Indian Head gold pieces was modified by Barber, was "worthy of J.J. Audubon". Dies for the half eagle were sent to the mints in Denver and San Francisco; both western mints reported difficulties in striking the new pieces. Landis wrote to his counterparts at the other mints, advising them that the planchets, or blanks, needed to be shaved very slightly to strike properly. The new coins proved to be thinner than earlier coins of their denomination, due to the field being raised above the design. This meant that automated sorting machines could not reliably sort them when mixed with earlier coins. The new gold
Four Pieces for Mirai Four Pieces for Mirai Four Pieces for Mirai is an extended play by American musician James Ferraro. It was self-released on May 18, 2018 on his Bandcamp page and later to other music platforms. Ferraro also released the album on cassette. The EP was originally shown as featuring four tracks as the title would suggest, but was later extended to six tracks upon its release. "Four Pieces For Mirai" is a concept album based around Ferraro's own post-apocalyptic narrative involving Mirai, a malware that turns networked devices running Linux into remotely controlled "bots" that can be used as part of