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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... copper money . The three coins designed by Hancock and struck by Westwood are un- doubtedly the 1791 large and small eagle Washington cents and the similar 1792 " cent " ( in gold , silver and copper ) .21 Although Walkers ' plan failed ...
... copper money . The three coins designed by Hancock and struck by Westwood are un- doubtedly the 1791 large and small eagle Washington cents and the similar 1792 " cent " ( in gold , silver and copper ) .21 Although Walkers ' plan failed ...
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... copper - nickel series such as Linderman had already proposed . Pollock , in his letter to Boutwell , vigorously attacked the measure : 3 These sections embody the provisions of the copper - nickel bill , providing for a new one , three ...
... copper - nickel series such as Linderman had already proposed . Pollock , in his letter to Boutwell , vigorously attacked the measure : 3 These sections embody the provisions of the copper - nickel bill , providing for a new one , three ...
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... ( copper - nickel ) May 16 , 1866 77.16 copper , 75 % ; nickel , 25 % 5 cents ( silver ) 1 77.16 copper , 56 % ; silver , 35 % ; manganese , 9 % 3 cents ( copper - nickel ) 2 Mar. 3 , 1865 30 copper , 75 % ; nickel , 25 % 2 cents ( bronze ) ...
... ( copper - nickel ) May 16 , 1866 77.16 copper , 75 % ; nickel , 25 % 5 cents ( silver ) 1 77.16 copper , 56 % ; silver , 35 % ; manganese , 9 % 3 cents ( copper - nickel ) 2 Mar. 3 , 1865 30 copper , 75 % ; nickel , 25 % 2 cents ( bronze ) ...
Contents
The 1776 Continental Currency Coinage | 3 |
Proposals of Franklin Morris and Jefferson | 11 |
Experiments in Contract Coinage | 26 |
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