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John Dannreuther and I recently completed a study of the Class II and III Restrike 1804 dollars. Briefly, characteristics common to all of the restrikes show that they were all struck at the same tim… (View Post)

> No, sorry, I haven't done any studies on the NO mint. You might try some of the folks in LSCC or perhaps Kevin Flynn has some info. (View Post)

As far as excluding Hill's engraving Machine, Reverse Y was used for both the Class II and Class III dollars. The Class II dollars appeared circa 1859 to 1860 and were confiscated by the mint by… (View Post)

When the mint fully switched to the new Thonnelier-type "steam" presses in 1839, records show the mint's two most powerful screw presses, the Howell and Rush-Muhlenberg presses, were m… (View Post)

Yes, we have the S.K. Harzfeld statement which is actually a statement given him by A. Loudon Snowden. There is only one "Class of Classes," as you put it. Die stating and the obv to rev di… (View Post)