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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RWB, post: 666218, member: 19205&quot;]<i><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman">Many people do in fact feel congress did have a hand in the removal of the VDB.</font></span></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">Frank Leach was the director of the US mint until Aug 1909. He was there for the design of the VDB however he was gone when the controversy about the VDB began. The acting mint director of the US mint in the beginning of August was Abram Piatt Andrew. The senate had not confirmed a new mint director yet.</span></font></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">Treasury Secretary MacVeaghs [sic] correspondence to eliminate the VDB on the Cent was sent to the acting mint director Abram Piatt Andrew on August 5th 1909. On the same day (August 5th 1909) the Senate provided confirmation of acting mint director Abram Piatt Andrew as the New mint director effective November 1909.</span></font></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black">Many people feel this was not a coincidence.</span></font></i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">What these so-called “many people” feel is self-deceiving, idle speculation with no basis in fact. To correct a few more errors in your comments:</font></font></span></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black"><font size="3">1)</font> </span><span style="color: black"><font size="3">Frank Leach left the director’s position in early July. He was back in Oakland, California by August.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">2)</font> <span style="color: black"><font size="3">Piatt Andrew did not have any role in the initials and did not actually assume office until months later. No correspondence of any kind includes Andrew until well after events had concluded.</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">3)</font> <span style="color: black"><font size="3">There is nothing in Congressional records about removing initials prior to the newspaper inquiries.</font></span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">If you care to read the truth and see the original letters, find a copy of “Renaissance of American Coinage 1909-1915.” It is all spelled out there in detail, and with complete source citations so you can look for yourself.</font></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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