Illustrated history of the United States mint / with a complete description of American coinage, from the earliest period to the present time
WITH A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF
AMERICAN COINAGE,
From the earliest period to the present time. The Process of Melting, Refining, Assaying, and Coining Gold and Silver fully described:
WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF
Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, John Jay Knox, James P. Kimball, Daniel M. Fox, and the Mint Officers from its foundation to the present time.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
A GLOSSARY OF MINT TERMS
AND THE
LATEST OFFICIAL TABLES
OF THE
Annual Products of Gold and Silver in the different States, and Foreign Countries, with Monetary Statistics of all Nations.
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INDEX.
Ancient Coining.
Portraiture upon Coins.
Incidents of History
Costumes on Coins.
Heraldic Emblems
Humor Pictured on Medals.
Architecture indebted to Coins.
Language upon Coins and Medals.
THE UNITED STATES MINT.
THE PHILADELPHIA MINT.
EXTRACT FROM THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED FOR THE MINT, JANUARY 1, 1825.
The Mint Established.
Copy of the Paper laid in the Corner Stone of the Mint, July 4, 1829.
Visiting the Mint.
The Deposit or Weighing-room.
The Deposit Melting Room.
Office of the Melter and Refiner.
The Process of Assay.
The Assaying Rooms.
Assaying Gold.
Assaying Silver.
The Separating Room.
The Melting Rooms
The Rolling Room.
Annealing Furnaces.
The Drawing Benches.
The Cutting Machines.
Adjusting Room.
Progress in Coining.
Dies.
Transfer Lathe.
The Coining and Milling Rooms.
THE CABINET.
Relics.
Curiosities and Minerals.
“Peter,”
Eastern Corridor.
Coins.
Greek Coins.
Persian.
Egypt
The Syrian Coins
Roman Coins.
Greek Republic
Family Coins.
Imperial Coins
“The Temple Sweepers.”
ORIENTAL.
Turkey.
Egypt.
French Coinage.
Germany.
Coins of Switzerland.
Russian Coins.
England.
Portugal and Spain.
Mexico.
Coins of Brazil.
Colonial Coins.
United States Coins.
SELECTIONS.
Greece.
Rome.
English.
France.
Germany.
Spain.
Italy.
Oriental.
THE WIDOW’S MITE.
DONATIONS OF OLD COINS.
COLONIAL COINAGES.
Nova Constellatio.
The Immune Columbia.
Bermuda Shilling—(“Hogge-Penny”).
New Jersey Immunis.
Confederatio and Inimica Tyrannis.
Connecticut Cent, 1788.
New England Token.
Good Samaritan Shillings.
Massachusetts Half Cent, 1787.
Massachusetts Cent, 1788.
Fugios or Franklin Cents.
The Bar Cent, or U S A Copper.
Maryland Penny.
Rosa Americana Half-Penny, 1722.
Granby or Higley Token, 1737.
Washington Cent, 1783.
Washington Liverpool Half-Penny.
Washington Naked Bust Cent, 1792.
Non Dependens Status.
Pattern Cent, 1792.
George Clinton Copper, 1787.
Kentucky Token or Cent
Shekel (Simon Maccabees).
Immunis Columbia, 1787.
Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling.
Chain Cents.
The Myddelton Tokens.
The Small Pattern Cent.
The Double Head Washington.
New York Washington Cent.
Carolina Elephant (Token.)
Copper Half-Cent of 1794.
Cent, 1799.
Liberty Cent, 1809.
Half-Cent of 1793.
Wreath Cent.
Liberty and Security Washington Coin.
Virginia Half-Penny.
Coins issued at the United States Mint at Philadelphia, from its establishment in 1792 to 1888.
Gold.
Silver.
Minor Coins.
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
HON. JOHN JAY KNOX.
The Coinage Act of 1873.
DIRECTORS OF THE MINT.
DANIEL M. FOX.
COINERS.
ASSAYERS.
JACOB R. ECKFELDT.
United States Mint Officers.
WILLIAM E. DU BOIS.
MELTERS AND REFINERS.
THE MINT ENGRAVERS.
BENJAMIN RUSH,
CASHIER.
CURATOR.
Standard Weights.
EXTRACT FROM CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Improvements made at the Philadelphia Mint in 1887, under the Supervision of Hon. Daniel M. Fox.
Summary of the Operations of the Mints and Assay Offices.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
U. S. Mint Test for Gold and Silver.
TEST FOR GOLD.
TEST FOR SILVER.
MEDALS AND CABINET COINS.
PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON.
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