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Although it was normal procedure to use two men to swing the heavy iron bar on the Lever press, sometimes it required four, as shown in this stylized view of Russian mint workers at Suzun (Kolyvan) s… (View Post)

The list of confiscated materials postdates the death of John Harper in mid-1796. The dies prepared by Harper in early 1795 had been seized by Director Elias Boudinot in late 1795. I might add that R… (View Post)

The problem is that AUandAG is not aware of the way coins were minted and reported. Some points that may clear this up, or make it more confusing: 1) The dollar dies were received in Carson City on J… (View Post)

Unfortunately the “mistake” posted above is not a mistake at all. I am posting the official delivery record for early 1870 at Carson City and it very clearly says February 10 for the silver dollars. … (View Post)

For those interested in seeing the reverse die for the four-inch Jefferson Indian Peace medal: (View Post)