A Guide Book of United States Coins: Fully Illustrated Catalog and Valuation List - 1616 to Date ; Including ... a Brief History of American Coinage, Early American Coins and Tokens, Early Mint Issues, Regular Mint Issues, Private, State and Territorial Gold, Silver and Gold Commemorative Issues Proofs |
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13 stars AMERIC AMERICA authorized Brass CAROLINA Centavos Centennial Christian Gobrecht circulation coinage coined at Philadelphia collectors composition copper Copper-nickel clad denomination Denver diameter dime drapery E.F. Unc EAGLE REVERSE facing left feathers Fine Unc FINE-All FINE-Hair Frank Gasparro GOD WE TRUST gold coins GOOD-Date grains grams hair hairlines half cents half dollar Halfpenny HEAD TYPE INDIAN HEAD Issued Abt John Reich known Large date Large letters legend Lettered edge letters in LIBERTY Liberty head mark location mint mark Minted Fair Minted Good V.G. motto nickel Normal date obverse obverse shows pattern Philadelphia Mint plain edge planchet Quan quarter Rare readable reeded edge Restrike Robert Scot San Francisco San Francisco Mint Sesquicentennial shield Shilling Silver clad silver coins silver dollar Sinnock slight wear Small date SMALL EAGLE Small Letters specimens Thomas Wyon Threepence tokens uncirculated United United States coinage weight York