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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... continued to be the names of two well - known pieces of Greek money ; the latter of which had a value equal to six of the former . Drachma is the name of the principal coin now in use in Greece . The date of the change in Greek money ...
... continued to be the names of two well - known pieces of Greek money ; the latter of which had a value equal to six of the former . Drachma is the name of the principal coin now in use in Greece . The date of the change in Greek money ...
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... continued in use as currency till it was superseded by the more convenient coinage of the Roman empire . The Britons , from their proximity to Gaul , received thence the coined money of the Greeks at an early day , which was displacing ...
... continued in use as currency till it was superseded by the more convenient coinage of the Roman empire . The Britons , from their proximity to Gaul , received thence the coined money of the Greeks at an early day , which was displacing ...
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... continued down to the reign of George III . The English gold coins being still above the value of other nations , the nominal value , and the old unit of 20s . , was raised to 228. , and other coins in proportion . In 1670 , the weight ...
... continued down to the reign of George III . The English gold coins being still above the value of other nations , the nominal value , and the old unit of 20s . , was raised to 228. , and other coins in proportion . In 1670 , the weight ...
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... continued so for twenty years afterwards ; for , in 1717 , in the reign of George I. , Sir Isaac Newton , who was still in office , stated , in his report , " If silver money became a little scarcer , people would , in a little time ...
... continued so for twenty years afterwards ; for , in 1717 , in the reign of George I. , Sir Isaac Newton , who was still in office , stated , in his report , " If silver money became a little scarcer , people would , in a little time ...
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... continued as before . The first coinage of copper half - pence and farthings in this reign was under warrant of Queen Caroline in 1738 , for the time guardian of the realm . There were forty - six half - pence coined out of the pound ...
... continued as before . The first coinage of copper half - pence and farthings in this reign was under warrant of Queen Caroline in 1738 , for the time guardian of the realm . There were forty - six half - pence coined out of the pound ...
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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