The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines, and Colonial, State, and United States Coins: With Historical and Descriptive Notices of Each Coin Or Series |
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... Device . - The bust of the Goddess of Liberty : the liberty - pole , surmounted by the cap , rests against the right shoulder , and the hair is blown back , as if by the wind against which the goddess appears to be running , to announce ...
... Device . - The bust of the Goddess of Liberty : the liberty - pole , surmounted by the cap , rests against the right shoulder , and the hair is blown back , as if by the wind against which the goddess appears to be running , to announce ...
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... device of the great seals was transferred to the " sovereign , " the principal gold coin of this reign . The shilling , also , made its appearance , and , in the new coinage , groats , half - groats , and pennies , were minted ; but the ...
... device of the great seals was transferred to the " sovereign , " the principal gold coin of this reign . The shilling , also , made its appearance , and , in the new coinage , groats , half - groats , and pennies , were minted ; but the ...
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... device composed the seal of Massachusetts , as very recently adopted by the General Court . It presented to the eye the royal armorials , which had so long been a part of its public documents , and which denoted subjection to the crown ...
... device composed the seal of Massachusetts , as very recently adopted by the General Court . It presented to the eye the royal armorials , which had so long been a part of its public documents , and which denoted subjection to the crown ...
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... them from the cabinet collection of the celebrated numismatologist , Mr. Hollis , of England , who , in his memoirs , calls it " a coin of the Summer Islands . " Device . - A wild boar , with the Roman ( 58 ) PART IV ...
... them from the cabinet collection of the celebrated numismatologist , Mr. Hollis , of England , who , in his memoirs , calls it " a coin of the Summer Islands . " Device . - A wild boar , with the Roman ( 58 ) PART IV ...
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... Device . A pine - tree in the field , surrounded by a circle of dots . Legend . - MASSACHVSETS , N. E. Reverse . A circle of dots ; in the area " 1650 , " and under it the numerals XII . ( Size 8. See Plate VI . , Figure 2. ) This piece ...
... Device . A pine - tree in the field , surrounded by a circle of dots . Legend . - MASSACHVSETS , N. E. Reverse . A circle of dots ; in the area " 1650 , " and under it the numerals XII . ( Size 8. See Plate VI . , Figure 2. ) This piece ...
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The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines ... Montroville Wilson Dickeson No preview available - 2015 |
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aborigines alloy AMERICA assay AUCTORI CONNEC bust of Washington cabinet carats centre circle of dots circulation coinage colony copper crown cupel currency denomination designs unaltered designs unchanged Device Device.-A bust DIME eagle edge effigy emblem emission England extremely rare fac-similes facing Figure Fillet-Festooned five varieties five-dollar piece four varieties George George III Georgius Goddess of Liberty gold coins gotten grains hair HALF-CENT HALF-DIME HALF-DOLLAR HALF-EAGLE half-penny head laureated hence issued king laurel legend Legend.-LIBERTY Legend.-UNITED letter liberty pole Liberty seated liberty-cap lignite Lord Baltimore Massachusetts MEDALET metal NOVA CESAREA number coined obverse pattern piece penny planchets Plate XI Plate XVII Plenty plow preceding preserved proportion punctuation QUARTER-DOLLAR QUARTER-EAGLE reign reverse Reverse.-A scarce shield shillings silver coins specimens stamped struck surmounted three varieties THREE-DOLLAR PIECE type and five type and four type and three United United States Mint VERMON weight wreath