. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. - f^—^^ ^1 ir€4 '?^f V'*:'-^ n Fig. 42.—Copper Trial Piece for "metric" double eagle, 1879, reflecting attempt in Congress to adopt the metric Fig. 43.—Unique Pattern 5-Cent Piece, 1881 bearing m jtto "In God \Vc I'; "2 USNM Report, 1892, p. 1 Cf. also, .S7 «,/),»/, IH'):i, p. 21. "3 USNM Report, 189:i, p. 121. "* .V/ Report, 1895, p. h'.Vl; also described in (IvRUS Adllr and I. M. Casanowicz, "Biblical Antiquities. .\ Description fif the Exhibit at the Cotton States International Ex


. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. - f^—^^ ^1 ir€4 '?^f V'*:'-^ n Fig. 42.—Copper Trial Piece for "metric" double eagle, 1879, reflecting attempt in Congress to adopt the metric Fig. 43.—Unique Pattern 5-Cent Piece, 1881 bearing m jtto "In God \Vc I'; "2 USNM Report, 1892, p. 1 Cf. also, .S7 «,/),»/, IH'):i, p. 21. "3 USNM Report, 189:i, p. 121. "* .V/ Report, 1895, p. h'.Vl; also described in (IvRUS Adllr and I. M. Casanowicz, "Biblical Antiquities. .\ Description fif the Exhibit at the Cotton States International Exposition, .\tlanta, ," in USNM Refmrl, 1896, pp. :i 4- 4b pis,; pp. 982-988 are dedicated to ".\ Selection of the Coins of Bible ; North American Clolonies and in the United States up to contemporary issues, including wampum, private gold coins from Cieorgia, North Carolina, and C;alifornia; n'.edals commemorative of exents in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; medallic portraits of tiie Presidents of the L'nited States.^' A/as/a-)'nkun-ra< /fii- Exposition at Seattle, Washing- ton, 1909. .\n exhibit on on the medallic history of the L'nited ;' Sesi/uurntennta/ Ex/msition at Philadelphia, 1926. A series of medals.''' U'as/iingtoii Cat/ifi/ra/ ipnng festiva/ at Washington, ;., May 10-12. 1945. A special exhibit on the evolution of Christian symbols on coins, consisting of 50 photographic prints showing coins arranged in chronological sequence from Constantine the (Jreat to 1800.'** T/ieodore Rooseve/t Ccntemua/ Ex/iilntioii at the Library of Clongress, Washington, :., May 1958. Clom- mcmoratixe medals and plaques.'*''. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States.


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