Containing  more  than  650  Fac-Simile  Engravings 


OF 


TOBB  AM)  P1LYJ13E  (MEETS 

At  the  present  time 

IN  CIRCULATION  THROUGHOUT  TflF,  WOULD, 

WITH  THEIR  NAMES  AND  CURRENT  VALUE  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES. 
TOGETHER  WITH  NEW  AND  VALUABLE  TABLES  OF  THE.  WEIGHT. 
FINENESS,  AND  VALUE  PER  DWT.,  AND  OZ.  OF  THE  VARIOUS 
N GOLD  AND  SILVER  COINS  OF  DIFFERENT  NATIONS, 

AND  OTHER  USEFUL  MATTER. 


The  Engravings  executed  on  wood  from  the  original  Coins,  by  «T.  VV, 

Nassau  Street,  New  York. 


O&i.  Nc 


Entered  according  to  the  Act  of  Congress  A.  D.  1517,  in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District 
Court  of  the  United  States,  for  the  Southern  District  of  Now  York. 


New -York  : 

PUBLISHED  BV  GEORGE  DEMOTT.  CORNER  OF  WALL  AND  BROAD  STREETS. 
TO  WHOM  ALL  ORDERS  MUST  BE  ADDRESSED,  POST  PAID. 

PHILADELPHIA— G.  B.  ZIEBER  & CO. 


1848. 


GOLD  AND  SILVER 

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^Eigle  -$3  01 


NO.  III. 


GOLD  COINS. 

UNITED  STATES,  N.  A. 


% Eagle,  (old) — $5  25 


9 


95  Cents 


$2.37>i 


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J841t^S 


Doubloon — $1 5.60 


Doubloon — 15  60 


Doubloon—  $15  60 


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Doubloon — $15.60 


Doubloon — $ 1 5 .60 


Doubloon — $15  60 


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Doubloon — $15.00 


Doubloon — $15.60 


Doubloon— $15.60 


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Doubloon — 15  60 


Doubloon— $15.60 


Doubloon — $15.60 


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GOLD  COINS. 

MEXICO  AND  SOUTH  AMERIGA. 


GOLD  COINS 


5 


SOUTH  AMERICA  AND  MEXICO. 


6 


GOLD  COINS 


)£  Sovereign — $2  42 


% Sovereign— $2.41 


GREAT  BRITAIN. 


So  vereign—$4 .85 


GOLD  COINS. 


FRANCE. 


40  Francs— $7.66 


Louis  u’or— $4.50 


Louis  d’or— $4.50 


Double  Louis  d’or— $9.00 


6 Francs— $1- 12 


6 Francs— $1.12 


ITALY  AND  SARDINIA. 


1(1(1  Lire— $19.12 


20  Lire— $3.83 


10  Scudi  of  Rome— $10.00  20  Lire—  $3  83 


20  Lire— $3.83 


20  Liro—  $3.83  Sequin  of  Tuscany$2.20 


8 


GOLD  COINS. 


BOBTUGAL  AND  BRAZIL. 


GOLD  COINS 


9 


GREECE. 


20  Drachm— $3  30 


NORWAY,  SWEDEN  AND  DENMARK,  to. 


6 Thalers— $3.90 


10  Thalers— $7.80 


10  Thalers— $7.90 


10  Thalers— $7  80 


10 


GOLD  COINS 


GERMANY. 


SILVER  COINS 


11 


UNITED  STATES,  N.  A. 


© 


Dollar— $1.00 


Dollar — 50  Cents 


^ 

Dollar— $1.00 


Dollar—50  Cents 


*4.  Dollar  -25  Cents 


1846 
X Dollar — 25  Cents 


Dollar — 25  Cents 


Dime— 10  Cents 


12 


SILVER  COINS 


UNITED  STATES,  N.  A. 


Dime— 10  Cents 


Dime  -10  Cents  Dime— 10  Cents 


X Dime  6 Cents 


MEXICO  AND  SOUTH  AMERICA. 

» 


X Dollar — 24  Cents 


1 Real— 12  Cents 


Medio— 6 Cents 


Medio— 6 Cents 


SILVER  COINS. 


SOUTH  AMERICA. 


34  Dollar—30  Cent* 


% Dollar—34  Cents  34  Dollar—35  Cents 


13 


>4  Dollar—20  Cents 


34  Dollar-  -20  Cents 


yi  Dollar-.2 ' Cents 


>4  Dollar—15  Cents 


yi  Dollar—20  Cents 


14 


SILVER  COINS 


Dollar— $1.00. 


