.
Volume 3, Number 9, September 2007
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- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- LSCC Officer Election Results
- The Samuel Moore Letters: Part I by Len Augsburger
- The Unique 1866 No-Motto Half Dollar
- LSCC Treasurer's Report
- Photos from the LSCC 2007 Annual Meeting
- Reed Count Updates - New Orleans Half Dollars by Bill Bugert
- Upcoming articles in the Gobrecht Journal
Volume 3, Number 10, October 2007
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- Question of Month by Jim Gray
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- How much longer will this die last? by Bill Bugert
- 1868 PCGS PR65DCAM dime by Jason Fledman
- 1853 Seated Dollar with Rays? by Len Augsburger
- World's Most Valuable Numismatic Item - Engraved by Christian Gobrecht by Len Augsburger
- The Samuel Moore Letters: Part II by Len Augsburger
Volume 3, Number 11, November 2007
- Question of Month by Bill Bugert, Jim Gray and Charles Sullivan
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- Christian Gobrecht sketch
- The Samuel Moore Letters: Part III by Len Augsburger
- San Francisco Liberty Seated Half Dollar Reed Counts by Bill Bugert
- How I formed by Seated Dollar Collection by Anonymous
Volume 3, Number 12, December 2007
- More photographs of Kam Ahwash by Len Augsburger
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- Philadelphia Liberty Seated Half Dollar Edge Reed Counts Part 1 (No-motto) by Bill Bugert
- $100 Reward
- 1853 Arrows dime with rotated reverse
Volume 4, Number 1, January 2008
- 1871 Liberty Seated Dimes - Known Obverse Dies by Gerry Fortin
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- Liberty Seated rarities in ANS Collection by Len Augsburger
- $100 Reward
- Beistle Company Medals by Bill Bugert
Volume 4, Number 2, February 2008
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- ML Beistle Stamp Collection Sells a Auction
- Collecting Date Sets of Liberty Seated Coinage. Part I: Dollars and Half Dollars by Dennis Hengeveld
- 1861-P Double Die Reverse Half Dollar by Bill Bugert
- LSCC to meet in Baltiore
- Heritage sells 1873 NA Closed 3 NGC MS63 Quarter Dollar
Volume 4, Number 3, March 2008
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- 1840 - A banner Year for New Orleans by Joe Brame
- Seated Dollar Census Announcement
- Gerry Fortin in PCGS Market Report
- Rotated Reverse Seated Dimes by Jason Feldman
- Collecting Date Sets of Liberty Seated Coinage, Part 2: Quarters through Half Dimes by Dennis Hengeveld
Volume 4, Number 4, April 2008
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- LSCC Statistics
- Christian Gobrecht Antique Glassware by Len Augsburger
- Rotated Reverse Seated Dimes Update by Jason Feldman
- Answers to Question of the Month
- Prominent LSCC Member Purchases Rarity
- Dick Osburn handles 3 1878-S half dollars
- More dime photos from Jason Feldman
- Soley's HK-51 So-Called Dollar by by Len Augsburger
- LSCC Statistics
- 1876-CC Quarter by Don Bennett
- Upcoming LSCC meetings
- LSCC Hall of Fame award
- Top ten reasons you should not clean your coins by Bill Bugert
- LSCC Statistics
- More dime photos from Jason Feldman
- Discovery of New Seated Coinage Die Varieties - An Editorial by Bill Bugert
- The Annual LSCC Meeting is this Month!
- LSCC Member Photos
- 1891-O quarter dollar with an interesting mintmark
- Best Cherry Pick
- Mike Lloyd's 1854-O Half Dollar Variety Reference now available
- Does anyone know what this is?
- Seated Halves with Small Letters Reverse: A New Perspective
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