New Slant of US Coinage of 1855 Public Deposited
This presentation addresses the italic "5" that is exhibited on all denominations of U.S. coinage of the 1850's. In this video with slides you will see and learn about: * How specialization in collecting lends itself to new discoveries * Examples of slanted 5's and 6's * The effects of the California Gold Rush and the introduction of calligraphy * What defines a slant on a coin numeral * The attitudes towards coinage in the 1850's * Why the "Red Book" of coin pricing only identifies certain slant 5's * Terminology needed to allow more precise communication * When slant lettering ended and why * Disagreement of experts over three and four digit logotypes * How counterfeiting may have affected coin lettering A very esoteric lecture with slides about a fascinating area of the coin hobby. Speaker(s): Craig Krueger.
- 2002-08-15
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