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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... crowns and half - crowns of gold were now added for the first time . In this reign , the pound Troy superseded the pound Tower , in the mint , and the standard of gold was settled , which has ever INTRODUCTION . 19.
... crowns and half - crowns of gold were now added for the first time . In this reign , the pound Troy superseded the pound Tower , in the mint , and the standard of gold was settled , which has ever INTRODUCTION . 19.
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... crown gold , was 22 carats fine to 2 carats alloy . In the thirty - sixth year of this reign , pieces of the ... crowns were issued . During this reign , there were coined of silver , including the base money of Ireland , £ 4,718,579 28 ...
... crown gold , was 22 carats fine to 2 carats alloy . In the thirty - sixth year of this reign , pieces of the ... crowns were issued . During this reign , there were coined of silver , including the base money of Ireland , £ 4,718,579 28 ...
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... crowns , half - crowns , shillings , half - shillings , pieces of two pennies , pennies , and half - pennies ... crown , and the half - pennies the same , without mottoes . The first gold coins of this reign were the sovereigns ...
... crowns , half - crowns , shillings , half - shillings , pieces of two pennies , pennies , and half - pennies ... crown , and the half - pennies the same , without mottoes . The first gold coins of this reign were the sovereigns ...
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... crown of four shillings , because the English gold coin had long been of more value than those of other nations ... crowns , half - crowns , shillings , half - shillings , two - pences , pennies , and half - pennies . The shillings and ...
... crown of four shillings , because the English gold coin had long been of more value than those of other nations ... crowns , half - crowns , shillings , half - shillings , two - pences , pennies , and half - pennies . The shillings and ...
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... crown . In 1645 , when Carlisle was defended by Sir Thomas Glenham for the king , he coined down plate into shillings , & c . , with the king's head very rudely executed . Some of these siege pieces are stamped with a castle , and ...
... crown . In 1645 , when Carlisle was defended by Sir Thomas Glenham for the king , he coined down plate into shillings , & c . , with the king's head very rudely executed . Some of these siege pieces are stamped with a castle , and ...
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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