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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... Cent ( 6 7 . 39 པ Kentucky Coppers ........... ( 6 8 , 12 . ( ( Massachusetts Cent and Half - Cent .......... 9 , 10 . 35 New York Cent ........ 66 11 . པ པ Castorland Half - Dollar ........ 66 13 . ( l North American Token ....... 66 ...
... Cent ( 6 7 . 39 པ Kentucky Coppers ........... ( 6 8 , 12 . ( ( Massachusetts Cent and Half - Cent .......... 9 , 10 . 35 New York Cent ........ 66 11 . པ པ Castorland Half - Dollar ........ 66 13 . ( l North American Token ....... 66 ...
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... Cent , 1792 ...... ( 6 66 ( 6 66 66 66 ( 6 66 - ( 6 ( 6 ( 6 66 ..... Eagle , 1792 ..... 66 66 Half - Dollar - Trial , 1858 Cent - Eagle " -Liberty - Cap - Composition , 1854 .... -Composition , 1835 .... - ( 6 66 66 << 66 66 ( 6 66 66 ...
... Cent , 1792 ...... ( 6 66 ( 6 66 66 66 ( 6 66 - ( 6 ( 6 ( 6 66 ..... Eagle , 1792 ..... 66 66 Half - Dollar - Trial , 1858 Cent - Eagle " -Liberty - Cap - Composition , 1854 .... -Composition , 1835 .... - ( 6 66 66 << 66 66 ( 6 66 66 ...
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... Cent , Cue , 1796 ..... " Turban , 1808 ..... " Fillet , 1816 .... -- - fifteen stars , 1817 ...... Figures 1 , 2 ... Half - Cent , Liberty - Cap , 1793 , 1794 , 1795 , 1797 .... 13 , 14 , 15 . 66 16 . 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 . 66 21 . 66 22 ...
... Cent , Cue , 1796 ..... " Turban , 1808 ..... " Fillet , 1816 .... -- - fifteen stars , 1817 ...... Figures 1 , 2 ... Half - Cent , Liberty - Cap , 1793 , 1794 , 1795 , 1797 .... 13 , 14 , 15 . 66 16 . 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 . 66 21 . 66 22 ...
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... half an inch in thickness . They appear to have been wrought into form with much precision , and they exhibit ... cent , and were wrought out of the interior and exterior tables of the human skull , also of the bones of the thigh , the ...
... half an inch in thickness . They appear to have been wrought into form with much precision , and they exhibit ... cent , and were wrought out of the interior and exterior tables of the human skull , also of the bones of the thigh , the ...
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... cent piece , with eccentric lines carved upon them , and in some cases figures . Some pieces we found were as large as two and a half inches in diameter . Nothing more rational than that an aborigine should give half a dozen or more of ...
... cent piece , with eccentric lines carved upon them , and in some cases figures . Some pieces we found were as large as two and a half inches in diameter . Nothing more rational than that an aborigine should give half a dozen or more of ...
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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