% Dollar— 12  Cents 


Dollar— $1.00 


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SILVER  COINS 


15 


SOUTH  AMERICA. 


SILVER  COINS 


16 


SOUTH  AMERICA  AND  WEST  INDIES. 


Dollar— 22  Cents 


Guilder— 24  Cents 


[These  Coins  are  generally  counterfeits  and  are  not  bought.] 


24  Skillings— 10  Cents 


DU 


Real— 11  Cents 


Real— 11  Cents 


Real—11  Cents 


Real— 11  Cents 


Real—11  Cents 


Real— 11  Cents 


SILVER  COINS 


17 


SPAIN. 


Dollar—  $1.00 


}£  Dollar— 50  Cents 


SILVER  COINS. 


SPAIN. 


Medio— 6 Cents 


SILVER  COINS. 

SPAIN,  PORTUGAL  AND  EAST  INDIES. 


19 


10  Reals— 40  Cents 


Peseta— 18  Cents 


Pistareen— 16  Cents 


Cruzado--50  Cents 


20  Cents 


Cruzado— 50  Cents 


'a 

Testoon— 8 Cents 


Testoon— 8 Cents 


50  Reis — 6 Cents 


Rupee— 40  Cents 


Rupee--.40  Cents 


yi  Rupee— 10  Cents 


20 


SILVER  COINS 


Crown— $1.16 


ENGLAND. 


Crown  $1  15 


Crown— $1.10 


4 Pence— 7 Cents 


Crown— $1.16 


6 Pence— 11  Cents  11  Cents 


Shilling— 23  Cents 


Shilling— 03  Cent9 


SILVER  COINS 


21 


ENGLAND. 


22 


SILVER  COINS 


ENGLAND. 


2 Lents 


FRANCE. 


5 Franca— 93  Cents  5 Francs— 93  Cents  5 Francs— 93  Cents 


SILVER  COINS. 


23 


FRANCE. 


24 


SILVER  COINS 


FRANCE  AND  ITALY. 


% Franc — 8 Cents 


Franc  - 4 Ct  8 


M Franc — 4 Ct 


ml**' 

6 Livres — 93  Cents 


2 Livres — 34  Cents 


L IlVS* 

5 Livres  SL  .Cents 


6 Livies— 93  Cents 


■■  txV  V-. 

Livre — 17  Cents 


}i  Livre— 8 ents 


SILVER  COINS 


25 


ITALY. 


10  Pauls  (of  Tuscany)— 97  Cents  10  Centimes— 3 Cents 


10  Pauls  (of  Tuscany)— 97  Ceuta 


28 


SILVER  COINS 


ITjW.Y. 


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Scudo — 93  Cents 


5 Livres — 93  Cents 


SILVER  COINS 


27 


ITALY. 


28 


SILVER  COINS 


SWITZERLAND. 


SILVER  COINS. 

GERMANY,  &C. 


29 


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60  Schillings— $1.04 


2>£  Guilders— 94  Cents 


Specie  Dollar — $1.02 


Specie  Dollar — $1.03 


Specie  Dollar — $1.03 


30 


SILVER  COINS 


GERMANY,  &c. 


Thaler— 93  Cents 


2>£  Guilders— 93  Cents 


tf.VOICT 

2 Guilders — 72  Cents 


Thaler— 66  Cents 


40  Cents 


.8  0 1 

Florin— 40  Cents 


Florin— 48  Cents 


SILVER  COINS 


31 


GERMANY,  &c. 


K Thaler— 20  Cents 


20  Kreutzer—  is  Cents 


00  Krentzer — 16  Cents 


10  Kreutzer — 7 Cents 


32 


SILVER  COINS. 

GERMANY,  &c. 


J SEG-EN  Dno 

Hmansfeli 

BERGBAUES^. 


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J S3: 


^6 


Thaler — 66  Cents 


Thaler  -‘hi  Cents 


% Specie  Dollar—65  Cents 


SILVER  COINS 


33 


GERMANY,  &c. 


8 Schillings— 13  Cents 


% Thaler — 20  Cents 


30  Kreutzer — 22  Cent* 


6 Stivers— 5 Cents 


6 Stivers — 5 Cents 


1-12  Thaler— 5 Cents 


34 


SILVER  COINS 


GERMANY,  &c 


Thaler — 66  Cents 


Thaler — 93  Cents 


SILVER  COINS 


35 


GERMANY,  &c. 


