The early coins of America and the laws governing their issue : comprising also descriptions of the Washington pieces, the Anglo-American tokens, many pieces of unknown origin, of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the first patterns of the United States Mint (1875)
Crosby, Sylvester S. (Sylvester Sage), d. 1914 · Boston : The author · leaf 326
se like the leaden money which was struck at Vienna, when thatcity was besieged by the Turks in 1529, it will soon become a great curiosity.I estimated the weight of a cubic foot of this Continental currency, it wasequal to 7440 ounces : this exceeds the weight of our best sort of pewter,and falls… … 8^ OBVEIiSE. Device, — A head facing right, with hair falling to the shoulder, Avhereupon an oval shield are emblazoned a stati with flag, and a sword crossing ;in each angle, a fleur de lis. Upon the breast is a winged head. Legend, — xox • depex - dexs • status REVERSE. Device, — An Indian, clad…
Coins, American · Tokens
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