The U.S. Mint and Coinage: An Illustrated History from 1776 to the PresentArco Publishing Company, 1966 - 400 pages Comprehensive history of American federal coinage by a numismatic historian, with a section on twentieth century coins and the sculptors who modeled them |
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Page 60
... liberty of the people . The President was a very good symbol of liberty , but what an emblematical figure might be , he could not tell . A ghost , was said to be in the shape of the sound of a drum , and so might liberty for all he knew ...
... liberty of the people . The President was a very good symbol of liberty , but what an emblematical figure might be , he could not tell . A ghost , was said to be in the shape of the sound of a drum , and so might liberty for all he knew ...
Page 353
... Liberty " but a representation of Liberty shall be shown . In the new design Liberty is shown as a full - length figure , front view , with head turned toward the left , stepping forward to the gateway of the country , and on the wall ...
... Liberty " but a representation of Liberty shall be shown . In the new design Liberty is shown as a full - length figure , front view , with head turned toward the left , stepping forward to the gateway of the country , and on the wall ...
Page 355
... Liberty head . The choice was appropriate , for Teresa , who had come from Naples at the age of five , was passionately fond of art and loved the American ideal of liberty as native Americans seldom do . Teresa recalled how , as her ...
... Liberty head . The choice was appropriate , for Teresa , who had come from Naples at the age of five , was passionately fond of art and loved the American ideal of liberty as native Americans seldom do . Teresa recalled how , as her ...
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adopted alloy American appears approved artist Arts assay authorized banks Barber bill bullion called cent circulation coinage Commission committee complete Congress consideration considered copper currency December Department devices dies dime Director eagle engraver establishment fact February figure finally five further give given gold Government grains half dollar hand head House impression interest introduced issue January Jefferson July later less letter Liberty machine March medal metal Mint models necessary nickel obverse operations original passed patterns Peace dollar Peale persons Philadelphia piece possible practice prepared present President proposed purchase quarter reason received reduced referred relief replied Representative request result reverse Robert Saint-Gaudens Secretary Senate sent side silver coins specimens standard striking struck submitted suggested trade Treasury United Washington weight wrote York