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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... letter of March 7 , 1776 to the Committee of Inspection and Observation for the City and Lib- erties of Philadelphia . The author , who signed his letter " Luke the Physician , " suggested the following remedy : 2 ... if the ...
... letter of March 7 , 1776 to the Committee of Inspection and Observation for the City and Lib- erties of Philadelphia . The author , who signed his letter " Luke the Physician , " suggested the following remedy : 2 ... if the ...
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... letter of November 29 , 1797. After outlining the duties of the treasurer , Boudinot wrote : As the greatest Harmony has hitherto prevailed among the officers of the Mint , they cannot but lament the loss of the late excellent Treasurer ...
... letter of November 29 , 1797. After outlining the duties of the treasurer , Boudinot wrote : As the greatest Harmony has hitherto prevailed among the officers of the Mint , they cannot but lament the loss of the late excellent Treasurer ...
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... letter to Mr. Barber . Confidentially , the sculptors designing the new coins felt that on their last trip Mr. Morgan was much more cordial and cooperative than Mr. Barber was . I realize I am dealing with artistic temperaments at both ...
... letter to Mr. Barber . Confidentially , the sculptors designing the new coins felt that on their last trip Mr. Morgan was much more cordial and cooperative than Mr. Barber was . I realize I am dealing with artistic temperaments at both ...
Contents
The 1776 Continental Currency Coinage | 3 |
Proposals of Franklin Morris and Jefferson | 11 |
Experiments in Contract Coinage | 26 |
Copyright | |
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