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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... March 1831 and was succeeded by his son , John Richardson . The younger Richardson had assisted in the assaying department for about ten years and , according to Di- rector Moore , was highly skilled . Richardson resigned after a year ...
... March 1831 and was succeeded by his son , John Richardson . The younger Richardson had assisted in the assaying department for about ten years and , according to Di- rector Moore , was highly skilled . Richardson resigned after a year ...
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... March 3 , 1853 the three - cent piece was changed to conform with the fiduciary standard . The new coin weighed 11.52 grains and was .900 fine . Longacre added two extra outlines to the star , and the piece was issued with this design ...
... March 3 , 1853 the three - cent piece was changed to conform with the fiduciary standard . The new coin weighed 11.52 grains and was .900 fine . Longacre added two extra outlines to the star , and the piece was issued with this design ...
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... March 3 , 1835 O 1838-1861 1879-1909 March 3 , 1863 March 3 , 1835 C do . D ဗဂ္ဂ CC 1870-1893 1838-1861 1838-1861 Director of the Mint 1 David Rittenhouse George Washington 2 385 Appendix A U S Mints and Mint Directors.
... March 3 , 1835 O 1838-1861 1879-1909 March 3 , 1863 March 3 , 1835 C do . D ဗဂ္ဂ CC 1870-1893 1838-1861 1838-1861 Director of the Mint 1 David Rittenhouse George Washington 2 385 Appendix A U S Mints and Mint Directors.
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