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Spectacular pieces just dripping with cool. (View Post)

Neither option is correct. Sheldon 1 (Chain) thru 76a (1795 Cap) have lettered edges. (View Post)

The number of men depended on the size of the press. According to a Nov 1836 letter from Patterson to Woodbury, the largest screw press required 5 men, while the next smaller one required 4. Both wer… (View Post)

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 and p… (View Post)