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I suspect they were simply the typical oak & iron hoop kegs. The quantities of coins packaged correlates to the quantities of kegs and planchets received from Boulton, so I suspect the mint reuse… (View Post)

Roger, Cool stuff. The number of cents in a keg changed rather radically over the years. In the 90's, I found several letters in Entry 19, Letters Sent by the Treasurer of the Mint, 1816 - 1848 … (View Post)

Used ’em for 20 years or so in college and industry. You can get a nice Amscope 10/30X for 132. Google “amscope”. Get the post-type stand, more adjustment for looking at large coins and medals. You c… (View Post)

The letter apparently refers to Carl Wilhelm Becker, a German engraver noted for his forgeries. Here's a link to a CoinWorld article https://coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2014/11/carl-wilhelm-beck… (View Post)

Julian is somewhat misdecribing what I had written in the past regarding Peale’s report and what John Dannreuther and I presented in his proof book. In the late 1980’s, I had NARA photocopy the intir… (View Post)