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Porosity is corrosion and, as such, is caused by the coin being in a corrosive environment. When this happened is unknowable, however, since the piece has strong detail and has developed a nice even … (View Post)

Tom, You'll like the article. It debunks a lot of ancient myth - like the Class IIIs not appearing until the 1870s. Historical docs show they first appeared in late1863 or very early 1864. (View Post)

Oh yes, to answer JCH22's question as to whether the article was commissioned or paid for by StacksBowers, no it was not. We sent the article to them gratis because we thought it would be nice to hav… (View Post)

I'm sure they will. Books ship media mail. (View Post)

First, I am happy to say that I donated to EAC the publication rights to my book, The Evolution of U.S. Minting Technology, 1793 to 1840. The books are being printed "as we speak" and will … (View Post)