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Image Number004-1081Date1969-08-10DescriptionLongtime Colorado Springs resident Betty Higby, who served as Superintendent of the Denver Mint 1969-1978, observes Niel Shickell scooping planchets (coin blanks) into a stamping machine to become 50-cent pieces. Captioned with “In with the smooth, out with the marked”, this photo appeared with an article published in August 10, 1969 edition of the Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper entitled “Female Mint Superintendent is Not Mere Figurehead”. PhotographerPayne, Stanley L., 1914-1983LocationDenver (Colo.)SubjectUnited States MintWomenCollectionStan Payne PhotographsCredit Line Photograph by Stan Payne, © Gazette. Courtesy of The Gazette and Regional History & Genealogy, Pikes Peak Library District, (image number).PublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatPhotographs

Newspaper ArticleFemale Mint Superintendent is not mere figurehead

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Date Digital4/13/2026TIFF file size 24,959,724Scanning HardwareEpson Expression 12000XLImage Editing SoftwareAdobe Photoshop Creative CloudSilverfast 8.0Resource TypeImage

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In with the Smooth…