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The larger amounts, such as that from James & Shoemaker in October 1792, were commission purchases. In such cases a Philadelphia merchant acted as middleman in buying copper abroad, usually from … (View Post)

This is a file copy of a record drawn up for the First Auditor of the Treasury. The results were published by the Comptroller of the Treasury in January 1799 and covered 1792–1798. The published docu… (View Post)

The following will be found of interest in the Vaughan matter. (View Post)

Until the fall of 1825 the mint director dealt directly with the president, depending on the situation, but this was changed by John Quincy Adams. After that the director was not permitted to address… (View Post)

I thought it might be interesting to compare the ebay photo with a known genuine piece from a Heritage auction. The 13th star does not seem to be pointing at the same dentil area and the dentils them… (View Post)