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"History of the United States Mint and American Coinage Ancient and Modern"

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Publications & Supplies Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
 History of the United States Mint and American Coinage Ancient and Modern
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1886 Illustrated History of the United States Mint by George G. Evans, hardback, 162 pages, 1886 edition. Title page has a slight tear in the lower left corner, otherwise the entire volume is in extremely fine condition. Billed as a complete description of American Coinage, from the earliest period to the present time. The process of melting, refining, asssaying, 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. HKA#62299