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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 35591, member: 2100&quot;]While the quantities quoted by longnine009 match what Haseltine is quoted as saying in his 1908 recollections, they conflict with earlier given figures. In 1874, Haseltine and Randall published a &quot;Circular to Collectors&quot; dated April 2, 1874. Within was described the discovery of both coins and dies as well as the restriking of 7 gold, 12 silver and 55 copper examples. The original intent was to strike 500 copper examples, but on the 55th strike the collar burst, badly damaging (breaking) the dies. The 1874 figures appear to be closer to the truth, as 5 gold examples are known to exist today (3 have been graded by PCGS).</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1961, Robert Bashlow took the rusted and broken dies and had copies made by the transfer process. These Bashlow restrikes (which are not truly restrikes) have very irregular surfaces, and are not at all like the 1874 restrikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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