Princeton University - Gift of rare Chinese coins enriches University ...
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:29:41 -0600
In th.e summer of 1793, Rittenhouse appointed portraitist Joseph Wright acting engraver and assigned him th.e task of making new die punches for th.e cent. This coin from the Wu Collection dates from between 1279 and 1368. Sinnock had also designed th.e Roosevelt dime, released two years earlier, placing his initials "JS" on th.e obverse. "Every man and boy in th.e crowd had his package of coin with him. Authenticity, must be established by an expert and is mandatory for rare coins. Photo courtesy of the Princeton University Library Department ...The actual diameter is about one and a half inches. If a person tries to collect without knowing th.e basics, he will never succeed in this hobby. U.S. Silver has been used as a coinage metal since th.e times of th.e Greeks.
