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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... strike national medals " be usefully em- ployed in striking copper money , or in some cases silver . " The striking of copper coins from silver dollar dies would have been even more logical , and could explain the absence of any ...
... strike national medals " be usefully em- ployed in striking copper money , or in some cases silver . " The striking of copper coins from silver dollar dies would have been even more logical , and could explain the absence of any ...
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... striking the copper coin of this country . It will be perhaps found well to contract with him for striking the same for the U.S. as that must be the most pressing , the Gold & Silver of other countries having course with us . He will strike ...
... striking the copper coin of this country . It will be perhaps found well to contract with him for striking the same for the U.S. as that must be the most pressing , the Gold & Silver of other countries having course with us . He will strike ...
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... striking of patterns . The aura of mystery surrounding these coins 5 has given rise to many fanciful theories , obscuring the purpose for which they were obviously intended . Mintage figures indicate that the double eagle was by far the ...
... striking of patterns . The aura of mystery surrounding these coins 5 has given rise to many fanciful theories , obscuring the purpose for which they were obviously intended . Mintage figures indicate that the double eagle was by far the ...
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