Illustrated history of the United States mint / with a complete description of American coinage, from the earliest period to the present time

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Virginia Half-Penny.

The well-known Virginia half-pennies seem to have been very plentiful. A number of different dies were used. A laureated bust of George the Third is surrounded, as on the English half-penny, with his title, “GEORGIVS III. REX.” The reverse has an ornamental and crowned shield, emblazoned quarterly: 1, England empaling Scotland; 2, France; 3, Ireland; 4, the electoral dominions. Legend: “VIRGINIA.”

PLATE XI.

Cent. 1809. Half Cent. 1793. Chain Cent. 1793.

Pattern “Two Cent” Piece. Cent. 1799. Small Pattern Cent. 1792.

See description.

PLATE XII.

Double Head Washington. Liberty and Security Washington Medal. 1795. Granby or Higley Copper Token.

N. Y. Colonial Cent. 1787. Carolina Elephant Token. 1694. Virginia Half Cent.

See description.

PLATE XIII.

Medal of 1776, Commemorative of the Nation’s Independence.

“Kittanning Medal,” one of the earliest Medals executed in America.

PLATE XIV.

1795 Silver Dollar. Obverse and Reverse.

1798 Silver Dollar. Obverse and Reverse.

PLATE XV.

Rosa Americana. Massachusetts Half Cent. Rhode Island Medal.

Pitt Medal. Immunis Columbia. New York Token.

See description.

PLATE XVI.

Pattern Half Dollar. 1859. Pattern Cent. 1854. Liberty Cent. 1793.

Liberty Half Cent. 1795. Pattern Cent, Copper and Silver. 1850. Pattern Cent. 1855.

PLATE XVII.

Rare Colonial Cent, of New Jersey.[18] Washington Half Dollar. 1792. Washington Cent. 1783.

Washington Cent. 1783. Washington Cent. Very Rare. 1792. Washington Cent. 1791.

PLATE XVIII.

Tribute Money. Constantine the Great.

Counterfeit Shekel, of European Manufacture. Jewish. Lepton, B. C. Jewish. Lepton, A. D.

Syrian. Grecian. Maximus Phillipus.

PLATE XIX.

Double Eagle, 1849. “Unique,” beyond price. Gold Dollar, 1849. Double Eagle. 1885.

Half Eagle, 1849. Ten Dollar Eagle, 1795. Half Eagle, 1885.

Eagle, 1849. Half Eagle, 1795. Eagle, 1885.

Three Dollars. Gold Piece, 1885. Quarter Eagle, 1847. Quarter Eagle, 1885. Gold Dollar, 1885.

PLATE XX.

Rhodes. Antiochus VII. Sybaris.

Greek Coin. Alexander the Great. 300 B.C. Athens. Heroclea.

PLATE XXI.

1804 Dollar, “The King among Rarities.” Pattern Dollar, None issued.

Pattern Dollar of 1871, Rejected. Pattern Piece known as the Barber Dollar, Rejected.

PLATE XXII.

Silver Dollar, 1849. Standard Dollar, 1885.

Half Dollar, 1849. Dime, 1849. Half Dollar, 1885.

Half Dollar, 1794. Quarter Dollar, 1885. Quarter Dollar, 1849.

Half Dime, 1849. Dime, 1885. Half Dime, 1794. Dime, 1796.

PLATE XXIII.

Liberty Cap Cent, 1793. Chain Cent, 1793. First issue. Chain Cent, 1793. Second issue.

Pattern Twenty Cent Piece, Rejected. Half Cent, 1793. Cent, 1849.

Cent, 1885. Three Cent Nickel, 1885. Half Cent, 1849. Three Cent Piece, 1885.

PLATE XXIV.

Antiochus VII. Addera. Prusias.

Antiochus VIII. Epiphanes. Panormus. Alexander the Great.

Grecian Coins about 300 years B.C.