George Washington on Coins and Currency
George Washington on Coins and Currency

Author: Heinz Tschachler

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-08-13

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1476681104

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George Washington is the most popular subject on coins, medals, tokens, paper money and postage stamps in America. Attempts to eliminate one-dollar bills from circulation, replacing them with coins, have been unsuccessful. Americans' reluctance to part with their "Georges" are beyond rational considerations but tap into deep-felt emotions. To discard one-dollar bills means discarding the metaphorical Father of His Country. Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury, said that monetary tokens were "vehicles of useful impressions." This numismatic history of George Washington traces the persistence of his image on American currency. These images are mostly from the late 18th-century. This book also offers a close look at the pictorial tradition in which these images are rooted.

American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born before 1865
American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born before 1865

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0870999141

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Volume One: This volume catalogues the distinguished and comprehensive collection of approximately 400 works of American sculpture by artists born before 1865. This publication includes an introduction on the history of the collection's formation, particularly in the context of the Museum's early years of acquisitions, and discusses the outstanding personalities involved. --Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Medallic Art of the American Numismatic Society, 1865-2014
Medallic Art of the American Numismatic Society, 1865-2014

Author: Scott H. Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780897223355

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"During the past 150 years, the American Numismatic Society has been a leader in the publication of art medals in the United States. Generally employing the finest medalists available, the Society has set an example few can match. In addition, with the exception of the United States Mint, no U.S. entity can boast so long and distinguished a contribution in this area. Founded in 1858, the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society, as it was known from 1864-1907, believed the issuance of medals to be a part of its mission from the earliest years of its existence. Author Scott H. Miller includes 60 medals issued by the ANS between 1865 and 2014 along with two COAC medals and the 1910 Actors' Fund Medal, all accompanied by color photographs. Many entries are supplemented by artist's sketches and archival photographs as well as the stories behind each issue. Four Appendixes include recipients of some of these medals as well as the list of dies, hubs, galvanos, and casts of ANS medals in the ANS's own collection."

The Numismatist
The Numismatist

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1920

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13:

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Vols. 24-52 include the proceedings of the A.N.A. convention. 1911-39.