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<p>[QUOTE="iPen, post: 3032390, member: 69760"]In 1917, Raymond T. Baker became the new Director of the Mint (March 1917 - March 1922). The previous Director of the Mint, F. H. von Engelken, only served from September 1916 - March 1917.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know why the previous director had such a short tenure - perhaps it was due to the US's entry into WWI against Germany, and his German sounding surname, even though Engelken was born in Denmark. With the transition to a new Director of the Mint, it's possible that Director Baker made a series of publicly distinct changes to set his administration apart from the previous. This is the same guy that overlooked the creation of unique Peace dollar specimens:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/News/unique-peace-dollar-rarities-stacks-bowers" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/News/unique-peace-dollar-rarities-stacks-bowers" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/News/unique-peace-dollar-rarities-stacks-bowers</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iPen, post: 3032390, member: 69760"]In 1917, Raymond T. Baker became the new Director of the Mint (March 1917 - March 1922). The previous Director of the Mint, F. H. von Engelken, only served from September 1916 - March 1917. I don't know why the previous director had such a short tenure - perhaps it was due to the US's entry into WWI against Germany, and his German sounding surname, even though Engelken was born in Denmark. With the transition to a new Director of the Mint, it's possible that Director Baker made a series of publicly distinct changes to set his administration apart from the previous. This is the same guy that overlooked the creation of unique Peace dollar specimens: [url]https://www.pcgs.com/News/unique-peace-dollar-rarities-stacks-bowers[/url][/QUOTE]
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