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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... frequently contemplating the feeble sources of their origin seeing that the neglect of the lessons of the past leaves no certain guide for the future . THE AUTHOR . PREFACE . COIN or money is the medium which mankind iv DEDICATION .
... frequently contemplating the feeble sources of their origin seeing that the neglect of the lessons of the past leaves no certain guide for the future . THE AUTHOR . PREFACE . COIN or money is the medium which mankind iv DEDICATION .
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... origin up to the period of its present perfection , is an agreeable task , and it induces self - gratulation , and merits public approval and support in proportion to its utility . It is peculiarly gratifying to be able to contemplate ...
... origin up to the period of its present perfection , is an agreeable task , and it induces self - gratulation , and merits public approval and support in proportion to its utility . It is peculiarly gratifying to be able to contemplate ...
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... origin and progress of our metallic currency - occupying as it has , and now does , a paramount relation to everything that has made us a successful agricultural , manufacturing , and commercial people , and without which we should not ...
... origin and progress of our metallic currency - occupying as it has , and now does , a paramount relation to everything that has made us a successful agricultural , manufacturing , and commercial people , and without which we should not ...
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... origin of any creation in art , conferring either individual or national distinction , should be contested , some have given prece- dence , in time , to the Persian daric of gold and silver - coins equal to our five - dollar and quarter ...
... origin of any creation in art , conferring either individual or national distinction , should be contested , some have given prece- dence , in time , to the Persian daric of gold and silver - coins equal to our five - dollar and quarter ...
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... origin , but holding dominion in Britain , had coins also bearing his name . In the 42d year of the era of Britain , the southern parts of the island were subjugated by the Emperor Claudius , and the Roman coinage soon after gained the ...
... origin , but holding dominion in Britain , had coins also bearing his name . In the 42d year of the era of Britain , the southern parts of the island were subjugated by the Emperor Claudius , and the Roman coinage soon after gained the ...
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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