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Message:: [QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 65294, member: 1242"]kelso_boy, I am not totally sure but I believe because of the possibility of Counterfeiting, the U.S. Mints turn over all of the retired Dies to the U.S. Treasury Department for destruction! However, this was not the practice in the late 1700's through around the mid 1800's or even later and the evidence of this, is some restrikes using the original Dies. I believe that it is now against the Law to purchase, sell, own or have in your possession any retired Die(s) used by the U.S. Mints for minting U.S. or even Foreign coins. There have been some very old and rusty Dies from other countries show up on eBay from time to time. I did not watch any of the auctions long enough to find out if eBay pulled the auctions because they were illegal or not. In my experience, if you are uncertain as to whether it is illegal or not to purchase, sell, own or have something in your possession, then stay away from them! Frank bzcollektor, I did not see your post before I submitted mine as I was writing my response to kelso_boy while your were posting yours! Frank[/QUOTE]