All welcome at ANA Lectures in Denver.
RogerB
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Everyone is welcome to attend the Maynard Sundman/Littleton Coin Company Lecture Series on Wednesday August 2, during the ANA convention in Denver. The theme is Trenches to Treaties: The Numismatic Legacy of World War 1. All lectures are in room 501.
10:00 am. Joe Boling “WW-1 Generated Many New Paper Money Issues – and the Counterfeiters Followed Right Along.”
11:15 am. Roger Burdette. “The Pittman Silver Purchase Act of 1918.”
2:00 pm. Fred Schwan. “Numismatic Trench Art of World War 1.”
3:15 pm. David Goya. “War to End All Wars: America’s Participation in the Great War Through Its Medals.”
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That appears to be a great series of lectures... All are interesting topics and should be very informative. Cheers, RickO
A question about the Pittman Act...as silver dollars were melted, a corresponding face value of Silver Certificates were withdrawn from circulation. Was any effort made to withdraw certain denominations, such as the higher ones, while leaving other denominations like the very handy $1's, $2's and $5's in circulation?
Were the withdrawn SC's destroyed, or stored against the likelihood of being re-issued after silver dollar production eventually resumed?
If your talk includes "slides" showing the 1921 Morgan dollars and any of the Peace dollars, you might also consider including some of the Series 1923 Silver Certificates that are Pittman Act related.
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RE: “A question about the Pittman Act...as silver dollars were melted, a corresponding face value of Silver Certificates were withdrawn from circulation. Was any effort made to withdraw certain denominations, such as the higher ones, while leaving other denominations like the very handy $1's, $2's and $5's in circulation?
Were the withdrawn SC's destroyed, or stored against the likelihood of being re-issued after silver dollar production eventually resumed?
If your talk includes "slides" showing the 1921 Morgan dollars and any of the Peace dollars, you might also consider including some of the Series 1923 Silver Certificates that are Pittman Act related.”
A: Federal Reserve Notes were issued to replace high-denomination silver certificates. This allowed $1 SCs to continue in common use. Retired currency had to be destroyed to keep the books in balance. This caused the issuance of 4% bonds that Secretary Mellon was anxious to retire.
The lecture focuses on the Pittman Act and the general impact on silver dollar inventory…I have only 45-minutes to an hour. A discussion of 1921 Morgan and the Peace dollars would require and additional few hours. I also am omitting most economic material relating to Council Bills, exchange rates, silver import laws, etc. – it just gets too complicated for this kind of format.
Attendees will be able to request a copy of the full article via email – free.
Photo: Mint Director Raymond T. Baker of Nevada
