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The answer from Pollock is interesting. Perhaps the most telling point is the comment (in answer to Proskey suggesting a portrait) that “the old rule comes in play, which one man can do another may d… (View Post)

Yes. The following is a part of a draft (file copy) letter addressed by Dr. Patterson to Treasury Secretary John C. Spencer: (View Post)

The President did in fact visit the Mint on June 10. The following earlier letter indicates that the President would visit if possible on the 10th and also mentions the medal to be struck for the vis… (View Post)

This is the draft copy kept in the mint archives; the sent letter would have been carefully written and signed. RMP was Dr. R.M. Patterson, the mint director from 1835 to 1851. Patterson overlooked t… (View Post)

A follow-up letter of March 1, 1849, from Mint Director Dr. R.M. Patterson is equally interesting. He indicates that jewelry is no longer accepted by the Mint for coinage and that the “California” go… (View Post)