We just purchased 50 unopened 1961 proof sets still in the original mailing box from the U.S. Mint. Brian volunteered to open them all up and check out the Franklins to see if any of them are one of the three Doubled Die Reverse varieties. He's also checking the Washingtons to see if they are the DDO variety. 

Here he is "hard" at work. 17 down with no luck thus far.

The proof 1961 Franklin with the strong reverse doubling (FS-801) is the key Cherrypicker variety of all the Franklins. As you can see below, the doubling is easily detectable to the naked eye. The other two varieties, FS-802 and FS-803, require a loupe, as does the Doubled Die Obverse Quarter (FS-101).

...our new office! Over the past two weeks we have been in the process of moving to a new location. We're still in Concord and in fact are just down the street from our old office. The new office provides us with much needed space.

As every single reader of this blog post knows, moving is not a fun process and our move was no exception. The amount of "stuff" that can accumulate over twenty years in the same place is amazing. But everyone chipped in and we got it done. We've got weeks if not longer of unpacking and organizing ahead of us, but things are now starting to run fairly smoothly and we are back to business as usual. 

For those interested, we've included several pictures of the old office as it got cleared out and also some shots of the new office.

Moving Day #1

Moving Day #2

Here are some shots of our new place...

Our break room. (As if we take breaks!)

Our conference room where we meet with customers.

Marne's office. The I Want To Believe X-Files poster is just out of the picture.

Here's Brian's area. He got the sweetest desk from the whole move.

Christy and Russell share one big office. Here's Christy's shipping area.

And here's Russell's (eBay and submission) area.

Chris' office. He likes it dark.

And finally, Tom's office. If it looks familiar, check out the post titled A Stand Up Guy from last year.

Thanks for looking!

Hmmm...how did this get here???

The Dahlonega Mint was a former branch of the United States Mint built during the Georgia Gold Rush to help the miners get their gold assayed and minted, without having to travel to the Philadelphia Mint. It was located in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia. Coins produced at the Dahlonega Mint bear the "D" mint mark. That mint mark is used today by the Denver Mint, which opened many years after the Dahlonega Mint closed. All coins from the Dahlonega Mint are gold, in the $1, $2.50, $3, and $5 denominations, and bear dates in the range 1838–1861.

One of the rarest, perhaps even the rarest, coins struck at this Mint is the 1861-D Gold Dollar. The mintage is estimated to be between 1,000 and 1,500 coins. The exact mintage is not known since they were struck by the Confederacy who had already taken over the Mint. An estimated 75 coins are extant. 

Northeast Numismatics is moving to a new location. As of this Friday, the 16th of September, we will be in our new office. Our new shipping address is:

Northeast

100 Main Street, Ste. 330

Concord, MA 01742

All of our other contact information remains the same. Please be advised that our toll-free and local phone numbers will be down during the morning of the 16th. We hope to have them back up by noon time. There may also be some slight delay in the shipping of packages. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding during our move.

If you have recently shipped us a package via the USPS to our soon-to-be old address of 10 Concord Crossing and if it does not arrive before this Friday, it will be forwarded to us at our new address. If you are planning on sending a package this week, please contact us first to determine the best method and shipping address to use.

...very soon! Stay tuned.