TreasureGirl Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Can anyone recommend some books I could use for closely analyzing the artwork on American coinage? What I mean by that is I'm looking for an in-depth description of both obv. and rev. of American coinage from the colonial times - current; what I'm NOT looking for, for instance, are the sculpting techniques of the various artists and stuff like that; I want to know how much the designs changed over time. Which means I am also looking for books on laws passed and other politics regarding coinage throughout the same ages - what caused the changes and so forth, for example when Roosevelt called for a change, etc. This may be asking a lot, but I'm asking the experts, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Walter Breen, for all his personal failings(don't ask), wrote a pretty decent encyclopedia of US coinage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 ^ I see the cat avatar has returned. Cute isn't he. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_3567 Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Here's a site with U.S. Monetary Acts from 1791 to 1873 http://landru.i-link-2.net/monques/monetaryacts.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 ^ I see the cat avatar has returned. Cute isn't he. Stolen too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Some references that may be of assistance: Numismatic Art in America by Vermeule US Mint and Coinage by Taxay Renaissance of American Coinage by Burdette (two of three volumes in print) They should give you a good start and some good links into other references and materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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