Author: HIGGIE; LINCOLN W.
Title: The Colonial Coinage of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Description: Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1962. Softcover. B & W & Maps; 5 1/4 x 7 12"; 61 pages; Soft cover is faux black leatherette, stapled wraps. Book appears as NEW, unused. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with a b/w map and b/w pictures. '... It is followed by a bow to the counterstamps germane to the Virgin Islands, a catalog of the coinage created for the Danish West Indies (1709 - 1913) , and an impressive list of merchant tokens. No U. S. Coinage was ever issued for the territory, unfortunately. Finally, and here is where the title belies the content, the paper currency issued by the Danish government, the National Bank of the Danish West Indies, and the Bank of St. Thomas is apparently listed in its entirety. '. Near Fine .

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