The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 45, October 23, 2005, Article 4

U.S. MINT COIN ASSAY QUESTION

Rich Kelly & Nancy Oliver writes: "We have a question to ask
your readers to see if anyone can help us out and solve this
mystery for us. Before the turn of the century, San Francisco
mint ledgers often noted that certain coins were sent to
Philadelphia and/or Washington for assay or for special assay.
Does anyone know if these assay coins were included in the
mint director's reports for that years coin mintages, or were
they not included since they were not released for circulation?
We would really appreciate any information anyone can provide.
Thanks."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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