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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 2729228, member: 86305&quot;]I saw an estimate of the hub to die ratio at some point but I would really have to dig to find it.&nbsp; I would not have to be too many because the working dies were not in the thousands, but in the hundreds.&nbsp; For example, in 1881 the New Orleans Mint received 119 working dies.&nbsp; I have not found a reference for the split between obverse and reverse but would imagine the number to be about even.</p><p><br /></p><p>In all my research I discover that there are some significant roadblocks, as there would be today.&nbsp; Many of the things we show some curiosity about were just part of the minting process and I am sure they had no realization that anyone would care.&nbsp; So production information on many details died with the workmen.&nbsp; I would think the best option for much of this would be someone who performs similar work at the Mint today.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second chapter John Mercanti&#039;s new book on the ASE series goes into a lot of detail on production and it might be a good source for that question.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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