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Re: Any info on Union Mine Oregon Territory counterstamps on Seated Coinage?
I think there is at least one small bullion bar linked to this entity. It’s stamped value was $24.35. I think it came out of the Lilly Collection and was donated to the Smithsonian. Just because it i… (View Post)2 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
Crypto interesting post. My comments are directed at the West Coast trade with the Far East. I have not done any research on the Philadelphia, New Orleans or New York Assay Office side of the equatio… (View Post)1 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
Original Dan great coins Shanghai Museum, Coins in the Collection of the Shanghai Museum: Foreign Currencies. Shanghai Shanghai Calligraphy & Painting Publishing House, 1994:467, no. 1671 This Bo… (View Post)1 -
Re: Did you bid on counterstamps in this weekend's Heritage auction....Got Chopmarks?
PerryHall I haven’t seen it yet. Here is a little insight Alta California December 2,1867 Dollarous Sight-The Mexican Coin Trade (San Francisco) On Saturday we noticed a crowd of boys at the door of … (View Post)3 -
Re: Why the romance over Carson City coins?
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)2
