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Kenneth Edward Bressett (born October 5, 1928) [1] is an American numismatist. He has actively promoted the study and hobby of numismatics for over 75 years. His published works on the subject cover a wide range of topics and extend from short articles to standard reference books on such diverse areas as ancient coins, paper money, British coins and United States coins.
The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act; officially: An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States), passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, created the United States dollar as the country's standard unit of money, established the United States Mint, and regulated the coinage of the United States. [1]
Early editions of the Red Book are collectible. The first edition has commanded $1,500 or more on the open market. The Red Book has its own Red Book – A Guide Book Of The Official Red Book Of United States Coins by Frank J. Colletti published 2009 by Whitman Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7948-2580-5).
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The legislation lowered the silver content of most silver coins by seven percent and was signed into law on February 21, 1853. The 1853 act increased the circulation of small coinage, ending the United States' silver shortage crisis, and provided an adequate supply of silver coinage for the first time in the nation's history.
The first commemorative coin authorized by Congress was the George Washington 250th Anniversary silver half-dollar, released in 1982. [1] By the mid-1990s, however, an ever-growing number of groups were pressing Congress to authorize more commemorative coins, even though no official mechanism for their design, minting, and sales existed within the United States Treasury.
Harl has written numerous books throughout his scholarly life, starting off with Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East, A.D. 180-275 in 1987. He would go on to write many other books including: Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700 (1996), The World of Byzantium (2001), Great Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor (2001), The Era of the Crusades (2003), Rome and the ...