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[[paper start]] [[preprinted]]No. 18. TREASURY DEPARTMENT[[preprinted]] [[handwritten in pen]] This die (half dollar 1809) was found by me in the law office of the late Jos. A. Clay, where it was used as a paper weight for more than 30 years. The face of the die was obliterated by a heavy coat of paint. I purchased the die and herewith deposit it in the Cabinet of the Mint for Safe Keeping, and to be preserved as a relic. A. E. Outerbridge Jr. [[/handwritten]] [[paper end]]
Transcription Notes:
Possibly written by "Mr. Alexander E. Outerbridge, Jr., then an assistant in the Assay department of the Mint in Philadelphia"? (https://books.google.com/books?id=My1DAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA68)