John Reich

By CoinWeek Notes .....Updated Feb 2026 Collectors recognize two half dollar series as “Bust Halves”: the earlier Draped Bust type, which ended in 1807, and...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... William Kneass became Chief Engraver of the United States Mint in 1823 after the death...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The discovery of gold in California and the western frontier in the late 1840s and...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Irish immigrant Robert Patterson was a schoolmaster, a shopkeeper, and a mathematician, the teacher of...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... The Classic Head Half Cent represents a period of significant change for the United States...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime is the first half dime since 1805, the first with the William Kneass design, and...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The production of 1815 Capped Bust quarters owed largely to an order from the Planter’s...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   After a two-year hiatus, the quarter dollar returned in 1831. For its return, United States Mint Chief Engraver William Kneass...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The Philadelphia Mint struck 286,000 Capped Bust Quarters for circulation in 1834, as well as an estimated 10 1834 Capped Bust...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The last Draped Bust Quarter Dollar was minted in 1807, the same year that the...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Quarters with engraver John Reich's Capped Bust design, introduced in 1815, were not struck in...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The 1809 Capped Bust Half Eagle $5 gold coin is sometimes referred to as the 1809/8 overdate. This designation was applied...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The transition from the Matron Head Cent to the Braided Hair Cent did not happen...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Engraver. Born 1768, in Furth, Electorate of Bavaria. Died 1832 or 1833, possibly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. * * * Johann Matthias (John) Reich...

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   Through the Mint Act of February 21, 1853, the weights of fractional silver coins (half...