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 241
... consideration . Yours , etc. On March 5 , Chase submitted Pollock's letter and bill to Senator Fessenden , chairman of the finance committee . However , no action was taken , and on March 16 , Pollock again wrote to Chase : Sir : The ...
... consideration . Yours , etc. On March 5 , Chase submitted Pollock's letter and bill to Senator Fessenden , chairman of the finance committee . However , no action was taken , and on March 16 , Pollock again wrote to Chase : Sir : The ...
Page 246
... consideration for this material for such purpose , among others are these . 1. The facility and certainty with which ... considerations have induced me to prepare for the purpose from dies designated and engraved by myself - the ...
... consideration for this material for such purpose , among others are these . 1. The facility and certainty with which ... considerations have induced me to prepare for the purpose from dies designated and engraved by myself - the ...
Page 252
... consideration of public interest or con- venience for a change in the present bronze , and copper - nickel coinage , and the substitution of that proposed in these sections . In appearance , in size , weight , and artistic device , the ...
... consideration of public interest or con- venience for a change in the present bronze , and copper - nickel coinage , and the substitution of that proposed in these sections . In appearance , in size , weight , and artistic device , the ...
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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