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Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 2207845, member: 15929"]Not much has changed over the past 185 years! Regarding the Gold discovery in Dahlonega, GA and from the August 2015 Issue of Coin World: "Templeton Reid of Milledgeville GA., was the first to strike his own coinage, but his enterprise lasted only a few months. On July 24th, 1830, the towns Georgia Journal reported Reid had set up a private mint that he planned to move to the mines. The newspaper wrote, "He makes with great facility and great neatness, pieces worth ten, five and two and a half dollars. No alloy is mixed with it (the gold), and it is so stamped that it cannot be easily imitated." Reid moved his mint to Gainsville, Ga., and operated it until mid-October, when he closed it in the face of overwhelming opposition. Critics claimed his coins were lightweight and illegal. One said his $10 piece contained only $9.58 in gold. Others incorrectly maintained the Constitution prohibited private coinage."-----------------"Lightweight" - indicates critics"Illegal" - indicates Complainers"Cannot be easily imitated" - indicates the existence of counterfeiting Not much has changed over the past 185 years folks as the numismatic community is still besieged with Critics, Complainers, and Counterfeiters. We just get'er done a lot quicker with the Internet.[/QUOTE]