Ducatoon— $1.16  X Guilder— 18  Cents 


Rix  Dollar— $1.01 


2 Thalers— $1.32 


16  Cents 


2 Thalers— $1.32 


2 Guilders— 72  Cents 


16  Cents 


Rix  Dollar— $1.00 


12  Grotes— 9 Cents 


4 Cents 


6 Cents 


10  Cents 


6 Cents 


36 


SILVER  COINS 


GERMANY,  &c. 


Specie  Dollar— 93  Cents 


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1 Cents 


p3tmER(£ 
18  32 


3 Kreutzer — 1 Cents 


Crown — $1.04 


1-6  Thaler— 10  Cents 


3 Cents 


6 Grotes— 5 Cents 


6 Cents 


SILVER  COINS 


37 


GERMANY,  &o. 


38 


SILVER  COINS 


GERMANY,  &c. 


1-12  Thaler— 5 Cents 

24 

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1-24  Thaler — 2 Cent 


1 Cent  Brabant  Crown — $1.04 


Crown  Dollar— $1.04 


SILVER  COINS. 


39 


GERMAN  V,  &c, 


3 Guilders— $1  10 


$1.00 


Rix  Dollar--80  Cents  2 Guilders— 74  Cents  $1  00 


6 Stivers— 8 Cents 


Guilder— 36  Cents 


Guilder— 36  Cents 


% Florin— 20  Cents 


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40 


SI  LVER  COINS 


RUSSIA. 


6 Drachm— 80  Cents 


1 Drachme— 15  Cents 


K Drachme— 7 Cants 


}£  Drachme— 7 Cents 


SI  LVER  COINS. 


41 


Mlaccllaneotu. 

HOLLAND.  SWITZERLAND. 


Ryder — $1.20  Ecu — 87  Cents  60  Cents 


SPAIN. 


Ghersli  of  Tripoli— 8 Cents 


[SOUTH  AMERICA.] 


Conrention  Specie— 93  Cents 


Dollar — $1.00 


TABLE  OF  THE  WEIGHT,  FINENESS,  AND  VALUE  PER  PENNYWEIGHT,  OF  VARIOUS  GOLD 

COINS  OF  DIFFERENT  NATIONS. 


weight 

ineness. 

val  pr  dwt 

United  States  N.  A. 

Iwt 

?rs 

sar. 

32d 

dolls. 

9ts. 

Eagle,  1792-1834,  - - - 
“ from  1834,  - - - 

11 

6 

22 

0 

c4* 

10 

18 

21 

19 

0 

93 

Mexico. 

Doubloon, 

17 

9 

20 

24 

0 

89 

ArgentineRepub.LaPlata. 
Doubloons,  1828-1832,  - - 

17 

10 

19 

18 

0 

84 

“ 1830-1832. 

- 

17 

7 

20 

27 

0 

89 

Brazil. 

Moidore  -------- 

5 

5 * 

21 

31 

0 

94* 

Half  Joe,  ...... 

9 

5* 

21 

31 

0 

94* 

Rep.  of  Central  America, 
Doubloons.  

17 

9 

20 

0 

0 

86 

Chili. 

Doubloons,  1819  to  1834- 

17 

9 

20 

26 

0 

89 

“ from  1835,  - 

17 

9 

20 

30 

0 

90 

Colombia 

Doubloons,  1823-1836, 

17 

20 

28 

89* 

Bogota  mint, 

s* 

0 

Doubloons,  1823-1836, 

17 

20 

19 

88 

Popayan  mint, 

CO 

0 

Bolivia. 

Doubloons,  ... 

17 

8 * 

20 

28 

0 

89 

Peru. 

Doubloons,  1826-1833, 

17 

20 

Lima  mint, 

8 * 

26 

0 

89 

Doubloons,  1826-1833, 

17 

20 

Cuzco  mint, 

S" 

8* 

29 

0 

90 

Spain. 

16 

Cob.Doub.  1733-1744,  - 

. . 

17 

8 

21 

0 

92* 

Doubloon,  1751,  . . 

17 

8 

21 

25 

0 

93* 

“ 1772,  - . 

. . 

17 

8 

21 

14 

0 

92 

" 1786-1788,  - 

. . 

17 

8 

20 

28 

0 

89* 

“ 1789-1821. 

. 

17 

8* 

20 

27 

0 

89 

% Doubloon,  1789-1803,  -- 

8 

16 

20 

23 

0 

89* 

* “ 1810-1824 

. 

8 

16 

20 

24 

0 

89 

Pistoles,  1745,  - . . 

4 

7 

21 

26 

0 

94 

" 1774-1782, 

. 

4 

7 

21 

16 

0 

92* 

Pistole,  1813-1822,  - - 

. 

