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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JeffC, post: 7884141, member: 90913&quot;]Nothing special - just a trip down memory.&nbsp; Have a look at this letter to the San Francisco Mint (from the National Archives) dated August 12, 1909.&nbsp; The writer (Robert E. Preston) requested 100 pennies from the San Francisco mint.&nbsp; He included $1.00 in payment.&nbsp; I wonder if the U.S. Mint didn&#039;t charge for postage in those days.&nbsp; Or maybe it was part of the benefits of being the Mint Director.&nbsp; I wonder what happened to those 100 1909-S VDBs and how many his heir(s) retained.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Sorry for the quality.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1359822[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know if senior Mint management staff have first dips on certain limited mintage releases (like the recent 2021 Morgans and Peace Dollars).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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