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There was a big increase in CA gold production in the 1930’s. It started out with cheap available labor and reduced costs followed by an increase in the price of an ounce of gold. Many of these years… (View Post)

My father served in the Merchant Marines during WW 2 I had a childhood friend whose father received the Medal of Honor for the lives he saved on the Arizona during the attack at Pearl Harbor. I still… (View Post)

All 12,000 1878-S Seated half dollars were coined during the month of February (View Post)

There seemed to be a contemporary increase in collectors seeking a year set of 1878-S coins. Perhaps because of the newly minted Morgan dollars. No doubt this was the source of some high grade 1878-S… (View Post)

In correspondence dated January 25th 1878 from the San Francisco Mint Superintendent to the Mint Director it was noted that a number of Trade dollars and halves were being shipped East by express. I … (View Post)