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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... grains . In favor of the plan , the committee urged " that a Dollar , the proposed Unit , has long been in general ... grains fine 94 grains fine 5,000 units Silver dollar 260 grains fine 1,000 units Silver 104 grains fine 400 units ...
... grains . In favor of the plan , the committee urged " that a Dollar , the proposed Unit , has long been in general ... grains fine 94 grains fine 5,000 units Silver dollar 260 grains fine 1,000 units Silver 104 grains fine 400 units ...
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... grains . Hamilton's assay , however , showed a mean of only 371 grains . To be on the safe side , Hamilton adopted the value paid out on the Spanish dollars in fine gold by merchants , which was 24 % grains per coin . By multiplying ...
... grains . Hamilton's assay , however , showed a mean of only 371 grains . To be on the safe side , Hamilton adopted the value paid out on the Spanish dollars in fine gold by merchants , which was 24 % grains per coin . By multiplying ...
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... grains , con- sisting of 610 grains silver and 24310 grains copper . The obverse was to bear a large 2 with the word " cents " below , the reverse an eagle as on the silver coins . Over the protests of Director Patterson , the bill ...
... grains , con- sisting of 610 grains silver and 24310 grains copper . The obverse was to bear a large 2 with the word " cents " below , the reverse an eagle as on the silver coins . Over the protests of Director Patterson , the bill ...
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