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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... establish the origin , and faithfully describe the coins and coinage of our country , from the dawn of the period when the pioneers of discovery , settlement , and civilization , experienced the necessity , and adopted the measures ...
... establish the origin , and faithfully describe the coins and coinage of our country , from the dawn of the period when the pioneers of discovery , settlement , and civilization , experienced the necessity , and adopted the measures ...
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... established when Stafford was President of the North , and some money was probably coined when the king was there , during his magnificent progress to Scotland . There was also a permanent mint at Aberystwith , for refining and coining ...
... established when Stafford was President of the North , and some money was probably coined when the king was there , during his magnificent progress to Scotland . There was also a permanent mint at Aberystwith , for refining and coining ...
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... edge , " Truth and Peace , " 1651 , Petrus Blondeus ; another , " In the third year of freedom , by God's blessing restored . " The established rival workers in the mint sent in rival patterns ; one with the double shield 24 INTRODUCTION .
... edge , " Truth and Peace , " 1651 , Petrus Blondeus ; another , " In the third year of freedom , by God's blessing restored . " The established rival workers in the mint sent in rival patterns ; one with the double shield 24 INTRODUCTION .
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... established at York , Bristol , Norwich , Exeter , and Chester . The new coinage was completed in two years . The pride of the king upon this subject , and the deter- mination that it should be ably managed , were exemplified by the ...
... established at York , Bristol , Norwich , Exeter , and Chester . The new coinage was completed in two years . The pride of the king upon this subject , and the deter- mination that it should be ably managed , were exemplified by the ...
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... established authority , by which others are sized or adjusted . It is distinguished as being arbitrary , from human sources ; or , invariable , from nature or God . The former is that which is almost universally adopted , and the latter ...
... established authority , by which others are sized or adjusted . It is distinguished as being arbitrary , from human sources ; or , invariable , from nature or God . The former is that which is almost universally adopted , and the latter ...
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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