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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... obverse legends read : CONTINENTAL CURRENCY 1776 and FUGIO ( i.e. , I , Time , Fly ) MIND YOUR BUSINESS . At the upper left , the sun's rays strike a sundial , illustrating the monition . The reverse shows a perpetual chain , arranged ...
... obverse legends read : CONTINENTAL CURRENCY 1776 and FUGIO ( i.e. , I , Time , Fly ) MIND YOUR BUSINESS . At the upper left , the sun's rays strike a sundial , illustrating the monition . The reverse shows a perpetual chain , arranged ...
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... obverse . Reverse wreath etc. No. 2. " Head of Liberty " on the obverse with motto " In God we trust " at the base of the Head . Reverse the same as No. 1 . No. 3. " Head of Liberty " on obverse , motto over the Head & c . Reverse the ...
... obverse . Reverse wreath etc. No. 2. " Head of Liberty " on the obverse with motto " In God we trust " at the base of the Head . Reverse the same as No. 1 . No. 3. " Head of Liberty " on obverse , motto over the Head & c . Reverse the ...
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... obverse and reverse of the new dollar the specimens returned herewith , and described briefly as follows : Obverse . A female figure seated upon bales of cotton ( a sheaf of wheat in the rear ) holding in her right hand , which is ...
... obverse and reverse of the new dollar the specimens returned herewith , and described briefly as follows : Obverse . A female figure seated upon bales of cotton ( a sheaf of wheat in the rear ) holding in her right hand , which is ...
Contents
The 1776 Continental Currency Coinage | 3 |
Proposals of Franklin Morris and Jefferson | 11 |
Experiments in Contract Coinage | 26 |
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