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Re: 1882 Wm. Penn/Pennsylvania Bicentennial Medal
Here is a letter from Bosbyshell to Snowden on Oct 14, 1882 explaining in a bit more detail what they had planned for the parade. Scroll to the end it's been transcribed, but mentions the 50,000 + 25… (View Post)2 -
Re: 1882 Wm. Penn/Pennsylvania Bicentennial Medal
Found these: This one said 150,000 to be struck https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83008556/1882-10-19/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1882&index=0&rows=20&words=medals+Mint&searchType=basic… (View Post)2 -
Re: Who struck or issued the Albany Bicentennial HK-601 So-Called Dollar medal?
Can't answer your question, but while looking around found an interesting article about the medals selling together from July 12, 1886 describing them, and someone trying to copyright the term Bi Cen… (View Post)1 -
Re: 1919 Mercury Dime - CONFIRMED: DDO Discovery Piece (Census in 1st post)
The seller replied to me, new discovery came in in an old-time collection at his shop. Tied for 2nd finest straight graded coin currently. Has been added as coin 48 in the census. (View Post)3 -
Re: 1919 Mercury Dime - CONFIRMED: DDO Discovery Piece (Census in 1st post)
<< <i>YOWZA!! This is the best way to wake up on a Monday morning. CONGRATS on the find......now who gets the credit for the find? You or the owner of the oddities box? >> He is pro… (View Post)1