4 

8 

20 

30 

0 

90 

Escudo,  - - - 1809-1820, 

2 

4 

20 

13 

0 

87* 

Portugal. 

Moidore,  1689,  . - - 

6 

21 

21 

25 

0 

93* 

“ 1705, 

6 

21 

22 

9 

0 

96 

“ 1714-1726,  - . . 

6 

21 

21 

29 

0 

94* 

Joannese,  1730,  ... 

18 

7 

21 

28 

0 

94* 

* Joes,  vary  slightly  in 
weight,  but  are  of  the 
same  standard  of  fine 

ness  nearly. 

Great  Britain. 

Guinea,  1719-1760,  . 

• 

6 

7 

12 

30 

0 

94* 

“ 1760-1785  . 

. 

6 

7* 

21 

31 

0 

94* 

" 1785-1813.  . 

. 

6 

8 

12 

31 

0 

94% 

Sovereign,  1817-1829, 

. 

6 

2* 

21 

31 

0 

94* 

" 1831-1839, 

- 

5 

3 

21 

31 

0 

94* 

France. 

Louis  d'or,  1726-1773, 

5 

4 

21 

17 

0 

92* 

(Double  Louis  d’or,  1744,  - 
( “ “ “ 1786-17912, 

(Louis  d’or,  1786-1792,  - - 
(Forty  Francs,  - - - - 

(Twenty  Francs,  - - - 

Austria. 

(Ducat, 

(Sovereign,  - - - - 

1831-1838,  - - - 
(All  the  other  ducats  of 
the  German  States  are 
nearly  of  one  value, 
$1.02  cents,  per  dwt. 
Weight,  2 dwts.  5*  grs. 

Prussia. 

(Frederick  d’or,  - - 

Saxony. 

(2  August,  d’or,  - - • 
Baden. 

)10  Guilders,  .... 


Brunswick. 

>10  Thalers,  1805-1838, 
>10  Thalers,  1745,  - 

Hesse. 

>10  Thalers,  - . - 

Belgium. 
(Sovereign,  - 
)Forty  Francs,  - - - 

Netherlands. 

(10  Guilders,  ... 


Denmark. 
(Current  Ducat,  1783, 
(2  Frederick  d’or, 

Russia. 
(Imperial,  .... 
(Double  Rouble,  - - 
(imperial.  1766-1781,  . 
(Ducat,  1798,  - . . 


( Italy. 

(Onzia  of  Sicily,  ... 

( “ “ “ 1818,  - - 
(20  Lire,  1813,  . . - . 
(Sequin  of  Milan,  - - - 
(Sequin  of  Rome,  - - 

(Gold  Scudo  (Republic,) 
(10  Scudi,  1836,  - - - 

Sardinia. 

(Forty  Lire,  1821-1831,  - 
(Pistoles  vary  in  weight, 

( Switzerland 

(Pistole,  1796,  .... 

( “ 1795,  .... 

) “ 1798-1800.  . . 


weight. 

fineness. 

val  pr  dwt 

dwt 

grs. 

car.  32d 

dolls 

cts. 

10 

10 

21  21 

0 

93* 

9 

16 

21  21 

0 

93* 

4 

20* 

21  18 

0 

93 

8 

6* 

21  18 

0 

93 

4 

3* 

21  18 

0 

93 

2 

5* 

23  20 

1 

02 

7 

2 

22  0 

0 

94* 

7 

6* 

21  19 

0 

93 

4 

6 

21  19 

0 

93 

8 

12* 

21  18 

0 

93 

4 

9* 

21  19 

0 

93 

8 

12* 

21  16 

0 

92* 

8 

10 

21  18 

0 

93 

8 

10 

21  11 

0 

92 

7 

2 

22  0 

0 

94* 

8 

7 

21  15 

21 

0 

92* 

4 

7* 

19 

21 

0 

93 

2 

0 

0 

0 

90* 

8 

12* 

21  18 

0 

93 

10 

13 

21  31 

0 

94* 

2 

2 

21  31 

0 

94* 

8 

7 

21  31 

0 

94* 

2 

18 

23  8 

1 

00* 

2 

20 

20  20 

0 

86 

2 

10 

23  28 

1 

03 

4 

3 

21  15 

0 

92* 

2 

5* 

23  24 

1 

02* 

2 

4* 

23  29 

1 

03 

37 

22 

20  0 

0 

86 

11 

3* 

21  19 

0 

93 

8 

6 

21  18 

0 

93 

5 

19 

21  23 

0 

93* 

4 

20 

21  19 

0 

93 

4 

22 

21  12 

0 

92 

4 

20 

21  17 

0 

93 

