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Actually, you can thank Adam Eckfeldt for the die life improvement. Eckfeldt was appointed Die Forger and Turner in 1795. Mint records show he was also responsible for the hardening and tempering. He… (View Post)

JRS had nothing to do with the restriking of 1804 dollars. Neither did George and Theodore Eckfeldt. The Eckfeldt story is a red herring promulgated by one of those involved in restriking/selling the… (View Post)

Love the P01. Like I said of MLC's 2-C, if you ever wanna sell it.... (View Post)

MLC's Newman 2-C (Club Rays, FUCIO) is an amazing coin. 2-C is a solid R6 and while there are a few XF pieces, most are VF and below and several are Details graded. Nice coin, if you ever wanna … (View Post)

Yeah, there were some "in cahoots." However, the restrikes were sold at auction or privately generally with the buyer being unaware that the coin was a restrike. In fact, the price of some … (View Post)