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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... preserved . of The specimens are more numerous , and have been better taken care of than those any other art ; so natural is it , and ever has it been , for mankind in all ages to cling to the representatives of value . It is the ...
... preserved . of The specimens are more numerous , and have been better taken care of than those any other art ; so natural is it , and ever has it been , for mankind in all ages to cling to the representatives of value . It is the ...
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... preserved - many of them having no other record . In portraiture , coins are of the greatest interest ; the Greek and Roman series furnishing accurate representations of the features of Alexander the Great , the Ptolemies , Cæsar ...
... preserved - many of them having no other record . In portraiture , coins are of the greatest interest ; the Greek and Roman series furnishing accurate representations of the features of Alexander the Great , the Ptolemies , Cæsar ...
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... preservation , has been derived the practice of reducing such mixtures to a fixed proportion , which is denominated the standard , or fineness . From the indefinite account which Cæsar has left us in relation to the brazen and iron ...
... preservation , has been derived the practice of reducing such mixtures to a fixed proportion , which is denominated the standard , or fineness . From the indefinite account which Cæsar has left us in relation to the brazen and iron ...
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... preserved its integrity and the confidence of commercial nations uninterruptedly , from the reign of Henry II . down to the present time , fully seven hundred years . COINS . Coins are pieces of metal , in shape round and flat ...
... preserved its integrity and the confidence of commercial nations uninterruptedly , from the reign of Henry II . down to the present time , fully seven hundred years . COINS . Coins are pieces of metal , in shape round and flat ...
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... preserved . Subjected to the action of the air , they become very dry , soon become disintegrated , and crumble to pieces . They are also less elaborately carved , owing to the difference in material , though the designs are similar ...
... preserved . Subjected to the action of the air , they become very dry , soon become disintegrated , and crumble to pieces . They are also less elaborately carved , owing to the difference in material , though the designs are similar ...
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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