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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Page iii
... present day . Contrasting the coinage of our infant colonies with that of the present time ; their struggles against kingly prerogative for its existence , with the undisturbed authority of the people over the same subject now , is an ...
... present day . Contrasting the coinage of our infant colonies with that of the present time ; their struggles against kingly prerogative for its existence , with the undisturbed authority of the people over the same subject now , is an ...
Page iv
... present exalted position among the nations of the earth ; and may the people fail not to refresh their love of country by frequently contemplating the feeble sources of their origin seeing that the neglect of the lessons of the past ...
... present exalted position among the nations of the earth ; and may the people fail not to refresh their love of country by frequently contemplating the feeble sources of their origin seeing that the neglect of the lessons of the past ...
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... present very highly artistic coins of the United States Mint . Thus , in coins or money , as in the arts generally , and also in agriculture and commerce , the advancement , from great rudeness to comparative perfection , excites our ...
... present very highly artistic coins of the United States Mint . Thus , in coins or money , as in the arts generally , and also in agriculture and commerce , the advancement , from great rudeness to comparative perfection , excites our ...
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... present age , the subject of money can be no intrusive one ; as it certainly has lost none of the attraction or interest , which the fondness for its acquisition or possession has heretofore given to it . In fact , every advancing stage ...
... present age , the subject of money can be no intrusive one ; as it certainly has lost none of the attraction or interest , which the fondness for its acquisition or possession has heretofore given to it . In fact , every advancing stage ...
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... presents no remarkable features . GEORGE III . , 1760 to 1820.- This prince , in succeeding to the throne , did not attempt to issue a silver coinage , although the currency was limited in amount , and of diminished value from wear and ...
... presents no remarkable features . GEORGE III . , 1760 to 1820.- This prince , in succeeding to the throne , did not attempt to issue a silver coinage , although the currency was limited in amount , and of diminished value from wear and ...
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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