I ! t G ogle . . ·. Dig,trzed by Google Digitized by ' ~ I I Google Digitized by Google Digitized by .. I I I,. iv ( I I I J.; } I Dig1l1zodbyGoogle Google Digitized by Google Digitized by ILLUSTRATED HISTORY 01" THE UNITED STATES MINT WITH A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF AMERICAN COINAGE, From the earliest period to the present time. The Process of Melting, Refining, Assaying, and Coining Gold arid Silver fully described: WITH BIOGR.A.PHIC.A.L SXETCHE OP Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, John Jay Knox, James P. Kimball, Daniel M. Fox, and the Mint Officers from its foundation to the present time, TO WHICH ARE ADDED A GLOSSARY OF MINT TERMS AND THK LATEST OFFICIAL TABLES OF·THE Annual Products of Gold and Silver in the different States, and Foreign Countries, with Monetary Statistics of all Nations. ILLUSTRATED with PHOTOTYPES, STEEL PLATE PORTRAITS and WOOD ENGRAVINGS,. with NUMEROUS PLATES of Photographic Reproductions of RARE AMERICAN COINS, and Price list of their numismatic value, New R_evised Edi"tion, Edi"ted by the Publi"sher ~ PHILADELPHIA: GEORGE G. EVA NS, PUBLISHER. 1887. Google Digitized by • r 'HARV/\RJ-., UN !Vt= RSITY ue;<ARY ~61 -V:'b~-... Oot,yrlght.od by 6:11:0BOE G. Ev4lllb, 1886, DUNLAP .. CLARKE, Pan,,. .... .f,)IIIJ Book BntDSU 819•21 ll'U,HRT 8TJl&&T, PHILA.DSLPIIU,. Google Digitized by