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All of these are post-Pittman. Most later melting was of worn or damaged dollars. It wasn't until after June 1934 that melting a silver dollar also required withdrawal from circulation on one pa… (View Post)

This kind of thing was fairly common for 1921 Peace dollars in the early 1960s, and likely tried for some gold. It would be easy to detect from the inadequate detail, plus the wrong type of surface t… (View Post)

Methods and materials for sandblasting differed a century ago from what has been in use since about 1950. The most important change was the replacement of natural quartz sand - SiO2 - with manufactur… (View Post)

RE: "Why do the Proof QE seem to have a higher rate of approval by JA and CAC? 27 stickered in PF65 in the series, 55 in PF 66 and 24 in PF 67." You'll have to ask them. CAC is marking… (View Post)

Some future group of candidates could agree on 3 fundamental changes/improvements for ANA. Develop a plan to accomplish those things, then address members with a consistent, reasonable and unified me… (View Post)