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The Numismatist, March 1927
American Numismatic Association · 1927 · American Numismatic Association
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- p.151The reconstruction that splits the Mint's combined 204,791 into 1794 = 1,758 and 1795 as the balance, and the report of "perfect accord in placing the coinage of 1796 dollars at 72,920". The reason anyone quotes 1,758.Early Dollars →
- 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.
- The Ledger and the DateReadThe Mint counted deliveries, never dates — and confusing the two columns manufactured the most famous coin in America.