July 2003

FOR COLLECTORS OF COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS AND PAPER MONEY

COVER STORY

U. S. COINAGE

36 ~ Liberty Head Legends

The ANA Museum's 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of five known, one of which has not been seen since 1946. Beth Deisher

COIN PHOTO: ANA MUSEUM/JOHN NEBEL

FEATURES

U. S. COMMEMORATIVES

46 ~ Maryland Tercentenary Half Dollar:

Salute to Freedom Lord Baltimore created a haven from religious persecution and inspired a sought-after commemorative. Cathy L. Clark

Striking groats, angels and nobles.

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CHINESE COINAGE

53 ~ Chick, Chick, Goose

"Chicken eye" vs. "goose eye" wuzhus — what's in a name? George A. Fisher

57 BRITISH COINAGE ~ Hammered Henrys

Collectable coins from an octet of English kings. Charlie Catlett

MINTS 8 MINTING

63 ~ Solving the Denver Assay Puzzle

Follow a faint trail of possible patterns. Lawrence ). Lee

Chinese fantasy. page 53

WORLD COINAGE

69 ~ The Thirty Years'War: Mayhem 8 Money

A series of devastating wars tears apart the political and monetary fabric of Europe. Tom Lopez The changing map of European coinage.

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Trials of an assay office.

page 63

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