A manual of gold and silver coins of all nations, struck within the past century.
Showing their history, and legal basis, and their actual weight, fineness, and value chiefly from original and recent assays. With which are incorporated treatises on bullion and plate, counterfeit coins, specific gravity of precious metals, etc., with recent statistics of the production and coinage of gold and silver in the world, and sundry useful tables.
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Author
Contributions
- Du Bois, William E. 1810-1881, joint author. - Contributor
- Saxton, Joseph, 1799-1873, illus. - Contributor
Publication
1842 - Pub. at the Assay Office of the Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
55,000 words, Guess
Page Count
220 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6976376M
- OCLC Control Number735128
- Library of Congress Control Number06038584
Classifications
- LCCCJ1753 .E22
Subjects
Other Editions
- A manual of gold and silver coins of all nations, struck within the past century.: Showing their history, and legal basis, and their actual weight, fineness, and value chiefly from original and recent assays. With which are incorporated treatises on bullion and plate, counterfeit coins, specific gravity of precious metals, etc., with recent statistics of the production and coinage of gold and silver in the world, and sundry useful tables.
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