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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... specimens , and such history in regard to them , as the curious and scientific have collected and 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 ...
... specimens , and such history in regard to them , as the curious and scientific have collected and 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 ...
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... specimens escaped the crucible . The gold coinage was not quite so flagrantly neglected as the silver ; but , nevertheless , the issues were small and insufficient . In the year of the king's accession a gold coinage occurred , and ...
... specimens escaped the crucible . The gold coinage was not quite so flagrantly neglected as the silver ; but , nevertheless , the issues were small and insufficient . In the year of the king's accession a gold coinage occurred , and ...
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... specimens of milled money appeared in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; legends upon the edges of coins , date from 1651 , as they occur upon those made by the process of Blondeau and Ramage at the time of the Commonwealth . This process ...
... specimens of milled money appeared in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ; legends upon the edges of coins , date from 1651 , as they occur upon those made by the process of Blondeau and Ramage at the time of the Commonwealth . This process ...
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... specimens of aboriginal coins or money , found in the tumuli , were composed of lignite , coal , bone , shell , terra - cotta , mica , pearl , cornelian , chalcedony , agate , jasper , native gold , silver , copper , lead , and iron ...
... specimens of aboriginal coins or money , found in the tumuli , were composed of lignite , coal , bone , shell , terra - cotta , mica , pearl , cornelian , chalcedony , agate , jasper , native gold , silver , copper , lead , and iron ...
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... specimens of American aboriginal art- such as they are - in many cases very rude , and in others of very good workmanship , present a striking analogy , in form and design , to the ancient Egyptian ; agreeing , as they do , in shape and ...
... specimens of American aboriginal art- such as they are - in many cases very rude , and in others of very good workmanship , present a striking analogy , in form and design , to the ancient Egyptian ; agreeing , as they do , in shape 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