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Smith: Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Gold and Silver Coins of the World - Illustrating the Modern, An

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Smith: Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Gold and Silver Coins of the World - Illustrating the Modern, An
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Smith, A.M. ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF THE WORLD - ILLUSTRATING THE MODERN, ANCIENT, CURRENT AND CURIOUS, FROM A.D. 1885 BACK TO B.C. 700. A.M. Smith, Philadelphia. 1886. 8vo. 511, (1) pages. original brown cloth decoratively stamped in black; lettered in gilt. Finely engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Lithographic title preceding the printed title. Tables. B&w line illustrations and print illustrations throughout. English text. shelf wear along edges, corners bumped and worn, Very Good. A popular nineteenth-century American numismatic work. Smith (born Anders Madsen Schmidt in Denmark) became interested in numismatics in the mid-1870s and published several works on coins before this work. It may have been written to compete with John S. Dye's popular 1883 Coin Encyclopedia, and, judging from current availability, was at least as successful. A delightful feature of this work is the extensive use of reproductions of numismatic frontispieces and vignettes taken from early numismatic publications. Lot weight: 3 lbs 10oz. Subject(s): World Coinage.