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jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 5:33 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 02/05/2018 10:39 pm David Rittenhouse was treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1789, and with these skills and the help of George Washington, he became the first director of the United States Mint. On April 2, 1792, the United States Mint opened its doors, but would not produce coins for almost four months. Rittenhouse believed that the design of the coin made the coin a piece of artwork. The first coins were made from flatware that was provided by Washington himself on the morning of July 30, 1792. The coins were hand-struck by Rittenhouse, to test the new equipment, and were given to Washington as a token of appreciation for his contributions to making the United States Mint a reality. The coin design had not been approved by Congress. Coin production on a large scale did not begin until 1793. Rittenhouse resigned from the Mint on June 30, 1795, due to poor health. David Rittenhouse portrait at the American Philosophical Society. Posted this a few dozen pages back but will post this again as they belong together. This is the appointment of David Rittenhouse as the first U.S. Mint Director signed by George Washington as President and Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 02/05/2018 10:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 02/05/2018 10:47 pm ^^^ can you see the Great Seal of the United States impressed on the Rittenhouse appointment as the first U.S. Mint Director? IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 02/05/2018 10:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 02/06/2018 10:28 am Very informative. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 02/06/2018 9:47 pm Thanks jbuck . Here's a pattern Morgan half dollar. Always thought these were cool and would like to some day own one. This was a proof struck in copper. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 02/07/2018 09:37 am Quote: Here's a pattern Morgan half dollar. Always thought these were cool and would like to some day own one. This was a proof struck in copper. Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 6:07 pm Pushed-out or repose 1908 Barber half dollar, made using the dies originally produced during the period around the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago as a souvenir for the event. These same dies were used to produce similar copies in the post-World's fair period on the early 20th Century, such as this item. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 12:40 am Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 02/27/2018 11:41 pm Clark, Gruber & Co. The predecessors of the Denver Mint were the men of Clark, Gruber and Company. During the Pikes Peak Gold Rush, they coined gold dust brought from the gold fields by the miners. In 1858, Austin M. Clark, Milton E. Clark and Emanuel Henry Gruber founded a brokerage firm in Leavenworth, Kansas, and then established an office in Denver at the beginning of the Colorado Gold Rush. Desiring to save on shipping and insurance costs associated with shipping gold back east, the firm opened a private mint. On 25 July 1860, the mint opened in a two-story brick building on the corner of Market and 16th Streets, minting $10 gold pieces at the rate of "fifteen or twenty coins a minute". "On the face is a representation of the peak, its base surrounded by a forest of timber and 'Pikes Peak Gold' encircling the summit. Immediately under its base is the word 'Denver', and beneath it 'Ten D.'. On the reverse is the American Eagle encircled by the name of the firm 'Clark, Gruber & Co.', and beneath the date, '1860'." A $20 gold coin was added, "the weight will be greater, but the value the same as the United States coin of like denomination". A $5 and a $2.5 gold coin were added, with production reaching $18,000 per week. On the front was the "head of the Goddess of Liberty surrounded by thirteen stars, with "Clark & Company" in the tiara. "Pikes's Peak Gold, Denver" was on the other side, with "5D." or "2 1/2 D." In the almost three years of operation, they minted $594,305 worth of Pike's Peak Gold in the form of gold coins. Additionally, they purchased 77,000 troy ounces of raw gold, and shipped "large amounts of dust" to the Philadelphia Mint. The building, assaying and minting equipment was formally bought by the US Treasury in April 1863. Clark, Gruber & Co. remained a bank until bought by the First National Bank of Denver in 1865. First United States Mint at Denver circa 1860. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 02/27/2018 11:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 09:47 am Quote: Here's a pattern Morgan half dollar. Always thought these were cool and would like to some day own one. This was a proof struck in copper. I saw a silver version of that pattern at the Summer Seminar last year. It was some ridiculous high grade with some beautiful toning. I'll have to see if I have a pic of it, but it was a truly worthy coin! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 11:54 am Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 8:49 pm History of the Denver Mint Excerpt from Annual Report of the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1906 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906, Page 5-7. - Historical Reference Collection United States Mint Gold was first discovered in what is now the State of Colorado in 1858, on the Platte River, near the city of Denver, then embraced in the State of Kansas. Colorado was created a Territory by an act of Congress approved February 28, 1861. The discovery of gold in Colorado created much excitement and it was not long before there was a rush for the new gold fields. Owing to the lack of transportation the only means of the outside world to reach there was by wagon and stage across the plains. At times this was attended by great hardships, on account of hostilities of the Indians. In 1859 placer mining was carried on with great activity, not only on the Platte River, where gold was first discovered, but in other sections of the State. Mining was for some years confined exclusively to placer claims. Miners experienced considerable difficulty in disposing of their product, which was on account of lack of transportation facilities and the want of a circulating medium, and they were frequently compelled to dispose of their