James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) concerning the purchase of materials.
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States, co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, requests a small aluminum coin from the United States Mint.
James B. Guthrie (1792 - 1869), United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1853-1857, requests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) meet with John M. Reeder, an inventor working the problem of bursting steam engines.
Promotional piece for a proposed three-volume work (never published) on American numismatics. Includes title pages for each volume, with woodcuts in volume two and copperplate engravings in volume three.
Notable for the article on the San Francisco Mint appearing in the October 1856 (vol. 1, no. 4) issue, pp. 145-153, illustrated with engravings including a front view of the Mint.
Mint Director James Ross Snowden discusses proposals for the small cent coinage that began in 1856. An important letter from the numismatic perspective, as the transition from large cents to small cents fueled collector interest in American numismatics.
From the 34th Congress, 1st session, House Executive document no. 124.
