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Hopkins, Joseph, fl. 1787 Proposals for coining copper for the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08164 Author/Creator: Hopkins, Joseph, fl. 1787 Place Written: Waterbury, Connecticut Type: Manuscript document Date: circa March 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28.2 cm, Width: 21.3 cm Order a Copy

Lists five proposals for the use of copper to mint coins.

Hopkins, Joseph, fl. 1787

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