dust at a sacrifice. From 1860 to 1862 there were three firms, namely, Clark, Gruber & Co., John Parsons & Co., and John Conway & Co., who manufactured $5 and $10 gold pieces. Of these firms, Clark, Gruber & Co. were the most prominent and did the largest coinage, the coinage of the other firms being very limited. The mint in Denver was established by an act of Congress approved April 21, 1862. It was exclusively for the coinage of gold and the sum of $75,000 was appropriated to carry into effect the provisions of the act to meet the expenses for the fiscal year 1863. June 11, 1862, George W. Brown, Samuel E. Browne, district attorney, and Samuel H. Elbert, secretary of the Territory, were appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury as a committee to inquire into the expediency of purchasing the lot, building, and apparatus of Clark, Gruber & Co. for the branch mint of the United States at Denver. Dr. Oscar D. Munson, formerly connected with the mint at San Francisco, was authorized to confer with the committee. The committee reported in favor of the purchase of the plant of Clark, Gruber & Co., fixing the value of the same at $25,000, and on November 25, 1862, a formal offer was made by the Secretary of the Treasury to Clark, Gruber & Co. to purchase the plant for the sum of $25,000, which was accepted. It was found that the ground upon which the building was located was preempted by Clark, Gruber & Co., and they had not been able to perfect their title to the same, for the reason that no land office had been established for that district. On March 3, 1863, the following resolution was passed by Congress, enabling the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain a title to certain property in the city of Denver, for the purposes of the branch mint located in said place: Whereas the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, in order to carry into effect an act entitled "An act to establish a branch mint at Denver, in the Territory of Colorado," approved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, has purchased of Messrs Clarke, Gruber and Company, the preemptors and occupants thereof, certain city lots in said town of Denver, together with all the valuable improvements thereon; And whereas the said Clarke, Gruber and Company have not, and can not at an early day, perfect their title to said lots by entry of the same at the district land office, for the sole reason that no such office is yet established in said district; And whereas it is highly important for the interest of the Government to obtain at an early date the use and possession of said property to establish and open said mint: Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to receive and accept from said Clarke, Gruber and Company such relinquishments and conveyances of their right or claim to said lots and property as he, the said Secretary, shall deem sufficient for the extinguishment of any claim, right, or title which the said Clarke, Gruber and Company may or can have thereto. And said lots and property shall thereafter be reserved from public sale, preemption, or homestead settlement, and shall remain the property of the United States. Title was finally obtained to the property in April, 1863, and immediate steps were taken to equip the building, but the time required to prepare the building, and to have machinery, apparatus, etc., constructed in the East, transported to so distant a point, prevented the opening of the institution until the latter part of September, 1863. The operations of the mint were confined to the melting, refining, assaying, and stamping of the bullion, and the return of the same to the depositors in unparted bars, stamped with the weight and fineness. A superintendent, assayer, and coiner were appointed in November, 1862, and a melter and refiner in December, 1862. The institution continued on this basis until 1869, when Congress, on the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, provided that it should be conducted as an assay office, with an assayer in charge and a melter, the amount of bullion deposited not justifying its continuance as a branch mint with a full corps of officers. Operations were confined to the melting and assaying of bullion and its return to the depositors. An act was passed February 20, 1895, providing for the establishment of a mint at Denver, Colo., for the coinage of gold and silver. The bill making appropriations for legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year 1896, approved March 2, 1895, made provision for the purpose of a site and the commencement of a mint building at Denver, at a cost of $100,000, and authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to contract for the completing of a building at a cost, including site, heating, ventilating, fireproof vaults, etc., not exceeding $500,000. On April 22, 1896, a site was purchased at a cost of $60,261.71. The original appropriation for the construction of the building was not sufficient, and this was increased by additional appropriations to $800,228.01. This amount has been further increased by providing that the amount received for the sale of the old mint building, authorized by act of June 30, 1906, shall be applied to the finishing of the new building. The new building was occupied in 1904, but the coinage operations were not commenced until February, 1906. The amount appropriated for the equipment for the new building with machinery was $345,055, of which amount $327,258.50 have been expended. A view of the structure is shown in the frontispiece, and a detailed description of the equipment, which is believed to be of the most approved designs for all the operations of coinage, will be found elsewhere in the report. Compiled and transcribed by the United States Mint, Office of the Historian. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 1:42 pm Interesting read. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 03/04/2018 10:29 pm Just noticed this ad in wartime (perhaps 1942 ?)copy of the Yorkshire Post (England)by Imperial Chemistry Industries about coin blanks for British coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 03/04/2018 11:12 pm Thanks for sharing Pertinax and welcome to this thread. Would you post an image of the article that is larger. I tried to increase the size of the image and the writing is still illegible. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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