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New York, American Numismatic Society, 1992, 254 pages, illustrations and plates. Maroon
cloth, Veri Fine - as new. Scarce and important work. The only volume from the series that
is out-of-print. First copy we have for sale in last 5 years, we have only one copy
available.
Contents
JOHN M. KLEEBERG (American Numismatic Society) Introduction
RICHARD G. DOTY (Smithsonian Institution) Making Money in Early Massachusetts
JOHN M.
KLEEBERG The New Yorke in America Token
ERIC P. NEWMAN (St. Louis, MO) Unusual Printing
Features in Early American Paper Money
JOSEPH R. LASSER (Scarsdale, NY) Pennsylvania's
Currency Signers, 1723-1785
PHILIP L. MOSSMAN (Hampden, ME) A Weight Analysis of Abel
Buell's Connecticut Coppers
MICHAEL HODDER (Wolfeboro, NH) Ephraim Brasher's 1786 Lima
Style Doubloon
ALAN M. STAHL (American Numismatic Society) American Indian Peace Medals
of the Colonial Period
Appendix 1 JOHN M. KLEEBERG A Catalogue of an Exhibition of
Massachusetts Silver at the American Numismatic Society
Appendix 2 ALAN M. STAHL and
WILLIAM SCULLY (Bennington, VT) Indian Peace Medals of the Colonial Period in the
Collection of the American Numismatic Society
Detailed description of the articles
included in this volume:
KLEEBERG, JOHN M. The New Yorke in America Token. The article
discusses the "New Yorke in America" token, and argues that its weight, die
axis, punches, and style are consistent with English tradesmen's tokens of the seventeenth
century. The eagle upon a ragulated fesse which is the reverse of the piece is the same as
the arms of the Lovelace family; and the author contends that this piece was issued during
the governorship of Francis Lovelace, 1668-73.
NEWMAN, ERIC P. Unusual Printing Features
in Early American Paper Money. This presentation is an excursion into the curiosities,
problems and artistic charm resulting from the preparation of American Colonial money. It
points out the variations between printing from engraved plates and printing from set type
and ornaments. The printers' efforts to make paper money more easily recognizable, to make
it impressive and attractive, and to discourage counterfeiting and alteration are
featured. Such errors as upside down and reversed cuts, mirror image printing and
misspellings (both inadvertent and deliberate) are outlined. Denominational insignia are
described and explained along with secret marks.
LASSER, JOSEPH R. Pennsylvania's
Currency Signers, 1723-1785. Pennsylvania's political and social history are succinctly
illustrated in its Colonial and early Federal paper money The pattern of Quaker landowners
passing the mantle of influence to men of commerce, craftsmen, builders and academically
trained professionals followed by the emergence of the radical Patriot shopkeepers and
mechanics into positions of primary influence, is fully visible in the Keystone state's
paper currency.
MOSSMAN, PHILIP L. A Weight Analysis of Abel Buell's Connecticut
Coppers. Lightweight, counterfeit "Birmingham" halfpence continued to be
imported in great numbers after the Revolution and soon became the predominant copper coin
of Confederation America. Several states perceived that this "base" coinage was
injurious to the economy and proposed a domestic copper currency of consistent weight and
value. Their intent was that such official state coppers would be received preferentially
in commerce and thereby discourage spurious issues. This paper reports the results of
weight analyses to determine how closely the legitimate coins approached the standard
weight of 144 grains.
HODDER, MICHAEL. Ephraim Brasher's 1786 Lima Style Doubloon.. A
study of Ephraim Brasher's 1786 Lima style doubloon shows that it is a genuine product of
Brasher's workshop. Metallic analysis indicates that its alloy is identical to that of
several New York style doubloons, as well as the unique half doubloon. The alloy is quite
unlike that of contemporary Spanish eight escudos pieces and 19th century U.S. and
European gold coins. The EB counterstamp punch applied to the two surviving Lima style
doubloons is identical to that seen on the New York style coins. Based upon the
progressive development of rust in the punch, it appears that the Lima style doubloons
were made first, followed by the New York style doubloons, and finally the half doubloon.
The author concludes that Brasher made the Lima style pieces first, in imitation of a
coinage familiar in New York banking channels, and later created his own particular New
York style design.
STAHL, ALAN M. American Indian Peace Medals of the Colonial Period.
In a survey of medals given to Native American chiefs in the colonial period, the author
contrasts the French medals, from a royal mint and distributed as part of a governmental
program, with English medals, whose manufacture and distribution appear in most cases to
have been unofficial. These two traditions are seen as having influenced the development
of republican American Indian Peace Medals, whose history is traced through the presidency
of Jefferson.
KLEEBERG, JOHN M. Appendix 1: A Catalogue of an Exhibition of
Massachusetts Silver at the American Numismatic Society. The catalogue illustrates most of
the die varieties known to Noe, plus a few since discovered, as represented in the
collections of Andrew Hain, Alan Weinberg, Joseph Lasser, Anthony Terranova, Norman Stack,
and Eric Newman, as well as the ANS. The weights, die axes, and provenances of the coins
are also given.
STAHL, ALAN M. and SCULLY, WILLIAM. Appendix 2: Indian Peace Medals of
the Colonial Period in the Collection of the American Numismatic Society. This catalogue
describes and illustrates 43 pieces in the ANS collection believed to have been
distributed to Indian chiefs by French, English and American governments. Medals are
included through the presidency of Washington. An additional 6 pieces are included whose
traditional designation as Indian Peace Medals is questioned.
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