The coin book, comprising a history of coinage;
a synopsis of the mint laws of the United States; statistics of the coinage from 1792 to 1870; list of current gold and silver coins, and their custom house values; a dictionary of all coins known in ancient and modern times, with their values; the gold and silver product of each state to 1870; list of works on coinage; the daily price of gold from 1862 to 1871. With engravings of the principal coins.

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Main Author

Homans, Isaac Smith, 1832-1879.

Related Names

Mushet, Robert, 1782-1828.

Language(s)

English

Published

Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott & co., 1872.

Subjects

Coinage > Coinage / Great Britain.
Coinage > Coinage / United States.
Numismatics.

Note

"List of works on coins, gems, and medals": p. 119-121.
"A history of coinage in Great Britain ... By Robert Mushet ... (From the Encyclopedia britannica)": p. [1]-53.

Physical Description

2 p. l., 139, 5 p., 16 l. front, XVI pl. 24 cm.

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