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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 378033, member: 112&quot;]They all say the same thing Conder - from the 1st edition to the 6th edition. They do word it a little differently in the newer editions though. No mention of over-dates.</p><p><br /></p><p>From my study of world coinage there is absolutely no doubt that the practice of re-punching dies for both continued die use and over-dates was quite common. And since all or most of the early US Mint employees were Europeans who learned their trade in Europe, I think it stands to reason that they would continue the common practices used there. </p><p><br /></p><p>But since I am not a student of early US coinage and you are, as I said, I cannot cite specific examples to counter your points. But I could list a book&#039;s worth of European examples from the same time period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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