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Re: If you collect a particular type of coin, why is it THAT type?
Coins of the US Mint 1794-1807. History: The Industrial Revolution, art history, and the formative achievements of the US and political ideology, are all reflected in the coinage. Design: The Draped … (View Post)8 -
Re: 1802 Half Dime and Nine 1804 dimes in this little estate auction
Here is the 2007 BST link to Barry's complete date set that I mentioned earlier. A very rare occurrence, maybe the only complete Bust dime date set since the 2006 Jules Reiver auction. I also recall … (View Post)1 -
Re: Have you ever been to.....
Dollar, Scotland. I will go there someday. My mother's maiden name was Dollar which is Scottish. The word and monetary unit dollar is derived from German thaler, and dollar is supposedly an English s… (View Post)2 -
Re: x
@JCH22 asked: Nyberg, William F. Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty. Staunton, VA: American History Press, 2015. WorldCat Library listing: https://search.worldcat.org/title/919106086 (also in ANA and ANS… (View Post)1 -
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The most in-depth published research on this subject was in Don Taxay's The U.S. Mint and Coinage: An Illustrated History From 1776 to the Present. Taxay wrote a 15-page chapter "Congress vs the… (View Post)6