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Re: 1796 and 1797 half dollars
Mr Eureka, Most of the half dollars dated 1803 were struck in 1804. Delivery dates can be looked up. Mint workers seemed especially eager to leave the city in the summer of 1803 due to yellow fever b… (View Post)2 -
Re: Completed my 1807 CBH die marriage set with this Bearded Goddess
Everything seems to be a trade-off. Do you take the problem free piece in lower grade or live with streak? To me that is a very nice coin in high grade and a late state to boot. Congrats on a great p… (View Post)1 -
Re: 2000 US Mint First Steam Coin Press Medals
I remember when that happened! It was first decided to stop the press run but Brad Karoleff suggested letting it run and selling the errors produced. (View Post)2 -
Re: John Reich hired as Assistant Engraver
lkeigwin, Lots of hearsay in those articles! I wish original sources were mentioned. How would anyone know decades later that Scot fought with mint director deSaussure, who had an extremely short ten… (View Post)1