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 72
... struck- " April 9 , 1844. J Mc " Although Eckfeldt was slightly off on the number of half dismes struck , his memory otherwise appears remarkably undimmed . The dies for the half disme were engraved by Robert " Bob " Birch who ...
... struck- " April 9 , 1844. J Mc " Although Eckfeldt was slightly off on the number of half dismes struck , his memory otherwise appears remarkably undimmed . The dies for the half disme were engraved by Robert " Bob " Birch who ...
Page 126
... struck during the last two years . Quarter Dollars , Dismes , & half Dismes are struck whenever desired by the depositors , or not particularly objected to . But in truth , nearly the whole of our Silver Bullion ( chiefly Spanish ...
... struck during the last two years . Quarter Dollars , Dismes , & half Dismes are struck whenever desired by the depositors , or not particularly objected to . But in truth , nearly the whole of our Silver Bullion ( chiefly Spanish ...
Page 192
... struck off several pieces , peddling them around town for $ 75 each . The new 1804 dollars seem not to have fooled many people , for Theodore , with his limited facilities , was unable to letter the edges . One piece was struck over a ...
... struck off several pieces , peddling them around town for $ 75 each . The new 1804 dollars seem not to have fooled many people , for Theodore , with his limited facilities , was unable to letter the edges . One piece was struck over a ...
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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