Particularly the quadripartite or “mill sail” punches? That question was asked in another thread and I realized I was a bit out of my depth....
Interesting that the First Class postage rate was the same a century later. But I suppose delivery was much more efficient after the railroads-...
Here is my current type coin, which didn't cost a third of what those proofs (or at least the PR65 CAM) did, and yet it seems to get more...
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1866. Note the die crack on the obverse. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1865. Numista-5336. First year of issue for the type. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Posting these mostly just to upload the images. Feel free to post yours if you like. Maybe later I'll post some pics of the pair of proofs I...
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