Coins, medals, and seals, ancient and modern. Illustrated and described. With a sketch of the history of coins and coinage, instructions for young collectors, tables of comparative rarity, price lists of English and American coins, medals and tokens, &c., &c (1861)
Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 102
lly ordered by resolution of Congress, July 6, 1787.The name Franklin copper is derived from the pithy sentenceon it, which sounds very much like the philosopher. He didrecommend the adoption of such sentences on our coinage, butthere is no evidence that he had any thing to do with the Fugiocoin.…
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