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Farran Zerbe served as the head of the coin and medal department of the PPIE In an interoffice memo dated Sept 23, 1915 from Zerbe to the Comptroller He stated that “this Department has received your… (View Post)

If one looks at pre Civil War (61-65) or pre Comstock Lode 1859 silver deposits at the SFBM they run the gamut of available silver. I have seen deposits of foreign silver coins like French Francs, or… (View Post)

My neighbor almost got eaten by a white shark while yf tuna fishing on a private boat at Guadalupe Island this past week. The beast jumped out of the water flashed his teeth at him before crashing ba… (View Post)

SF was wild before CC 1856 Vigilance Committee When I think of the Wild West at least for a brief period of time Bodie comes to mind. (View Post)

Keets JBK I don’t have any of these pieces but I do remember Dr. Lee telling me about the Gallery Mint. He was a nice gentleman and we exchanged a large number of e mails over the years. I considered… (View Post)