conttributions from 

 The Museum of History AxVd Technologv: 



Paper 32 



Numismatics — an Ancient Science 

 A Survey of its History 



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INTRODUCTION 2 



evolution ol- a sciknch .3 



beginnings oe coin coi.i.ec'l'inc s 



middle aces and early renaissance ii 



renaissan(.:e and CINQLECENTO I5 



SEN'ENTEENTH CEN lEIRV 22 



EICHIEENTH CENTURY 25 



EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY 34 



MODERN TRENDS AND ACCOMI'LISI I M EN TS -11 



NUMISMAITCS IN HIE UNI I ED STATES 60 



LITERATURE CITED 6S 



