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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... alloy . The name of the moneyer or mint - master of the district in which the piece was coined , was now - about 700 A. D. - generally placed on the reverse of the coin with some ornament , and afterwards the name of the place of ...
... alloy . The name of the moneyer or mint - master of the district in which the piece was coined , was now - about 700 A. D. - generally placed on the reverse of the coin with some ornament , and afterwards the name of the place of ...
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... alloy . In the thirty - sixth year of this reign , pieces of the denomination of sixpence , threepence , and three - half - pence , were first struck in Ire- land , similar to the English coinage . EDWARD VI . , 1547 to 1553. - Under ...
... alloy . In the thirty - sixth year of this reign , pieces of the denomination of sixpence , threepence , and three - half - pence , were first struck in Ire- land , similar to the English coinage . EDWARD VI . , 1547 to 1553. - Under ...
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... , 23 carats fine , and one - half carat alloy , was next coined into 27 rose - rials of 30s . each , or 54 spurrials of 158. each . The first gold coinage of James was of the same standard as that of the INTRODUCTION . 21.
... , 23 carats fine , and one - half carat alloy , was next coined into 27 rose - rials of 30s . each , or 54 spurrials of 158. each . The first gold coinage of James was of the same standard as that of the INTRODUCTION . 21.
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... alloy , to make thirty - three sovereigns and a half of 208. each . Next , the pound weight of the same gold was coined into thirty - seven units of 20s . each , and a thistle crown of four shillings , because the English gold coin had ...
... alloy , to make thirty - three sovereigns and a half of 208. each . Next , the pound weight of the same gold was coined into thirty - seven units of 20s . each , and a thistle crown of four shillings , because the English gold coin had ...
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... alloy . No coins were struck in Scotland . In Ireland , as in England , great numbers of town tokens were struck off and circulated . CHARLES II . , 1660 to 1684. - On his accession to the throne , silver coins , from half- crowns ...
... alloy . No coins were struck in Scotland . In Ireland , as in England , great numbers of town tokens were struck off and circulated . CHARLES II . , 1660 to 1684. - On his accession to the throne , silver coins , from half- crowns ...
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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