A Project of the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment University of Notre Dame, Department of Special Collections

by Louis Jordan Images Coordinated by

James C. Spilman and the Colonial Newsletter Foundation

Sylvester Sage Crosby. The Early Coins of America; and the Laws Governing their Issue. Boston: Crosby, 1875, Reprint, New York: Sanford Durst, 1983.

Philip Mossman, Money of the American Colonies and Confederation Period: A Numismatic, Economic and Historical Correlation . Numismatic Studies, number 20, New York: American Numismatic Society, 1993.

Walter Breen. Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins. New York: Doubleday, 1988.

Eric P. Newman and Richard Doty, editors. Studies on Money in Early America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 1976.

Proceeding of the Coinage of the Americas Conference, an annual publication started in 1985, published by the American Numismatic Society, especially important are: vol. 7, 1992, Money of Pre-Federal America, edited by John Kleeberg and vol. 11, 1996, Coinage of the Confederation Period, edited by Philip L. Mossman.

The Colonial Newsletter, no. 1 (1960) - present, a quarterly publication of scholarly articles on Colonial American numismatics, edited by James Spilman for many years, recently taken over by Philip Mossman and the American Numismatic Society.

The C4 Newsletter, vol. 1 (1993), a quarterly publication with letters, comments and more popular articles on Colonial American numismatics, edited by the Colonial Coin Collectors Club.

Internet Site:

Louis Jordan, The Coins of Colonial and Early America, with images coordinated by James Spilman and the Colonial Newsletter Foundation, a regularly updated website. first mounted in early 1998, University of Notre Dame, at the URL: http://www.coins.nd.edu

Auction Catalogs:

Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, The Garrett Collection Sales, auctions held in New York City, in four parts: part 1, November 28-29, 1979; part 2, March 26-27, 1980; part 3, October 1-2, 1980; part 4, March 25-26, 1981; Bowers and Ruddy Galleries: Los Angeles, CA.

Stack's, The John L. Roper, 2nd Collection of Colonial & Early American Coins, auction held in New York City December 8-9, 1983, Stacks: New York.

Bowers and Merena, Inc., The Frederick B. Taylor Collection Collection and Other Properties, auction held in New York City, March 26-28, 1987, Bowers and Merena: Wolfboro, NH.

Bowers and Merena, Inc. The Norweb Collection, auctions held in New York City in three parts: part 1, October 12-13, 1987; part 2, March 24-25, 1988; part 3, November 14-15, 1988, Bowers and Merena: Wolfboro, NH.

Price Guide:

R.S. Yeoman, A Guide Book of United States Coins, annual publication, 52 edition in 1999, Golden Books: Racine, WI.