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The calendar year mintage was 17,796, but how many of these were dated 1822 is another matter entirely. It is likely that the majority were dated 1821 or even 1820. It was not until 1835, and Mint Di… (View Post)

There would not have been a settlement in 2001 had the government been certain of its strength in the case. (View Post)

The thrust of this entire thread shows to what extent the whole 1933 scenario is misunderstood by the collecting public. Bajjerfan, for example, speaks of monetization as if it were an accepted fact,… (View Post)

I think I will politely disagree. The point of selling coins on the BST forum is to make a profit which is not the case with numismatic publications. I would suggest that authors be allowed to fully … (View Post)

In the case of the inquiries made by the government attorneys I was informed of this by a friend, Harry Forman. Harry’s view, which matched mine, was that the government knew that it had a weak case … (View Post)