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Cladking -- interesting question on die rust vs. spalling. After the early 19th century I'm a little out of my element, but generally improvements in steel technology (particularly die steel) helped … (View Post)

My big awe-inspiring day was the first day of the 1989 ANA in Pittsburgh, getting to meet my (then) three favorite numismatic authors in one day: Scott Travers, Dave Bowers, and Walter Breen. After m… (View Post)

I've catalogued part/some/most/all of probably a hundred auction catalogues at this point, stretching from my first effort in 1995 until, well, this afternoon. To my knowledge, only one of those sale… (View Post)

My Batphone just rang. I wrote the Pogue catalogues and did that research -- day in, day out, night in, night out, for several years. * The better the coin, the easier it is to trace a pedigree. The … (View Post)

A frequent poster here asked for more info about the American Numismatic Society's COAC -- the Coinage of the Americas Conference. The conference brings together researchers, leading scholars, and co… (View Post)