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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... English pennies are still called Deniers , par- ticularly in the provincial districts of that country . The Romans coined gold in Their standard gold coin was called the Aureus , and was worth twenty - five 207 B. C. Denarii . Such was ...
... English pennies are still called Deniers , par- ticularly in the provincial districts of that country . The Romans coined gold in Their standard gold coin was called the Aureus , and was worth twenty - five 207 B. C. Denarii . Such was ...
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... English and Danish are found ; Edward the Confessor , whose pennies were various in design , but differing only from those of his predecessors by being larger , though of the same nominal value ; half - pence and farthings being ...
... English and Danish are found ; Edward the Confessor , whose pennies were various in design , but differing only from those of his predecessors by being larger , though of the same nominal value ; half - pence and farthings being ...
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... English coinage the long double cross on the reverse , and the legend , on the obverse , HERICUS REX III . The coins of Edward I. exhibit the head of the king , designed , for the first time , in a manner that was to continue without ...
... English coinage the long double cross on the reverse , and the legend , on the obverse , HERICUS REX III . The coins of Edward I. exhibit the head of the king , designed , for the first time , in a manner that was to continue without ...
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... ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS . HENRY VII . , 1485 to 1509. - The eighteenth year of this reign was marked by an entirely new coinage ; for the first time , some attention was directed to the artistic execution of silver coins . The shield for the ...
... ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS . HENRY VII . , 1485 to 1509. - The eighteenth year of this reign was marked by an entirely new coinage ; for the first time , some attention was directed to the artistic execution of silver coins . The shield for the ...
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... English coinage . EDWARD VI . , 1547 to 1553. - Under this king , no change worth noticing . MARY , 1553 to 1558 , declared her intention of restoring the old standard in the silver coinage , 11 oz . 2 dwt . fine , and 18 dwt . alloy ...
... English coinage . EDWARD VI . , 1547 to 1553. - Under this king , no change worth noticing . MARY , 1553 to 1558 , declared her intention of restoring the old standard in the silver coinage , 11 oz . 2 dwt . fine , and 18 dwt . alloy ...
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The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines ... Montroville Wilson Dickeson No preview available - 2015 |
The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines ... Montroville Wilson Dickeson No preview available - 2018 |
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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