RWB

Keeper.

Strong clashing on both dies. Go to the VAMWorld site (link above) to identify the variety. You might also post the photos on that site's discussion board.

It's a die crack with a small break between wing and talon, and another smaller one about the left upright of "R." If you put the light at a low angle to the coin, you might trace the crack further up the eagle's wing. A "crack" is a thin split in the die surface which results in an irregular thin line. It often is seen on Morgan silver dollars connecting the tops of reverse lettering. A "break" is where part of the die face has broken off. This produces a raised blob of metal.

True. And...it might also be an allergic reaction or hives...so bee patient.

It's nice to know that one of the best researchers and writers in numismatics has a set.

If post threads are downloaded in MSWord, then converetd to PDF, they will be machine readable. Same for scanning the clippings and running a good OCR engine on them. I've copied and pasted all 33+ pages of the Saint-Gaudens thread into MSWord files for each page. Then I've removed all the extraneous graphics and format lines. I end up with the poster's name, date. time, any quotes, and the poster's content. I've completed about 2/3 of this thread, but have not done it with other threads here or elsewhere. When I've completed this thread, I can send a copy to anyone who wants it.

Ross was the first elected female governor in the US.

Well, thanks! Guess that "unparalleled" means there's neither a Left Twix nor a Right Twix.

If it were 1879-CC, yes. But is an 1878-CC worth the cost? In this instance, and judging only from the photo, I think not.

One question is: Do such labels convey information that is of any real value - not simply restating what was on the original (free) packaging by transferring it to new (expensive) packaging?

Technology can improve and make existing processes more efficient, thus increasing productivity. But technology also adds steps to processes - old or new - that increase total task completion time and reduce productivity in certain respects. For example, in the minor scribbling I do, my large database is accessed through very efficient search/recovery software (courtesy the CIA). Without this, the database would be almost useless. I can find materials quickly and search by multiple parameters. However, the same searches also uncover materials that would likely escape detection in the best of direct human searches; results also have "tentacles" that reach beyond simple lists. All of this takes more time to examine and analyze than old-tyme lemonade.

Nice that they got the cars out of the parking garage before set-up. Always a pain to set up tables around the '53 DeSoto with the oil leak.

No. Appears to be a composite. But, you can always send it to NGC.

The cloud data is corrupt - that was my backup. No more. The USB was fine, then just stopped. The data recovery contractor quoted $1,400 -- if they can recover it. Lot of dollars for a small pile of on-off switches.

There's an entire JNR issue devoted to "The Women Who Ran the Mint." But like other JNR issues, it rarely gets mentioned or referred to as a resource. So much work; so little reward.

There's also most of a half eagle book (Pratt) there, too.

Technology does that. Consider the invention of presscopy books Inked numbering stamps Typewriter Telephone Carbon arc and later incandescent lighting Electrolytic refining on-and-on-and-on Economic failures usually reset business and national (now global) economies. It is never the same as it was.

Well.....it might be if the data recovery company can get the files off a failed USB drive. All of my DE and E book data, plus about 50 articles is on the drive. The backup turned out to be corrupt - "Thank you, Mr. Cloud!"

Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon was one of those parsimonious hypocrites who, when given governmental authority, totally screw up quality and public service. Director Grant was mostly a worm, and Mary O'Reilly - highly competent and dedicated - never had authority to restore things to the performance under Ray Baker. Director Ross had a lot to fix when she took office, but as a former governor she understood better than Grant how to succeed even when the Sec Treasury (Morgenthau) was aloof.

The pandemic might be/have been enough to force show promoters to adopt new, more interesting approached to these events.

There were periodic "house cleanings" beginning in the 1850s and occurring about every 20 to 30 years. Much involved temporary records, but also things like operations notebooks and such were also thrown out, given to retiring employees, used for scratch paper or sold for recycling. We have only fragmentary records of what once existed or of why much was destroyed while others survived. One at least two occasions mint directors attempted to preserve old documents by having letters copied into journals by a clerk hired specifically for that purpose. Much of what is found in RG104 Entry 3 (NARA Philadelphia and on NNP) resulted from this.

Director Stella Hackel had a lot of old mint documents destroyed. They were, by law, supposed to have been transferred to NARA.

Nice error coin!

Medved - Thank for the link to the other message board. I read and enjoyed your article much more with the photos and various pointers to details. I hope you book project is successful!

Very informative! Most USA collectors rarely get past the beautiful 5 Lati pieces. (PS: The image links don't seem to be working.)