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He will be missed. I had the pleasure of staying at his home on several occasions and the conversation was to be remembered. The last time I was there he asked if I would like to see some of the rare… (View Post)

In 1534 Elena Glinskaya (regent for the infant Czar Ivan IV) created a decimal coinage system in Russia by making 100 kopecks equal to 1 rouble. (View Post)

Until 1803 misstruck large cents were used to make half cents. The process was the same as for the TA&L pieces. (View Post)

The criticism is unwarranted. I once asked him, in his office, why the portrait was so bad when I knew he could do much better. He said that the mint director and the family demanded that he use the … (View Post)

The white metal pieces were probably done by Peter Krider, whose Philadelphia firm handled orders for medals using metals not used by the Mint. I have not seen any estimates for the number of white m… (View Post)