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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 11/07/2014 6:05 pm Can someone explain these issues to me? Looks like they're all proofs, which leads me to think that no business coins were made because they weren't needed. But the Red Book shows no mintage figures at all--are they unknown? And each year has a "restrike' listed along with the original. What's that all about? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 11/07/2014 9:03 pm Back then if you were pals with the mint director, you could ask for a restrike to be made. Not nearly as much control over the dies as there is now. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/07/2014 9:15 pm CCF Coin Facts shows that some proofs were created 1840-1849, but the numbers are "About #" I guess there was not exact quantity, since record keeping was not as strict then. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/07/2014 9:24 pm Quote: Back then if you were pals with the mint director, you could ask for a restrike to be made. Not nearly as much control over the dies as there is now. This answer appears to be simplistic but as nearly as I can tell it's about the most detailed description you're going to find. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/08/2014 06:01 am Like look like they are all proof because they were all proofs (Except the 49 large date which was a circulation strike). Original mintages were small and they were restruck on at least two occasions. (They were a popular item for restriking in the late 1850's when there were people at the mint making all kinds of numismatic delicacies for their private gain.)There are also some very nice electrotypes of them out there as well. I'm kind of trying to put together a set of the electros. Got three of them so far. Edited by Conder101 11/08/2014 06:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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