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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... standard or representative of value in their commerce , and also trade , with one another , down to the present very enlightened era in our history ; thus forming a metallic chain , the description and history of the links of which will ...
... standard or representative of value in their commerce , and also trade , with one another , down to the present very enlightened era in our history ; thus forming a metallic chain , the description and history of the links of which will ...
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... standard was based upon that of the Greek drachma . The drachma being , at that time , of the value of ten Roman ases , the new silver coin was denominated a Denarius , or piece of ten æses . This piece became the parent of the silver ...
... standard was based upon that of the Greek drachma . The drachma being , at that time , of the value of ten Roman ases , the new silver coin was denominated a Denarius , or piece of ten æses . This piece became the parent of the silver ...
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... standard purity seems to have been 11 oz . 2 dwt . fine , and 11 dwt . alloy . The name of the moneyer or mint - master of the district in which the piece was coined , was now - about 700 A. D. - generally placed on the reverse of the ...
... standard purity seems to have been 11 oz . 2 dwt . fine , and 11 dwt . alloy . The name of the moneyer or mint - master of the district in which the piece was coined , was now - about 700 A. D. - generally placed on the reverse of the ...
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... standard and weight . The emissions were all silver pennies ; and half - pennies and farthings were obtained by cutting them into two and four pieces . William Rufus , Henry I. , Stephen , Henry II . , and Richard I. , so far as the ...
... standard and weight . The emissions were all silver pennies ; and half - pennies and farthings were obtained by cutting them into two and four pieces . William Rufus , Henry I. , Stephen , Henry II . , and Richard I. , so far as the ...
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... and crowns and half - crowns of gold were now added for the first time . In this reign , the pound Troy superseded the pound Tower , in the mint , and the standard of gold was settled , which has ever INTRODUCTION . 19.
... and crowns and half - crowns of gold were now added for the first time . In this reign , the pound Troy superseded the pound Tower , in the mint , and the standard of gold was settled , which has ever INTRODUCTION . 19.
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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