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 233
... introduced into the crucible , and fused together , a portion of the zinc is volatilized , and must be replaced by a fresh quantity , and thus , also it is ren- dered impossible to obtain a compound of uniform proportions ...
... introduced into the crucible , and fused together , a portion of the zinc is volatilized , and must be replaced by a fresh quantity , and thus , also it is ren- dered impossible to obtain a compound of uniform proportions ...
Page 305
... introduced a bill for this purpose . The new three - cent piece was to weigh 24 grains and consist of 95 per cent aluminum and five per cent copper . Mint Director Roberts and Secretary MacVeigh approved the idea , except for the alloy ...
... introduced a bill for this purpose . The new three - cent piece was to weigh 24 grains and consist of 95 per cent aluminum and five per cent copper . Mint Director Roberts and Secretary MacVeigh approved the idea , except for the alloy ...
Page 306
... introduced two bills for a three - cent piece , one with , the other without , the half - cent . Neither bill emerged from committee . The need for nickel and copper during World War II resulted in a change in composition of the minor ...
... introduced two bills for a three - cent piece , one with , the other without , the half - cent . Neither bill emerged from committee . The need for nickel and copper during World War II resulted in a change in composition of the minor ...
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