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<p>[QUOTE="halfcent1793, post: 4862101, member: 86853"]You can't prove a negative. The null hypothesis has to be that the Chief Engraver, Scot, designed the coins. If there is evidence that he did not, then you can go to the next guy on the hierarchy. I'm a scientist, so that's the way I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>I consider Breen's half cent, cent and US encyclopedias masterpieces of their time. He was a brilliant numismatist, but there is information in all of his works in which he makes pronouncements that are not supported by any evidence and others that are contradicted by the evidence. Fortunately, the newer generation of numismatic researchers rely a lot more heavily on evidence.</p><p><br /></p><p>I address Breen's loathing of Scot in an upcoming article in <i>Penny-Wise</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="halfcent1793, post: 4862101, member: 86853"]You can't prove a negative. The null hypothesis has to be that the Chief Engraver, Scot, designed the coins. If there is evidence that he did not, then you can go to the next guy on the hierarchy. I'm a scientist, so that's the way I think. I consider Breen's half cent, cent and US encyclopedias masterpieces of their time. He was a brilliant numismatist, but there is information in all of his works in which he makes pronouncements that are not supported by any evidence and others that are contradicted by the evidence. Fortunately, the newer generation of numismatic researchers rely a lot more heavily on evidence. I address Breen's loathing of Scot in an upcoming article in [I]Penny-Wise[/I].[/QUOTE]
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