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 96
the specimens of the coins extant.We have four in our own possession. The first is that common-ly known as the large eagle. The second is closely like it on theobverse, though the head is not precisely the same, and the dateis under a smaller and different eagle on the reverse. These arethe large… … WASHINGTON COINS. Willey, Snedshill, Beesham (the last letter is doubtful). Theother specimens have on the edge United States of America.We have heard of another specimen of the coin with this samelegend. A copper piece, bearing the date 1792, and commonly knownas a Washington cent, is found in…
Numismatics · Medals · Seals (Numismatics)
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