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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... four in number - that have come under our observation are in an excellent state of preservation . The London half ... type is very rare , and it appears in a half - penny of Charles II . The reverse of another type has the same shield ...
... four in number - that have come under our observation are in an excellent state of preservation . The London half ... type is very rare , and it appears in a half - penny of Charles II . The reverse of another type has the same shield ...
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... types . The first series were issued in the reign of George I. , in 1722 ; in 1723 the type was altered , as the ... four specimens , which were , until lately , in the cabinets of England . For a fac - simile of it we are indebted to ...
... types . The first series were issued in the reign of George I. , in 1722 ; in 1723 the type was altered , as the ... four specimens , which were , until lately , in the cabinets of England . For a fac - simile of it we are indebted to ...
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... type and two varieties . They bear no date . It is asserted by some , they were issued in 1776 - favoring the idea ... four fleur - de - lis - arms of France . On the breast is a small head with wings extending half - way up toward the ...
... type and two varieties . They bear no date . It is asserted by some , they were issued in 1776 - favoring the idea ... four fleur - de - lis - arms of France . On the breast is a small head with wings extending half - way up toward the ...
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... four - pointed star out of their circular line — the punctuation . • Legend . - NOVA CONSTELATIO Reverse . - A ... Type 1.- NOVA CONSTELATIO 66 2.- NOVA CONSTELLATIO 66 3 . • NOVA CONSTELLATIO In Type 1 , the points of the rays terminate ...
... four - pointed star out of their circular line — the punctuation . • Legend . - NOVA CONSTELATIO Reverse . - A ... Type 1.- NOVA CONSTELATIO 66 2.- NOVA CONSTELLATIO 66 3 . • NOVA CONSTELLATIO In Type 1 , the points of the rays terminate ...
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... types , is said to have been issued at the time when leading men in Vermont ... Type 2 , one variety has no legend on the reverse ; in Type 4 , one variety ... four pounds , of coined copper . In 1786 , Edwards , Shipman , and Ingersoll ...
... types , is said to have been issued at the time when leading men in Vermont ... Type 2 , one variety has no legend on the reverse ; in Type 4 , one variety ... four pounds , of coined copper . In 1786 , Edwards , Shipman , and Ingersoll ...
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The American Numismatical Manual of the Currency Or Money of the Aborigines ... Montroville Wilson Dickeson No preview available - 2015 |
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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