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 212
... adopted de- signs for the dollar , all by Longacre ; 3rd row : 1852 experimental half dollar ( obverse struck from reverse die for half dime ) and three - dollar piece ( adopted design ) by Longacre ; bottom row : double eagle ( adopted ...
... adopted de- signs for the dollar , all by Longacre ; 3rd row : 1852 experimental half dollar ( obverse struck from reverse die for half dime ) and three - dollar piece ( adopted design ) by Longacre ; bottom row : double eagle ( adopted ...
Page 234
... adoption of German silver , and launched a project for the local manufacture of nickel . Early in 1854 , he prepared ... adopted design by Gobrecht ; 1850 , '51 exper- imental annular billon cents ; 1853 experimental German silver cent ...
... adoption of German silver , and launched a project for the local manufacture of nickel . Early in 1854 , he prepared ... adopted design by Gobrecht ; 1850 , '51 exper- imental annular billon cents ; 1853 experimental German silver cent ...
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... adopted during the president's administration whose time expires but too soon . If the Lincoln half dollar could be adopted I might be able to get photographs ready by the 12th . The head naturally would have to be reduced in relief so ...
... adopted during the president's administration whose time expires but too soon . If the Lincoln half dollar could be adopted I might be able to get photographs ready by the 12th . The head naturally would have to be reduced in relief so ...
Contents
The 1776 Continental Currency Coinage | 3 |
Proposals of Franklin Morris and Jefferson | 11 |
Experiments in Contract Coinage | 26 |
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