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Draped Bust Half Dime, Small Eagle (1796-1797)
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Draped Bust Half Dime, Small Eagle (1796-1797)
1796 Draped Bust Half Dime, Small Eagle. Image: Stack’s Bowers. By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….. New Half Dime Design Meant to Beautify American Coinage The Flowing Hair Half Dime design of engraver Robert Scot, used in 1794 and 1795, was disparaged by some for his portrayals of both Liberty and the reverse eagle. Perhaps responding to that criticism, United States Mint Director Henry W. DeSaussure announced a goal of i…
In Lydia the world formula of exchange was born – when kings introduced coins there about 2600 years ago. The money value ensured: their good word, our columnists tell.
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