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Good question I don’t know the answer I know a number of the first Octagon 50’s were individually struck by Mint employees or Pan PAC Expo big wigs or prominent members of Numismatic Societies (Pacif… (View Post)

Does anybody have any Seated halves with chopmarks pedigreed to the Irving Goodman Collection Superior Galleries May 27, 28 1996 I think the cataloguer stated Goodman had purchased the coins in Hong … (View Post)

The post about the Monarch butterflies got to me. A kindred spirit. Peace (View Post)

A number of BG 229’s were recovered from the wreck of the S.S. Central America. There were several graded MS 66 topped out by one specimen graded MS 66+. I think some of the passengers were bringing … (View Post)

The noted naturalist, assayer, jeweler, watchmaker Winslow J Howard had one of these coins in his collection. He was in the Colorado Territory at the time and probably pulled it from circulation or h… (View Post)