Quote from: Vaporware on December 29, 2015, 01:36:04 PM

I was always wondering if the "A"s came from the original stock.....and now we know!!!!
that's a whole lotta' carbon spotting considering this was half the original stock.
Were these originally set aside and not sold?? or are there some floating around out there??

Most were set aside and I've spent considerable time examining and re-examining them; adding and subtracting here and there. It's been unnecessarily time consuming and it is unlikely I'll make a brass coin without a finish on it (like the bronze) again. The issue is not exclusive to this mint. There are definitely coins floating around with some carbon spotting, but unlikely to be as severe as the coins slotted for destruction. The exception is the 50 L.E.'s which I reluctantly sold regardless of condition (I know that you have some of the L.E.'s with the spotting). I'm guessing most people don't even notice the carbon spotting, but it was driving me nuts.

Quote from: Vaporware on December 29, 2015, 01:36:04 PM

Were the LEs part of the initial batch and just stamped differently??
It would make sense and add up to around 1000 brass coins minted for you Wink

Yes, 1000 coins minted (not including samples). 50 of the coins were stamped 01 to 50 by the mint. ~275 of the coins were hand stamped "R" by myself and 216 of the coins were hand stamped "A" by myself.

Quote from: Vaporware on December 29, 2015, 01:36:04 PM

Wow.....between these and the Satoshi coins, I would get your $$ back. LOL Cheesy

Thanks

The mint made me whole (plus some) both times. I've had no issues with the copper or the silver coins I've minted with them.