NEWMAN PORTAL FEATURES U.S. MINT FIXED PRICE LISTS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 3, January 16, 2017, Article 4

NEWMAN PORTAL FEATURES U.S. MINT FIXED PRICE LISTS

The latest additions to the Newman Numismatic Portal are U.S. Mint Fixed Price Lists. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor

What did the Mint sell and when did they sell it? While we will never completely uncover all the clandestine sales (researcher Roger W. Burdette is currently working on this topic), we can document the ephemeral price lists issued by the Mint in the 19th and early 20th century. Thanks to NNP contributors Dan Hamelberg and Roger Burdette, a number of these are now posted on the Portal, ranging from 1866 to 1911.

The 1898 document can be used to answer the long-debated question, “what is a proof coin?” Straight from the U.S. Mint we have the official answer: “A ‘proof coin’ is one struck by hand on a screw press from a specially polished die, using a polished blank.” Other lists in this series seem to focus on medal sales. Do E-Sylum readers have any similar lists to add to this series?

Link to U.S. Mint Fixed Price Lists on NNP:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/512757

I think I have one of these in my ephemera files. I'll compare it to what the Portal has and contribute an image if it's needed. What can our readers contribute? -Editor

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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