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Been there. Standing over the copy stand (or photocopier) for hours is a lot harder than it looks......
Hey, do you think Dan Owens would be open to sharing any of the stuff he's pulling out of San Francisco NARA? Just saw the article in Coin World this week.
On the Philadelphia front, the copy stand there is being used by Ancestry.com and it's still unclear if NARA will free it up for NNP use. I have an EAC guy who is ready to start working there.
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Re: Were 1804 Dollar Restrikes and other customer-ordered restrikes/patterns officially sanctioned?
The Mint openly traded Mint Cabinet pieces -- https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/579972. But I don't think any of the restrikes were ever "officially" sanctioned. (View Post)5 -
Re: J-A1804-2
Note that part of the (re)strike were weak to begin with, which should not be confused with circulation wear. (View Post)1 -
Is Coin Dealering Like Pro Wrestling?
In the wrestling world, the main job of the promoter (aka the "booker") is to maintain audience engagement without milking the well dry. Too much promotion and the audience get jaded, too l… (View Post)7 -
Re: Treasury and Secret Service says it's real, TPGs say it's fake, it sells for $50K, what do you say?
I'd trust Treasury to authenticate a $100 bill, but for this I trust the TPGs more. Secret Service spends a lot more time on high denomination paper money. (View Post)2 -
Re: Those Hard-to-find 1880s Seated Liberty Quarters and Half Dollars
These coins are overrated due to low mintage numbers. They were recognized as scarce at the time and survived in large proportions. The low-mintage branch mint pieces are more interesting. No one was… (View Post)3
