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American Journal of Numismatics, vols.31-32
American Numismatic and Archaeological Society / American Numismatic Society · 1896 · American Numismatic Society (Boston/New York)
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- —Nexsen, July 1897 — the beading argument, and the decisive published analysis in the whole 1804 literature: milling to the edge on 1794–1803 dollars against beading with a plain rim beginning with the 1836 dollar. Also W. E. DuBois on Robert Scot's appointment.Early Dollars →
- The Census-Taker of BrooklynReadJohn A. Nexsen ran an eighteen-year census of the most disputed coin in America, found the decisive evidence, and repudiated his own theory in print.
- The Fakes, Shown OpenlyReadThe ghost census, the shipwreck that never sailed, and the Mint as its own counterfeiter — the series' syllabus, photographed.
- The First SilverReadA shop with horses, a statute about to expire, and 1,758 coins on an October afternoon — where every early dollar comes from.
- Twelve MarriagesReadA teaching set, ranked by lesson rather than price: attribute these twelve and you can attribute the series.