A Guide Book of United States CoinsAlso included are detailed listings of Colonial coins, from 1616 to the opening of the federal mint in 1792; and all United States coins; including early American coins and tokens; early mint issues; regular mint issues; proofs; private; state and territorial gold; and silver and gold commemorative issues. |
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AMERICA anniversary bullion CAPPED BUST CAROLINA cent piece Centennial Christian Gobrecht circulation clad half dollar coin set coinage collectors commemorative coins composition copper Copper-nickel clad curl denomination Denver diameter dimes dollar and gold Doubled Doubled die DRAPED BUST drapery E PLURIBUS UNUM EF-40 EXTREMELY FINE-All FINE-Hair FINE-LIBERTY Frank Gasparro GOD WE TRUST gold $5 gold coins grams hair half cents half dollar Halfpenny Indian Head John Mercanti Large date Large letters legend Liberty Head Light blemishes Lincoln Cents mark location mint mark Minted G-4 VG-8 Minted VF-20 motto MS-60 UNCIRCULATED-No trace nickel obverse pattern Philadelphia Mint plain edge planchet PLURIBUS UNUM proof and uncirculated readable reeded edge Restrike reverse shows Robert Scot San Francisco shield Shilling silver coins silver dollar Silver Proof Small date specimens stars Statehood Quarters struck tokens trace of wear TRUST UNITED variety weight worn York