A Collection of Tables I. A table shewing the value of any number of pounds, shillings and pence in dollars and cents, from one cent to ten thousand dollars. II. A table of the weight and value of coins as they now pass in the respective states of the union, with their sterling and federal value. III. A table of the money of the United States. IV. Tables of interest at six and seven per cent. per annum. With several other useful tables. Calculated by Joseph Lippincott

Lippincott, Joseph

Published by Printed by Benjamin Johnson, Philadelphia, 1792

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First Edition. 46pp. Lacking the terminal blank (D6). 12mo. Published the same year as the The Coinage Act of 1792 which established the U.S. mint, the present work comprises a table to quickly calculate the conversion of British pounds, shillings and pence to U.S. dollars and cents, the relative values of other foreign coins, as well as descriptions of the new federal currency. Scarce. Evans 24477; ESTC W37436; Not in Kress Later quarter purple calf and marbled boards. Some water staining to t.p. and first several leaves. Bookplate of Historical Society of Pennsylvania with release stamp 46pp. Lacking the terminal blank (D6). 12mo.

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• Title: A Collection of Tables I. A table shewing the value of any number of pounds, shillings and pence in dollars and cents, from one cent to ten thousand dollars. II. A table of the weight and value of coins as they now pass in the respective states of the union, with their sterling and federal value. III. A table of the money of the United States. IV. Tables of interest at six and seven per cent. per annum. With several other useful tables. Calculated by Joseph Lippincott
• Publisher: Printed by Benjamin Johnson, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
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