Description: Restrikes, Storied Treasures of the U.S. Mint by Kevin Flynn. This book is beingself-published, with only a limited number printed. The book is 8 ½ by 11, 466 pages. Softcover Retail $75.00, Restrikes were struck from the early1830s through 1885. In the context of coins and numismatics,"restrike" normally implies and is defined as a coin that is strucknot in the date which is stamped on the coin. The normal exception to this ruleis in the early 19th century when it was an acceptable Mint practice to useworking dies dated from the previous year in the beginning of the current year.For example, 1803 dated dollars were struck in the first quarter of 1804. Diesteel was scarce and production of new working dies slow. In addition, the Mintmore than likely did not want to waste unused working dies at the end of theyear. Another normal exception is reverse working dies that were carriedforward over several years and used to strike coins. As these reverses wereundated, they could normally be used in subsequent years if they were not worn. Even though our knowledge of restrikeswas greatly expanded, there were also many unanswered questions such as: Whywere restrikes created before 1859 and after 1870 and who was responsible fortheir creation? Were restrikes made outside the Mint? Who controlled theworking dies during different periods? Were restrikes created for differentreasons during the 19th century? These and many more questions drove theresearch and objective of this book. Restrikes are one of the mostintriguing and greatest mysteries of the U.S. Mint. The goal is to understandas much as possible from all the restrikes to be able to draw reasonableconclusions about this fascinating topic. Curiosity is one of the greatesttraits for mankind, it pushes us to learn more and expand our knowledge.Hopefully this research will open doors on this topic, but also create interestfor others to want to explore and learn more. This book contains an immense amount ofresearch, such as important Mint records from the National Archives; relevantcoinage acts and statutes; related parts of Mint Reports, letters from MatthewStickney, who obtained many of these restrikes directly from the Mint includingan 1804 Type I Dollar; notes from Joseph Mickley’s journal; private letters andapplicable articles; George Eckfeldt’s notebook; auction sales ofrestrikes. This information is listed inthe appendix section and in the applicable restrike sections. Each restrike is covered in greatdetail with photographs, description, analysis, history, and origins. Many photographs are presented, especiallywhen there is a sequence in die states. Alsocovered are those varieties that were called restrikes that were refuted.
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