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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... respecting the quality of it , who all were of the same Sentiment , that it was scarcely worth the freight , but two days ago I had an Essay made by Mr. Dudley , and we find it to be the purest Copper . He melted down about two pounds ...
... respecting the quality of it , who all were of the same Sentiment , that it was scarcely worth the freight , but two days ago I had an Essay made by Mr. Dudley , and we find it to be the purest Copper . He melted down about two pounds ...
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... respect to people out of doors - there were many reasons to instigate these conditions - I knew Mr. D. was engaged in a sort of treaty with others ; and tho I did not want his assistance , I wished him not interested against me - from ...
... respect to people out of doors - there were many reasons to instigate these conditions - I knew Mr. D. was engaged in a sort of treaty with others ; and tho I did not want his assistance , I wished him not interested against me - from ...
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... respect to the number you would chuse . He hopes that if he should succeed in the struggle he is engaged in here that he might still find time to go to America for the purpose you wish- or if not he thinks that he could have a mint ...
... respect to the number you would chuse . He hopes that if he should succeed in the struggle he is engaged in here that he might still find time to go to America for the purpose you wish- or if not he thinks that he could have a mint ...
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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