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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... March 3 , 1853 the three - cent piece was changed to conform with the fiduciary standard . The new coin weighed 11.52 grains and was .900 fine . Longacre added two extra outlines to the star , and the piece was issued with this design ...
... March 3 , 1853 the three - cent piece was changed to conform with the fiduciary standard . The new coin weighed 11.52 grains and was .900 fine . Longacre added two extra outlines to the star , and the piece was issued with this design ...
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... March 31 , Moore wrote to Secretary Mills : Dear Sir : The Commission of Fine Arts return herewith the models of the proposed twenty - five cent piece , submitted with your letter of March 23 , with the advice that they be not executed ...
... March 31 , Moore wrote to Secretary Mills : Dear Sir : The Commission of Fine Arts return herewith the models of the proposed twenty - five cent piece , submitted with your letter of March 23 , with the advice that they be not executed ...
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... March 3 , 1835 O 1838-1861 1879-1909 Carson City , Nevada Charlotte , North Carolina Dahlonega , Georgia do . March 3 , 1863 CC March 3 , 1835 C D 8UA 1870-1893 1838-1861 1838-1861 Do. Do. Thomas Jefferson James Monroe 6 Robert Maskell ...
Contents
The 1776 Continental Currency Coinage | 3 |
Proposals of Franklin Morris and Jefferson | 11 |
Experiments in Contract Coinage | 26 |
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