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February 27, 1838 Excerpt from letter to the New Orleans Mint regarding large balances. “Complete sets of large balances, with many other articles ordered in France, were sent from L'Harvre in the pa… (View Post)

I've never seen anything stating why the obverse placement. However, it is more efficient. It allows good reverse dies to be used anyplace and any year. (View Post)

She was part of the Challenger crew, and should be recognized in that way - with all the others. (View Post)

This letter states the first Charlotte half eagles were made on March 28, 1838. It also explicitly identifies the mintmark position of the three new mints. (View Post)

Here's the first page of a summary of early New Orleans Mint dime and half dime deliveries. (Note: " do " is short for "ditto" not "dollar.") Manufacturing dates were us… (View Post)