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THE NUMISMATIST
MODERN FOREIGN CURRENCY
By
NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN
Committee,AdvisoryReprint
Modern CoinsForeign
W. Curtis F. Lhotka, Jr.James John
O.S. Phares SiglerJohn Davenport
Clain-StefanelliLaurence L. Howe V.
Hewitt JuddJ.
Charles M. ChairmanJohnson,
CommitteeReprint Publishing
P. K. Anderson Elston G. Bradfield Richard S. Yeoman
Charles M. ChairmanJohnson,
American Numismatic Association1961Copyright
Whitman Publishing Company
Wis.Racine,
BROS.WEHMAN PRINTED IN U.S.A.NO. 9370
PUBL.lSrtc.R^
3N. Y.BROADWAY,712FOREWORD
and has made thisThe current interest in unchecked,coinage, sweeping
volume a necessity.
of their time toA devoted committee of numismatic scholars gave freely
cull from volumes of The Numismatist the the thebest, authoritative,past
three of a of AmericanThese articlessignificant. span quarters century
numismatic research.
have collaborated in the of this weAlthough many preparation volume,
are indebted to Charles M. Chairman of the A. N. A. Re-deeply Johnson,
whose and effortprint Committee, enthusiasm,imagination, indefatigable
this to success.brought project
The American Numismatic Association thrsproudly sponsors publication.
We salute the contributors of We turn in to theworthy today. gratitude
numismatic scholars of who from these to uspioneer yesterday pages speak
across theagain fading years.
this work new interest in our and before us theMay inspire heritage keep
of the climb ofman from cave dweller tomajestic story painful space explorer.
Oscar H. Dodson
American Numismatic AssociationPresident,
DEDICATION
We dedicate this book to the Americanrespectfully Numismatic Associa-
tion and its officers and to Themembers; to the authorsNumismatist; many
whose contributions to The Numismatist have made this book andpossible
to the and intellectual enrichment ofpleasure the of numismatics.hobby
Charles M. ChairmanJohnson,
A. N. A. CommitteesReprintPREFACE
With the and interest in awidespread increasing numismatics, growing
number of collectors of and medals arecoins, tokens, seekingpaper money
information on all of the beenTheir for hasphases subject. quest knowledge
as learn more and more of the associations betweensharpened they fascinating
numismatics and art and other fields of humanhistory, politics, economics,
endeavor.
The of The official of the AmericanNumismatist,pages monthly magazine
Numismatic contain a storehouse of informative and authoritativeAssociation,
articles in the last Thousands of these articlespublished seventy-two years.
make a numismatic of research and writ-up heritage, products patient study,
dedicated numismatists of the and As there areing by past present. relatively
few individuals or libraries all or even a substantial numberhaving
Numismatist these numismatic are unavailable toissues, papers many
collectors.
At its 1959 As-the American NumismaticPortland, Ore., convention,
sociation met this to selections ofchallenge by outstandingdeciding reprint
Numismatist articles of decades and them in book form as
past offering
as Selection and were entrusted to threeinexpensively possible. publication
committees of numismatic Charles M.President O. H. Dodson.specialists by
of the was named chairman. One committeeJohnson, originator project,
was with for and studies to do withcharged searching selecting having
numismatics of the United States and American colonial The seconddays.
committee's activities included medieval and modernancient, coinagesforeign
and related items. The third committee's work all four volumesencompassed
the United a third to ancient and medieval(two States,concerning given
and the de-and the fourth on modern consisted ofsubjects foreign fields),
tails of andediting, advertising.organizing, publishing
The volumes not intended onare to be treatises any topicresulting complete
or section of numismatics. and series could not beMany long specialized
limitations. Selected have neither beenbecause ofreprinted space pieces
nor revised. Committee members are aware that some errors exist,changed
that later research and have rendered some conclusions orobsolete,findings
to each volumethat other are but decidedshortcomings present, they keep
a book of
reprints.
To minimize the varied and different formats usedtypography during
of a have been reset to aboutnearly century, bringthree-quarters headings
in themore For ease in articles areuniformity. finding, grouped topically
Table of Contents.Preface (cent.)
more details are referred to the section "ForReaders Furtherwishing
This of other Numismatist articles of offers aReading." listing importance
valuable for added of the selections in thepoint study. Manystarting
ancient and medieval volume as well as the work theirforeign incorporate
own bibliographies.
For more exhaustive use of twothe Numismatist indexes isstudies, sug-
Both are in the A. N. A. The earlier thegested. Library. index, covering
1888 is out of but is sometimes available foryears 1938,through print
from dealers or at auction. That the 1939purchase indexing years through
1958 be from the A. N. A. Librarian.may bought
is due all Numismatist both and withoutHomage contributors, living dead,
whose devotion and efforts American numismatics would still not have
matured. collector find their as asMay today's writings entertaining,
and as as did our numismatists of old. Elston G.stimulating enlightening
Bradfield
THE REPRINT SERIES
The four books in The Numismatist series are:reprint
Selections from The Numismatist: U. S. Coins from The U. S. Paper Money, Tokens, Medals,
Miscellaneous
Selections from The Numismatist: Ancient and Medieval Coins from The Modern Foreign CurrencyAMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION
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is themembers in state of the Union and other countries,every many
inand most active numismatic in the world. It was foundedlargest body
1891 at the efforts and of Dr.Chicago, III, through encouragement George
wasF. Mich. Act of in 1912 the AssociationHeath, Monroe, By Congress
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to andUnder its the Association's arecharter, objects encourage pio-
ofmote the science of numismatics the and coins,by acquirement study
tomedals and to numismaticpaper money, tokens; disperse knowledge;
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thetions between collectors and numismatic both withinorganizations
and in other to maintain a numismaticUnited States countries; library
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CHARLES M. Cal.JOHNSON, Chairman, Long Beach,CONTENTS
in indicate issue of The(Dates parentheses Numismatist)
Foreword. Oscar H. American Numismatic President 2Dodson, Association,
Dedication. Charles M. Chairman of 2Johnson, CommitteesReprint
Preface. Elston G. The Numismatist 3Bradfield, Editor,
General Information on the American Numismatic 5Association
I. CANADA
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