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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... patterns of the other denominations which he might lay before Congress " to Establish a Mint . ” Dudley complied on the 22nd , by sending " Several Pieces of Money as patterns of the intended American Coins . " A day later , Morris ...
... patterns of the other denominations which he might lay before Congress " to Establish a Mint . ” Dudley complied on the 22nd , by sending " Several Pieces of Money as patterns of the intended American Coins . " A day later , Morris ...
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... patterns , 234-235 Indian head , 239 , 242 large cent types , 112 legal tender status , 66 , 237 , 242 Lincoln , 330-339 Lincoln memorial reverse , 339 " Martha Washington " head on , 72 , 75 oroid pattern , 235 pattern by Feuchtwanger ...
... patterns , 234-235 Indian head , 239 , 242 large cent types , 112 legal tender status , 66 , 237 , 242 Lincoln , 330-339 Lincoln memorial reverse , 339 " Martha Washington " head on , 72 , 75 oroid pattern , 235 pattern by Feuchtwanger ...
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... patterns by Gobrecht , 171 , 174- 175 patterns by Morgan , 285 " peace " design , 354-359 remodeled by Hughes , 175-176 subsidiary weight proposed , 251 unit , as , 21-23 Double dime authorized by Continental Con- gress , 23-24 proposed ...
... patterns by Gobrecht , 171 , 174- 175 patterns by Morgan , 285 " peace " design , 354-359 remodeled by Hughes , 175-176 subsidiary weight proposed , 251 unit , as , 21-23 Double dime authorized by Continental Con- gress , 23-24 proposed ...
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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