An Index to the Coins and Medals of the Cabinet of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Index to the Coins and Medals of the Cabinet of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia The Cabinet was organized in 1838 and first recognized in an appropriation made by Congress, March 3, 1839. This appropriation was "for specimens of ores and coins to be reserved at the Mint, " and has been continued through subsequent years to the present time. At first United States coins were preserved from year to year by Mr. Adam Eckfeldt, together with some foreign coins which were received as deposits and withheld from the melting pot. In 1860 a descriptive catalogue, entitled "Coins of All Nations, " was published under the auspices of the Director of the Mint, Hon. James Ross Snowden, and prepared by Mr. George Bull, who was in charge of the Cabinet. He received valuable advice and assistance from Mr. William E. Dubois, who was at that time Assistant Assayer and Curator of the Cabinet. It was and is a very valuable work, but so costly that very few were sold to the many thousand visitors. Many coins and medals have been added since 1860, and in their selection and purchase their historical interest has been considered of most importance. The coins of all countries, ancient and modem, are arranged chronologically, and numbered in their respective cases. By the assistance of this publication, which gives the numbers that include the different countries, biographical and geographical indexes, the value of foreign coins, and other matters relating to coins, it is thought the interest of the visitor will be much increased. Coins and medals are historically of great value as the indices of progress in science and art. 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.