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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 4958745, member: 105571&quot;]Yes, Attorney General Edmund Randolph opined to the President that the temporary appointment of Voight to the post of Chief Coiner under the Act of 1792 was invalid due to no bond.&nbsp; But, Randolph further stated that since there was no bond, the office of coiner had not been filled by the temporary recess appointment of Voight and the office was thus vacant.&nbsp; Therefore, the operation of the Mint proceeded legally directly under the authority granted the President under the Act of 1791 which did not require bonds and thus the temporary hiring (not office appointment) of Voight as Coiner was legal.&nbsp; Therefore the half disme coinage minted in 1792 was legal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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