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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... appears in the diary of Samuel Curwen , who on March 15 , 1784 received a specimen from Judge Josiah Bartlett . The diary of Robert Morris tells us that on July 5 , Dudley urged Morris , apparently without success , to purchase a ...
... appears in the diary of Samuel Curwen , who on March 15 , 1784 received a specimen from Judge Josiah Bartlett . The diary of Robert Morris tells us that on July 5 , Dudley urged Morris , apparently without success , to purchase a ...
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... appears that in earlier years copper was coined in the first of the two buildings . The upper level of each contained shops where the machinery was made and repaired . Behind these were a smith shop ( 8 ) , and a coal house ( 9 ) , both ...
... appears that in earlier years copper was coined in the first of the two buildings . The upper level of each contained shops where the machinery was made and repaired . Behind these were a smith shop ( 8 ) , and a coal house ( 9 ) , both ...
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... appear on the gold pieces , Pratt's on the Half - Eagle and Quarter - Eagle , etc. I have before me a French five - franc piece coined in 1870 on which Barre's full name appears . On another piece coined in 1831 , the name E. A. Oudine ...
... appear on the gold pieces , Pratt's on the Half - Eagle and Quarter - Eagle , etc. I have before me a French five - franc piece coined in 1870 on which Barre's full name appears . On another piece coined in 1831 , the name E. A. Oudine ...
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adopted alloy amendment American approved April artist assay Barber bill Boudinot Boulton Brenner bullion cent piece chief coiner circulation coinage Commission committee Congress copper copper coins copper-nickel currency Dear December denomination devices Director double eagle Eckfeldt engraver February five-cent piece Fraser Gaudens God we trust gold and silver gold coins Government grains half dime half dollar head House issue January Jefferson July Kennedy half dollar legal tender letter Liberty Linderman Longacre machine March McCulloh medal metal Mint's mints models Morris nickel obverse obverse and reverse patterns Patterson Peace dollar Peale Philadelphia Philadelphia Mint planchets Pollock present President proposed purchase quarter dollar received reduced relief replied reverse Robert Roosevelt Saint-Gaudens San Francisco Mint sculptor Secretary seignorage Senate silver coins silver dollar Sinnock Snowden specimens standard struck submitted subsidiary coins suggested three-cent piece trade dollar United Washington weight wrote