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    Ye Olde Mint: Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia
    Ye Olde Mint: Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia
    Ye Olde Mint: Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia
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    Ye Olde Mint: Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia

    By Frank H. Stewart

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    The author purchased the buildings of the first United States Mint in Philadelphia and decided to record his findings before he demolished them. He also took photos of several important discoveries, such as a vault that he found hidden behind another vault, several coins from the 18th century, and a letter written by George Washington.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateJun 3, 2022
    ISBN8596547056874
    Ye Olde Mint: Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia

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      Ye Olde Mint - Frank H. Stewart

      Frank H. Stewart

      Ye Olde Mint

      Being a brief description of the first U.S. Mint, established by Congress in the year 1792, at Seventh Street and Sugar Alley (now Filbert Street) Philadelphia

      EAN 8596547056874

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

      Table of Contents

      FOREWORD

      Y e OLDE MINT

      Copy of Letter Regarding Purchase of First U. S. Mint Lots.

      FOREWORD

      Table of Contents

      The great interest shown in numismatics and antiquities nowadays has caused this imperfect endeavor to collate some of the interesting historical data still in existence regarding the first United States Mint, and also at the same time preserve by means of photographs and descriptions the present appearance of the old buildings.

      Practically every chronological list of important events which have happened in the United States records the establishment of the first United States Mint in Philadelphia in 1792, and if anyone has the time and inclination to investigate the history and coinage of the mint for the first forty (40) years of its existence, and publish to the numismatic world the result of his research, I shall be satisfied if my efforts here should furnish the slightest inspiration.

      Numismatists very rarely, if ever, pay any attention to the persons who made their rare and valuable specimens of coins, and probably still less attention to the places where they were made.

      The great majority of the rare United States coins were made in buildings still standing at 37 and 39 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, or, to be more exact, in the coinage building in the rear of these numbers. Until recently these buildings were unmarked, and the people of the neighborhood in a great many instances were unaware of the fact that for a period of forty (40) years all of the United States coins were made so near at hand. Those who daily walked past the buildings had nothing to direct their attention to them, and it

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