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Here is the letter mentioning the abrasive SF's Coiner used - Lime (no -- not on your Margarita glass). PS: If Messydesk wants to post this to VAMworld or distribute to Morgan dollar collectors,… (View Post)

San Francisco used a different abrasive to polish dies after repair....can't recall the material at present. It was a cheap common household item. (View Post)

Silver coins - Specifically Trade Dollars and Standard Silver Dollars relevant to you question - were counted and bagged in $1,000 units. Bags were stored flat and stacked on top of each other. For s… (View Post)

All gold was shipped in bags of $5,000. The US Mint had both a coin tolerance and a bag tolerance, so bags of US gold coins were uniform in weight and gold content. Gold was shipped in sealed and str… (View Post)

1881-S is the only date/mint where a complete die use table exists for the full year - at least so far discovered. Notice that this table shows pieces struck and not pieces reported as good coins. Me… (View Post)