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The 1838 half eagle has another interesting aspect. More than 100,000 half eagles were struck that year at Philadelphia from the Smithson bequest. The money was later used to create the Smithsonian. (View Post)

The 1853 mint report (House Executive Document 40, February 2, 1854) uses “trime” in the list of pieces struck. The term is found on pages 9, 11, and 13. (View Post)

It is not well known but there was a Bickford international half dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1876. For those interested in this matter, Gobrecht Journal #127 (September 2016) has the de… (View Post)

Very well said. (View Post)

The letter, if one assumes that “since” 1793 meant after that date, is correct. The director is not speaking of dates on coins but rather dates of mintages. Half dollars dated 1815, for example were … (View Post)