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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 2355311, member: 59677&quot;]They met the need...</p><p><br /></p><p>Remember this is 1850. Don&#039;t have a post office on every corner and supermarkets selling stamps. A business in town might go to the PO and purchase several stamps for their use, but not individuals, especially the 3/4ths who lived in rural america. You handed the letter to the carrier with three copper large cents. Or a half dime and got two coppers back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint 11m in 1851 and 18m in 1852 and you&#039;ve met most of the need. 6m in 1853 and after that mintages drop FAST.</p><p><br /></p><p>Remember, in the earliest days the mint didn&#039;t do a lot of on-spec coining. You brought your silver or gold into the mint and asked for what you wanted. I&#039;m not sure about the 1850s...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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