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 180
... Secretary of the Treasury ; next imputed by Senator Gwin on December 29 , 1852 and in- vestigated by the Senate and Secretary of the Treasury Corwin ; and finally confessed to , on January 17 , 1853 by a red - faced Eckert who ...
... Secretary of the Treasury ; next imputed by Senator Gwin on December 29 , 1852 and in- vestigated by the Senate and Secretary of the Treasury Corwin ; and finally confessed to , on January 17 , 1853 by a red - faced Eckert who ...
Page 306
... Secretary MacVeigh , offered a substitute on the 20th , which also provided for a half cent . On May 1 , the bill was reported to the House with an amendment which changed the composition of the cent to copper - nickel . The bill passed ...
... Secretary MacVeigh , offered a substitute on the 20th , which also provided for a half cent . On May 1 , the bill was reported to the House with an amendment which changed the composition of the cent to copper - nickel . The bill passed ...
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... Secretary McAdoo relative to some modifications in the design of the 25 cent piece that Mr. MacNeil wishes to carry out . It is the Secretary's request that Mr. MacNeil be granted every facility in your institution in connection with ...
... Secretary McAdoo relative to some modifications in the design of the 25 cent piece that Mr. MacNeil wishes to carry out . It is the Secretary's request that Mr. MacNeil be granted every facility in your institution in connection with ...
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