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When they were delivered to the proper official. Prior to 1873 at Philadelphia it was the director of the mint. After 1873 the superintendent. Prior to the formal delivery they were simply struck pla… (View Post)

Just to set the record straight, I was scheduled to be the lead witness for the defense at the first trial (January 2001) and, unlike bajjerfan, actually read the relevant documents. (I was not invol… (View Post)

There is a point perhaps not being considered here. Museums also have collections which require study in hand for research purposes rather than just looking at specimens through a glass case. In the … (View Post)

There were 600 proof 20-cent pieces delivered by the coiner in 1878 and all were sold. (The December 1986 issue of The Numismatist has details of the 1878 silver proof coinage.) It is also possible t… (View Post)

This affair was originally published in the Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine of May 1972. The Redbook currently carries a photograph of an 1875 cent thought to be from the reverse die in question. (View Post)