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    Edward Owen Leech (December 9, 1850 – May 1, 1900) was Director of the United States Mint from 1889 to 1893. Edward O. Leech was born on December 9, 1850...
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  • Edward Leech may refer to: Edward Leech (MP) (1572–1652), English politician Edward O. Leech (1850–1900), director of the United States Mint Edward Leach...
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    1830s on most denominations of silver coins. In 1891, Mint Director Edward O. Leech, having been authorized by Congress to approve coin redesigns, ordered...
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    Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes...
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    more than 300 submissions an honorable mention. Kimball's successor, Edward O. Leech, decided to dispense with the committees and public design competitions...
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    had gained the support of the Director of the Bureau of the Mint, Edward O. Leech, who envisioned a coin carrying a visage of Columbus on one side, and...
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    authorized the souvenir quarter, the Director of the Bureau of the Mint, Edward O. Leech, wrote to Palmer on March 14, 1893. Although he expressed a willingness...
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    has been found for this coin". Later that year, the new director, Edward O. Leech, issued a report stating that the gold dollar "is too small for circulation...
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    This came as no surprise to Saint-Gaudens, who told Mint Director Edward O. Leech that there were only four men in the world capable of such work, of...
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    1885 Hayes 16 James P. Kimball July 1885 October 1889 Cleveland 17 Edward O. Leech October 1889 May 1893 Harrison 18 Robert E. Preston November 1893 February...
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