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The best account of early Mint dies is covered in The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint, pages 72-80. Images of 8 pre-1833 dies. Lots of documented research including the Mickley sale/confiscatio… (View Post)

Thanks for the mention @Swampboy ! Three more, not only authors but researchers of archival sources whose books are the latest and greatest of the subject: @Coinosaurus The Secret History of the Firs… (View Post)

A neat die state: Better pics: (View Post)

Here is the image of the 1836 $5 that I mentioned earlier. This is interesting and could make a good article, with coins and contemporary documents that explain the "L" counterstamps. My 18… (View Post)

The only definitive way is to attribute the die marriage, but not having a full set of reference books, the obverse stars and tail feathers are different on both the gold and silver, and the earlier … (View Post)