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Most of 1904 correspondence ready.

No idea what lurks in the Carson Mint boxes, but I've seen die lists in scanning through things very quickly. (I presume the Chinese folks will star making Dahlonega Morgan dollars soon....) Don't know why NNP doesn't simply post by box number, mint and date range; that's the way they are filed at N...

A large group of branch mint correspondence has recently been added to the NNP archive. This includes: Entry-11 --- Box 2 Carson Box 3 Carson Box 4 Carson Box 5 Carson-Charlotte Box 6 1838-1839 Charlotte Box 7 1840-1842 Charlotte Box 8 1843-1846 Charlotte Box 9 1847-1853 Charlotte Box 10 1854-1859 C...

SilverToken wrote: ↑

Fri May 19, 2023 11:25 am

1880-P Supposed to be Vam 9.. Was a Vam 10. It is at least a MS-62 and the price was right so a Keeper anyway-

But....It was only off by one number! To the TPGs that's within normal.

Have you ever been convinced by a seller that a coin is one VAM, then later learn it is a more common variety?

URL for NNP use:

https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/527901

More will be posted once they are processed.

PacificWR wrote: ↑

Sun May 14, 2023 7:26 pm

Do you have the same info (plus Usage) for the SF and P Mints?

Came across SF die info, so that's accounted for also.

The US Mint had no persistently official term -- the most common was "canceled." This could mean defaced with a chisel after softening, or smashed to design invisibility by the blacksmith -- or both. "Destroyed" could mean these or filing or grinding, or even crushing and shredding (once the machine...

All of the dies seem to have produced low quantities -- but we don't know which of these were also used in November or earlier.

It should be in the files, also. I pulled New Orleans because of the general interest.

I'll wait until everything is scanned and into NNP. Then everyone can look for themselves. Right now it's taking almost a full day to digitize 1 box.

Coiner's Monthly Report - December 1903.

Dies used NO Dec 1903.

"CAGC also stands for 'chronic angle-closure glaucoma' that can have significant (negative) impacts on clarity of vision..."


Maybe it was intentional.....?

I will post that info when I have it all from CY 1904. The New Orleans die table has a 2-page cover letter explaining the all the obverse dies were defaced/destroyed at New Orleans. The cancelled obverse and all reverse dies were shipped to Philadelphia for examination. Usable reverse dies were renu...

Not likely that the grade is correct, but "on occasion even a blind squirrel finds an acorn". Hence, buy the coin & not the holder. HEY! WHAT THE?!? [Squirrels find buried nuts by smell, not sight. They also know to search within their territory.] A "broken clock" is not right twice a day. Passage ...

morganman wrote: ↑

Sun May 14, 2023 12:57 am

About time for this new venture to shake up the current setup of Good Ol Boys IMHO

Unlikely to be any different.

Comment: There are a lot of AU-58 (and lower circulated) coins siting in MS-XX holders from all three major TPGs. The same applies to EF coins in AU-XX holders. Collectors have to learn not to depend on ANY TPG to present consistent, reliable, accurate "grades" any more. That horse left the gate lon...

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I've scanned and reviewed archive files for late-December 1903 through May 1904. There is quite a bit of information on Philippine coinage, proof sets, and recoining of Spanish coins, among other topics. Relating to Messydesk's questions, it appears that the intention was to use all of the remaining...