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Eckfeldt & Du Bois, 1842

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Eckfeldt & Du Bois, 1842
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Eckfeldt, Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. A MANUAL OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF ALL NATIONS, STRUCK WITHIN THE PAST CENTURY.... Philadelphia: Published at the Assay Office of the Mint, 1842. Small 4to, original brown cloth, decorated in gilt and blind. (4), iv, (5)-220; fine frontispiece engraving of the Mint building; 16 attractively engraved plates of coins, all on coated paper with original tissue guards. Some pages opposite plates a bit discolored as usual. Very good. The first edition of this landmark book in American numismatics. At the time of publication, this was the only practical guide available to American coin collectors. It was the first work to illustrate the 1804 dollar and was one of the earliest works to combine daguerreotype photography, electrotyping, embossing, and the medal ruling machine for illustrative purposes.