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Foreword |
by Q. David Bowers .......................... |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 |
Early Travels and Steamboats ...... |
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A Partnership Begins ........................ |
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Chapter 2 |
Seeking Work at the New Mint .... |
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A Convenient Location is Found ....... |
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Voigt Supervises Everything .............. |
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Chapter 3 |
Engravers of Early American Coinage
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Chapter 4 |
The First Federal Issues ................. |
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The Original Story Behind the 1792
Half Dismes ................................ |
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Thomas Jefferson's Involvement ......... |
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Chapter 5 |
Beginnings of National Coinage ..... |
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The 1793 Copper Pieces ................... |
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Chapter 6 |
Henry Voigt's 1793 Daily Ledger .. |
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Chapter 7 |
The 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic ... |
105 |
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Chapter 8 |
The Second Full Year ...................... |
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1794 No Stars Copper Pattern Dollar |
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David Rittenhouse's Dedication ........... |
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Chapter 9 |
America's First Coin Dealer ........... |
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Chapter 10 |
Growing Pains
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New Personalities at the Mint
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