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 191
... passed on July 25 , after Peale's claims excited the wonder and approbation of Senator Richard Brodhead . Brodhead had apparently been influenced by his nephew Henry Linderman , who was then chief clerk of the Mint . In the House , the ...
... passed on July 25 , after Peale's claims excited the wonder and approbation of Senator Richard Brodhead . Brodhead had apparently been influenced by his nephew Henry Linderman , who was then chief clerk of the Mint . In the House , the ...
Page 196
... passed . They renounced all idea of adjourning at the end of the day , and evinced an invincible determination to sit out the question . This brought things to an issue , and towards sunset , the triumphant vote was taken , and resulted ...
... passed . They renounced all idea of adjourning at the end of the day , and evinced an invincible determination to sit out the question . This brought things to an issue , and towards sunset , the triumphant vote was taken , and resulted ...
Page 236
... passed the Senate , in which it enacted that the proportion of other metals than copper shall not exceed five per cent . Recent experiments have induced us to prefer an alloy in which the proportion of other metal than copper shall be ...
... passed the Senate , in which it enacted that the proportion of other metals than copper shall not exceed five per cent . Recent experiments have induced us to prefer an alloy in which the proportion of other metal than copper shall be ...
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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