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Illustrated History of the United States Mint

by G. G. Evans

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  1. 1With Biographical Sketches of
  2. 2Introduction — Money of the Past and Present
  3. 3Ancient Coining
  4. 4Portraiture Upon Coins
  5. 5Incidents of History
  6. 6Costumes on Coins
  7. 7Heraldic Emblems
  8. 8Humor Pictured on Medals
  9. 9Architecture Indebted to Coins
  10. 10Language Upon Coins and Medals
  11. 11The United States Mint
  12. 12Notes on the Early History of the Mint — From Robert Morris’s Diary
  13. 13The Philadelphia Mint
  14. 14Extract From the Rules and Regulations Adopted for the Mint, Januar…
  15. 15The Mint Established
  16. 16Copy of the Paper Laid in the Corner Stone of the Mint, July 4, 1829
  17. 17Visiting the Mint
  18. 18The Deposit or Weighing-room
  19. 19The Deposit Melting Room
  20. 20Office of the Melter and Refiner
  21. 21The Process of Assay
  22. 22The Assaying Rooms
  23. 23Assaying Gold
  24. 24Assaying Silver
  25. 25The Separating Room
  26. 26The Melting Rooms
  27. 27The Rolling Room
  28. 28Annealing Furnaces
  29. 29The Drawing Benches
  30. 30The Cutting Machines
  31. 31Adjusting Room
  32. 32Progress in Coining
  33. 33Dies
  34. 34Transfer Lathe
  35. 35The Coining and Milling Rooms
  36. 36The Cabinet
  37. 37Relics
  38. 38Curiosities and Minerals
  39. 39“Peter,”
  40. 40Eastern Corridor
  41. 41Coins
  42. 42Greek Coins
  43. 43Persian
  44. 44Egypt
  45. 45The Syrian Coins
  46. 46Roman Coins
  47. 47Greek Republic
  48. 48Family Coins
  49. 49Imperial Coins
  50. 50“The Temple Sweepers”
  51. 51Oriental
  52. 52Turkey
  53. 53Egypt
  54. 54French Coinage
  55. 55Germany
  56. 56Coins of Switzerland
  57. 57Russian Coins
  58. 58England
  59. 59Portugal and Spain
  60. 60Mexico
  61. 61Coins of Brazil
  62. 62Colonial Coins
  63. 63United States Coins
  64. 64Selections
  65. 65Greece
  66. 66Rome
  67. 67English
  68. 68France — Germany — Italy
  69. 69Oriental
  70. 70The Widow’s Mite
  71. 71Donations of Old Coins
  72. 72Colonial Coinages
  73. 73The Immune Columbia
  74. 74Bermuda Shilling — (“Hogge-Penny”)
  75. 75New Jersey Immunis
  76. 76Confederatio and Inimica Tyrannis
  77. 77Connecticut Cent, 1788
  78. 78New England Token
  79. 79Good Samaritan Shillings
  80. 80Massachusetts Half Cent, 1787
  81. 81Massachusetts Cent, 1788
  82. 82Fugios or Franklin Cents
  83. 83The Bar Cent, or U S A Copper
  84. 84Maryland Penny
  85. 85Rosa Americana Half-Penny, 1722
  86. 86Liber Natus Libertatem Defendo — First
  87. 87Liber Natus Libertatem Defendo — Second
  88. 88Granby or Higley Token, 1737
  89. 89Washington Cent, 1783
  90. 90Washington Liverpool Half-Penny
  91. 91Washington Naked Bust Cent, 1792
  92. 92Non Dependens Status
  93. 93Pattern Cent, 1792
  94. 94George Clinton Copper, 1787
  95. 95Kentucky Token or Cent
  96. 96Shekel (Simon Maccabees)
  97. 97Immunis Columbia, 1787
  98. 98Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling
  99. 99Chain Cents
  100. 100The Myddelton Tokens
  101. 101The Small Pattern Cent
  102. 102The Double Head Washington — New York Washington Cent
  103. 103Carolina Elephant (Token.)
  104. 104Copper Half-Cent of 1794 — Cent, 1799
  105. 105Liberty Cent, 1809
  106. 106Half-Cent of 1793
  107. 107Wreath Cent
  108. 108Liberty and Security Washington Coin
  109. 109Virginia Half-Penny
  110. 110Coins Issued at the United States Mint at Philadelphia, From Its Es…
  111. 111Silver
  112. 112Minor Coins
  113. 113Thomas Jefferson
  114. 114Alexander Hamilton
  115. 115Hon. James Putnam Kimball, President Director of All the Mints
  116. 116Hon. John Jay Knox
  117. 117The Coinage Act of 1873
  118. 118Directors of the Mint
  119. 119Henry William Desaussure, Second Director of the Mint
  120. 120Elias Boudinot, Third Director of the Mint
  121. 121Robert Patterson, LL.D., Fourth Director of the Mint
  122. 122Samuel Moore, M. D., Fifth Director of the Mint
  123. 123Robert Maskell Patterson, M. D., Sixth Director of the Mint
  124. 124Thomas M. Pettit, Eighth Director of the Mint
  125. 125Hon. James Ross Snowden, LL.D., Ninth Director of the Mint
  126. 126James Pollock, A.M., LL.D., Tenth Director and First Superintendent
  127. 127Hon. Henry Richard Linderman, M. D., Director of the Mints and Assa…
  128. 128Col. A. Loudon Snowden, Second Superintendent
  129. 129Daniel M. Fox
  130. 130Coiners
  131. 131Assayers
  132. 132Jacob R. Eckfeldt
  133. 133United States Mint Officers
  134. 134William E. Du Bois
  135. 135Melters and Refiners
  136. 136The Mint Engravers
  137. 137Benjamin Rush
  138. 138Cashier
  139. 139Curator
  140. 140Standard Weights
  141. 141Extract From Constitution of the United States
  142. 142Improvements Made at the Philadelphia Mint in 1887, Under the Super…
  143. 143Summary of the Operations of the Mints and Assay Offices
  144. 144Treasury Department
  145. 145U. S. Mint Test for Gold and Silver
  146. 146Test for Gold — Test for Silver
  147. 147Glossary — Terms Used in Treating of Bullion, Mints, Coinage, and M…
  148. 148Medals and Cabinet Coins
  149. 149Portrait of Washington
  150. 150January 1888 — Coin (Approximate) Price Current
  151. 151Note to the Visitors of the Philadelphia Mint
  152. 152No. 9 — South Eighth Street, Philadelphia

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