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Coins Question and Answer
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by:
Mishler, Clifford
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Press (Short)
Published: July 1993
ISBN: 030709359X
Format:Paperback
Pages:208
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Book Description
Book Description
Coins: Questions & Answers provides detailed answers to hundreds of the most commonly asked questions about the world of numismatics, giving coin collectors a feel for the historical significance of coins---and covering challenging,
interesting subjects that have puzzled collectors for decades. Filled with hundreds of photos, the book answers questions such as:
--Were the first U.S. coins actually struck from personal silver service provided by George Washington?
--Is it true
that the coins of Spanish America enjoyed official legal tender status in the U.S. until 1857?
--In what year was the motto "In God We Trust" first featured on a U.S. coins?
--Are the five 1913 Liberty nickels illegal coins? Under what circumstances
were they produced?
--When were expanded artillery shell cases used to make U.S. cents?
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