KLEEBERG, JOHN M. The New Yorke in America Token.

The article discusses the "New Yorke in America" token, and argues that its weight, die axis, punches, and style are consistent with English tradesmen's tokens of the seventeenth century. The eagle upon a ragulated fesse which is the reverse of the piece is the same as the arms of the Lovelace family; and the author contends that this piece was issued during the governorship of Francis Lovelace, 1668-73.


NEWMAN, ERIC P. Unusual Printing Features in Early American Paper Money.

This presentation is an excursion into the curiosities, problems and artistic charm resulting from the preparation of American Colonial money. It points out the variations between printing from engraved plates and printing from set type and ornaments. The printers' efforts to make paper money more easily recognizable, to make it impressive and attractive, and to discourage counterfeiting and alteration are featured. Such errors as upside down and reversed cuts, mirror image printing and misspellings (both inadvertent and deliberate) are outlined. Denominational insignia are described and explained along with secret marks.

LASSER, JOSEPH R. Pennsylvania's Currency Signers, 1723-1785.

Pennsylvania's political and social history are succinctly illustrated in its Colonial and early Federal paper money The pattern of Quaker landowners passing the mantle of influence to men of commerce, craftsmen, builders and academically trained professionals followed by the emergence of the radical Patriot shopkeepers and mechanics into positions of primary influence, is fully visible in the Keystone state's paper currency.

MOSSMAN, PHILIP L. A Weight Analysis of Abel Buell's Connecticut Coppers.

Lightweight, counterfeit "Birmingham" halfpence continued to be imported in great numbers after the Revolution and soon became the predominant copper coin of Confederation America. Several states perceived that this "base" coinage was injurious to the economy and proposed a domestic copper currency of consistent weight and value. Their intent was that such official state coppers would be received preferentially in commerce and thereby discourage spurious issues. This paper reports the results of weight analyses to determine how closely the legitimate coins approached the standard weight of 144 grains.

HODDER, MICHAEL. Ephraim Brasher's 1786 Lima Style Doubloon..

A study of Ephraim Brasher's 1786 Lima style doubloon shows that it is a genuine product of Brasher's workshop. Metallic analysis indicates that its alloy is identical to that of several New York style doubloons, as well as the unique half doubloon. The alloy is quite unlike that of contemporary Spanish eight escudos pieces and 19th century U.S. and European gold coins. The EB counterstamp punch applied to the two surviving Lima style doubloons is identical to that seen on the New York style coins. Based upon the progressive development of rust in the punch, it appears that the Lima style doubloons were made first, followed by the New York style doubloons, and finally the half doubloon. The author concludes that Brasher made the Lima style pieces first, in imitation of a coinage familiar in New York banking channels, and later created his own particular New York style design.

STAHL, ALAN M. American Indian Peace Medals of the Colonial Period.

In a survey of medals given to Native American chiefs in the colonial period, the author contrasts the French medals, from a royal mint and distributed as part of a governmental program, with English medals, whose manufacture and distribution appear in most cases to have been unofficial. These two traditions are seen as having influenced the development of republican American Indian Peace Medals, whose history is traced through the presidency of Jefferson.


KLEEBERG, JOHN M. Appendix 1: A Catalogue of an Exhibition of Massachusetts Silver at the American Numismatic Society.

The catalogue illustrates most of the die varieties known to Noe, plus a few since discovered, as represented in the collections of Andrew Hain, Alan Weinberg, Joseph Lasser, Anthony Terranova, Norman Stack, and Eric Newman, as well as the ANS. The weights, die axes, and provenances of the coins are also given.

STAHL, ALAN M. and SCULLY, WILLIAM. Appendix 2: Indian Peace Medals of the Colonial Period in the Collection of the American Numismatic Society.

This catalogue describes and illustrates 43 pieces in the ANS collection believed to have been distributed to Indian chiefs by French, English and American governments. Medals are included through the presidency of Washington. An additional 6 pieces are included whose traditional designation as Indian Peace Medals is questioned.