Monograph of United States Cents and Half Cents Issued Between the Years 1793 and 1857


Book Description

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.







Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Medals


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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Catalogue Of The International Exhibition Of Contemporary Medals: The American Numismatic Society, March, 1910 American Numismatic Society Antiques & Collectibles; Coins, Currency & Medals; Antiques & Collectibles / Coins, Currency & Medals; Medals










A Truthful Likeness


Book Description

This illustrated biography of Chester Harding, a prolific and sought-after portraitist of early national America, includes discussion of fifty-five selected paintings and a checklist of all of his known works.