Download or read book Illustrated History of the United States Mint written by George Greenlief Evans and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Short History of the United States Coinage written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A History of United States Coinage written by Ted Schwarz and published by A. S. Barnes. This book was released on 1980 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coinage of the United States a Short History written by Doug West and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of United States coinage is a story that parallels the rise of America. Starting from a humble beginning in a basement in Philadelphia in the first few years of the country, it grew to a large highly sophisticated system that produces millions of coins per year. Due to a lack of silver, the first silver coins produced by the Mint came from silverware contributed by George and Martha Washington. Coins are something we take for granted today and put in jars and baskets on our night stands to accumulate for a rainy day when we need a few extra dollars. For more than half of the history of America, that wouldn't have been possible for the average citizen. It wasn't until after the Civil War that coinage became widely used for all types of transactions. Until that time, barter and money substitutes, such as tokens, script, and foreign coins, were used as a mediums of exchange. During the 1830's, and then again during the Civil War, coins were in such short supply that merchants and private individuals began producing cent-sized coins, just to make change for the day to day transactions. In America, it was legal until 1857 to use foreign money in transactions. The Spanish dollars and their fractional parts, called "bits," were very common during colonial times until the mid-1800s. President Theodore Roosevelt sparked a change in the designs on coins from a standardized institutional theme to more artistic and attractive designs. The President enlisted the help of one of the country's most prominent sculptors to create some of the most beautiful coins in the history of the country and, perhaps, the entire world. Until recent times, the value of the silver and gold coins depended on their intrinsic metal value. This was a constant headache for the Mint, as the value of gold and silver would rise, and the coins would disappear from circulation to be melted and sold for their bullion value. It wasn't until 1964 that the Mint totally abandoned precious metals for the day-to-day coinage and changed the composition to what we see today as modern copper-nickel clad coinage. Come and take the journey into what seems so ubiquitous today and learn the fascinating history of these little metal objects in our pockets and purses. 30 Minute Book SeriesEach book in the "30 Minute Book Series" is fast paced, well written, and accurate for a book that covers the topic in as much detail as a short book allows. In less than an hour, you can read or listen to the book - a perfect companion for a lunch hour or a nice distraction for a train ride home from work. About the AuthorDoug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with special expertise in science, biographies, numismatics, and "How to" topics. Doug has a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University.

Download or read book A History of Currency in the United States written by Alonzo Barton Hepburn and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The history of United States coinage written by Q. David Bowers and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage written by David W. Lange and published by Whitman Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In conjunction with the American Numismatic Association, author David W. Lange and researcher Mary Jo Meade present a fascinating look into the history of the United States Mint. From its roots in the pre-colonial eras, through independence and confederation, the intriques, tribulations, and triumphs of the 1800's, and into the modern day-through war, peace, famine, earthquakes, gold rushes, good times and bad-we follow the twists and turns of one of the federal government's most intriguing bureaus. This hard cover book features vintage photographs and documents throughout. Hundreds of enlarged, high-detailed images of American coins, tokens, medals and much more to enjoy!

Download or read book The History of United States Coinage written by Q. David Bowers and published by Bowers & Merena Galleries. This book was released on 1979 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illustrated History of the United States Mint written by George Greenlief Evans and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Short History of United States Coinage written by Robert E. Preston and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Short History of United States Coinage written by Rowland Hazard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of United States Coinage: Together With Some Statistical Tables Showing the Failure of the Attempt to Establish a Double Standard and Illustrating the Silver Question The act of 1873 was not the beginning of the demonetizing of silver, Twenty years before 1873 silver was demonetized by the act of 1853. Forty-seven years before 1853 Thomas Jefferson in 1806 ordered the Director of the Mint to coin no more silver dollars. From 1806 to 1873 we had no silver dollars in our coinage and we had no need of them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Download or read book A Short History of United States Coinage written by Rowland Hazard and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Coinage and Currency in the United States and the Perennial Contest for Sound Money written by Alonzo Barton Hepburn and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illustrated History of the United States Mint written by George Greenlief Evans and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Money and Banking in the United States The Colonial Era to World War II A written by Murray Newton Rothbard and published by Ludwig von Mises Institute. This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book When Money Talks written by Frank L. Holt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Money may seem hopelessly mundane and culturally meaningless, but it has dominated--and documented--world history since the time of the ancient Greeks. This heavily illustrated book provides a spirited account of the first coinages and their living descendants in our pockets and purses. It explains how people from Jesus to The Beatles have used numismatics to explore the social, political, economic, and religious history of the world"--

Download or read book Illustrated History of the United States Mint with Short Historical Sketches and Illustrations of the Branch Mints and Assay Offices and a Complete Description of American Coinage from the Earliest Period to the Present Time written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: