Download or read book A Guide Book of Half Cents and Large Cents 1st Edition written by Q. David Bowers and published by Whitman Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume #19 in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers two of the earliest U.S. coin denominations: half cents and large cents. These classic copper coins were made from 1793 into the late 1850s. In this colorfully illustrated book, America's popular early coppers are given the famous Q. David Bowers treatment: insightful study, rich historical background, and detailed data analysis. Bowersthe "Dean of American Numismatics" and the most prolific numismatic author of all timetells you everything you need to know to be a smart collector: how to evaluate quality, determine value, understand the market, and make good buys. Along the way, he explains why, in all of American coinage, half cents and large cents possess a special charm. You'll learn how the history of the developing nation shaped the coins' designs and production, and the effects the War of 1812 and other national events on their coinage. Bowers provides a wealth of information on each issue: mintages, existing populations, grading standards, values, auction records, keys to collecting and more. Historical background sets the coins in the broader context of American life from the 1790s through the 1850s. Hundreds of full-color images, careful analysis, and Bowers' engaging style make this book a treat for anyone interested in our nation's early history.
Download or read book 7 Cents written by Richard Bissell and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 1953 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rollicking romp about employees in the Sleep Tite Pajama Factory who are about to strike for a 7½ cent raise. Wisecracking dialogue and dry wit abound. 7½ Cents was adapted by Richard Bissell and George Abbott for the Broadway musical success The Pajama Game.
Download or read book Monograph of United States Cents and Half Cents Issued Between the Years 1793 and 1857 written by Edouard Frossard and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contribution to the numismatic history of the United States, Illustrated with nine heliotype plates, from originals, Published by the Author, Irvington, New York, 1879. Edition of 300 this is # 113. 9 Heliotype (collotype) plates of coins. Frossard traveled to Boston to have the coins photographed and printed to the highest standards of the time by the Heliotype Printing Co. The nine plates were originally sold as a pamphlet in 1878 and then subsequently issued in an edition of 300 with text in 1879. Each of the plates is printed with a copyright of 1878. Also the first seven plates have the addition of hand inked numbers and lines to indicate which of the coins matched front and back (obverse and reverse). At this date very few numismatic publications had attempted this lavish a presentation. -- David Hanson documentation.
Download or read book U S Half Cents Encyclopedia written by Walter H. Breen and published by American Institute of Numismatic Research. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Half Cents 1793 1857 written by Whitman Publishing LLC and published by . This book was released on 1992-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Half Cents the little Half Sisters written by Roger S. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The United States Half Cents written by Ebenezer Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Cent Two Cents Old Cent New Cent written by Bonnie Worth and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE CAT IN the Hat puts to rest any notion that money grows on trees in this super simple look at numismatics, the study of money and its history. Beginning with the ancient practice of bartering, the Cat explains various forms of money used in different cultures, from shells, feathers, leather, and jade to metal ingots to coins (including the smallest—the BB-like Indian fanam—and the largest—the 8-foot-wide, ship-sinking limestone ones from the Islands of Yap!), to the current king of currency, paper. Also included is a look at banking, from the use of temples as the first banks to the concept of gaining or paying interest, and a step-by-step guide to minting coins. A fascinating introduction is bound to change young reader’s appreciation for change!
Download or read book American Half Cents the little Half Sisters written by Roger S. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How the Other Half Lives written by Jacob Riis and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monograph of United States Cents and Half Cents Issued Between the Years 1793 and 1857 To Which Is Added a Table of the Principal Coins Tokens Jeto written by Edouard Frossard and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Half Life of Facts written by Samuel Arbesman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New insights from the science of science Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing. Samuel Arbesman shows us how knowledge in most fields evolves systematically and predictably, and how this evolution unfolds in a fascinating way that can have a powerful impact on our lives. He takes us through a wide variety of fields, including those that change quickly, over the course of a few years, or over the span of centuries.
Download or read book Tables of Discount Or Interest Besides a Complete Cent Table written by John Rowlett and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cherrypickers Guide to Rare Die Varieties written by Bill Fivaz and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Counterfeit Half Pence Current in the American Colonies and Their Issue from the Mints of Connecticut and Vermont written by Wyllys Betts and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heritage U S Coin The Colonel Steven Ellsworth Collection of U S Half Cents Auction 1108 written by and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The United States Coinage of 1793 Cents and Half Cents written by Sylvester Sage Crosby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The United States Coinage of 1793, Cents and Half Cents: Descriptions of the Various Dies Bearing That Date, With Notes on the Establishment of the MintHE discovery of new dies of the Cents of 1793, as well as of new combinations of dies previously known, has led me to undertake to describe them, trusting that with the assist ance of collectors who have interested themselves in the study of the coinage of that year, I may be able to furnish descriptions of the whole of this interesting series.That this confidence was justified is shown by the efforts of many to give me all possible aid, to all of whom my thanks are due, and especially to Dr. Thomas Hall, of Boston, whose cabinet lacks only one die (b) and one combination (14 - K) of being complete, and which, as well as his more personal assistance has been ever at my service; to Mr. William S. Appleton, of Boston, Dr. Augustine Shurtleff, of Brookline, Mr. Edmund J. Cleveland, of Hartford, Conn., and Mr. R. Archer, Jr., of Dublin, Ireland, and others, who have kindly assisted me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
