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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... metal formed flakes , or granules . As the molten metal was poured , it was diffused by quickly stirring the water in a circular motion with a long stick . The purpose of this operation was to expose as much as possible of the metal to ...
... metal formed flakes , or granules . As the molten metal was poured , it was diffused by quickly stirring the water in a circular motion with a long stick . The purpose of this operation was to expose as much as possible of the metal to ...
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... metal daily , while the machines for large strips rolled twice this amount . In a letter to Secretary of State Edmund Randolph , in December 1794 , an English engineer named James Davy criticized operations at the Mint , 1o and in ...
... metal daily , while the machines for large strips rolled twice this amount . In a letter to Secretary of State Edmund Randolph , in December 1794 , an English engineer named James Davy criticized operations at the Mint , 1o and in ...
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... metal , and can , there- fore , be closely imitated by any metal chaser with the graver , without dies or moulds . And I am certain that if this had been suggested to the secret service officials it would never have been issued by the ...
... metal , and can , there- fore , be closely imitated by any metal chaser with the graver , without dies or moulds . And I am certain that if this had been suggested to the secret service officials it would never have been issued by the ...
Contents
The 1776 Continental Currency Coinage | 3 |
Proposals of Franklin Morris and Jefferson | 11 |
Experiments in Contract Coinage | 26 |
Copyright | |
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