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Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, March 23, 1854

  • 1854-Mar-23

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James Ross Snowden (1809-1878), who was treasurer of the U.S. Mint at the time, requests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to locate 100 perfect specimens of a proposed new cent piece and to write a report.

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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 1, Folder 6

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Snowden, James Ross. “Letter from J. Ross Snowden to James Curtis Booth, March 23, 1854,” March 23, 1854. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 1, Folder 6. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ao8k2nl.

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