Note to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from William Ewing Du Bois (1810-1881), Assistant Assayer of the United States Mint, thanking Booth for his specimens.
Franklin Peale's register of medal dies held by the U.S. Mint. Microfilm copy from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, their catalog number (as of 2/2018) Am.8896.
Note, access to this document is restricted. Please contact NNPCurator@wustl.edu for further information.
See also Niles National Register (8/3/1844, p. 364) for a list of dies contributed by Chief Coiner Franklin Peale to the National Institute (today the National Numismatic Collection).
Eric P. Newman Research Files (U.S. Federal Coinage)
Description:
Excerpts from U.S. Assay Commission records, 1841-1873, primarily listing the commission members for each year. Records of coins inspected are not present here, the reader is referred to Roger Burdette's CD set on this subject (Annual Assay Commission, United States Mint 1800-1943). Photocopies transmitted by Margo Russell to Newman, 2009.
U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 11, Branch Mint Correspondence)
Description:
New Orleans Mint correspondence for the year 1841. Scans drawn from National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) record group 104, entry 11, boxes 28-31, and reordered chronologically by year. Scans originally acquired through Robert W. Julian, operating under a grant from Central States Numismatic Society, with image post-processing by Roger Burdette and page sorting by Nicole Fry.
