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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 950889, member: 66&quot;]Several years back there was a boo published on the 189-S dime that explained the how and why of the creation of the piece.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure but I think it was written by David Lange.&nbsp; It contains much new research on the matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t believe there would have been any problem back in 1894 if the Director had requested 24 dimes as long as he paid for them.&nbsp; the quest could probably have been made through any bank as well and would have been honored as long as there were no older dimes on hand.&nbsp; it might have even been possible for private citizens to have done so through the Mints Cash window although they would have had to wait for the coins to be struck.&nbsp; (Back then th mint was much more accommodating to such requests.&nbsp; They were unlikely to have occured at the San Francisco mint though as most collectors of the day would have preferred to order a proof coin from the Philadelphia Mint rather than have a mere Unc coin from the local one.&nbsp; You must remember that at the time no one really cared about mintmarks and an 1894-S dime would not have been considered to be any better than an 1894 P.&nbsp; Only the most extremely fanatic collector tried to collect the mintmarked coins as well.&nbsp; Most collectors didn&#039;t even know what date and mint combinations even existed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Had the author wrong, it was Kevin Flynn, the title was The 1894-S Dime A Mystery Unraveled.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are six copies available on ebay right now for $23 and one on Amazon for $30.&nbsp; (I have no connection to the sellers of these books, public service announcement only. Frankly I don&#039;t own a copy and I am seriously considering one.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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