Julia Casey submitted these additional notes on early references to Continental Dollars. Thanks!
-Editor
More Early German Numismatic References to Continental Dollar Coins (...or Medals)
I have continued to see what I can find searching available internet resources for early mentions of Continental dollars. I have uncovered two additional references. The first is from 1811.
A Continental dollar is described (this is a rough Google translation):
He owns it but has not found it anywhere. It is probably just a sample stamp that has never been minted because it is made of tin, but for those who love coins it will be all the more in the middle of the main page in three lines WE ARE ONE in a circular line between this and another circular line which throws short rays from between stands around CONGRESS AMERICAN This all is made of a chain consisting of 13 links on each of which one runs the name of a province of the American Free State. The inscription on the back is called CONTINENTAL CURRENCY The sun shines on a sundial by the sun, FUGIO stands on the sundial MIND YOUR BUSINESS completely unnoticed between the inscription 1776
This past March I contacted Ralf Böpple about this publication and he kindly provided the following information:
The article is a review of a numismatic book published in 1811 which was meant as a general numismatic reference for collectors, numismatists and businessmen. While the reviewer attests it great overall completeness and thus usefulness, he corrects or augments some of the entries. One of these is the section on Dollar , where he adds:
On the occasion of the word Dollar p. 128 sq., the reviewer would only like to mention a third type of dollar which he personally owns and has not seen to be catalogued anywhere yet. Most likely it is just a pattern which has never been coined, because it is made of tin, but numismatists will therefore find it even more interesting.
He then continues with a detailed description of what indeed is a Continental dollar.
The reviewer signs with Wa. . I did not find any clues who this might have been, as there generally was no list of contributors to this type of literature journals. By the many numismatic details that the reviewer provides, and the little I know about the Jenaische Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung, I would assume that he was a professor, most likely of the Jena university, well versed in general numismatics.
To read the complete article, see:
https://books.google.com/books?id=MaBVpA4FCPcC&pg=RA1-PA339&dq= %22mind+your+business%22+zinn+dollar&hl=en&newbks=1 &newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved =2ahUKEwir4InsvcHvAhVGB50JHeygDigQ6AEwAnoECAEQAg#v =onepage&q=%22mind%20your%20business%22%20zinn%20dollar&f=false
The next reference is an auction catalog from Munster in 1824. It is said to be the collection of Vice Chancellor and Privy Councilor JJ von und zur Mühlen. I attempted to research this man and this best candidate I have found is Johann Ignatz von und zur Mühlen (1735-1809). Is so, this would place this Continental dollar in Germany prior to 1809.
To read the complete article, see:
https://books.google.com/books?id=TLjoy6l9J_gC&pg=PA205&dq =zinn+munzen+1776&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved =2ahUKEwiK-6v1tp3yAhWCB50JHahlDvg4ChDoATAHegQIAxAC#v=onepage&q&f=false
On this site can be found an image of the bookplate of Johann Ignatz von und zur Mühlen where he is described as:
a lawyer, councilor, vice-chancellor and archivist in the bishopric of Münster
To visit the site, see:
http://augustiner.de/de/engagement/forschung/augustinerbibliothek-muennerstadt/ exlibrissammlung/index.html
Thanks, Julia. And Bless all those involved with digitizing books and periodicals all around the world. This opens many new doors for researchers, and new discoveries like these are coming at a faster pace.
-Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
CONTINENTAL DOLLAR OFFERED FOR SALE IN 1785
(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n12a10.html)
MORE ON THE 1785 CONTINENTAL DOLLAR SALE
(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n13a08.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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