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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2004

The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce the publication of
"The Copper Coinage of the State of New Jersey: Annotated Manuscript of
Damon G. Douglas," Edited by Gary A. Trudgen. The book contains the original
manuscript of researcher Damon G. Douglas on the early copper coinage of the
state of New Jersey. The original manuscript, which was written several
decades ago, has been annotated by some of the leading specialists in this
field [David D. Gladfelter, Roger A. Moore, MD, FAAP, Gary A. Trudgen,
Dennis P. Wierzba, Raymond J. Williams.] 130p, 3 illus., ISBN 0-89722-289-X.
The book is available through the ANSı distributor, David Brown Book
Company, Toll-free: 800 791 9354, Tel: 860 945 9329, Fax: 860 945 9468,
Email: david.brown.bk.co@..., web:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/store/davidbrown.html. Price $45; 30% discount to
ANS members with valid ID.

When the American Revolutionary War ended in 1783, there was no central mint
to supply the newly independent states with coinage. In fact, nearly a
decade passed before Congress formed the US Mint in 1792 and attempted to
unify the growing nationıs coin types. In the meantime, some of the states
produced their own coins, under what were often primitive and difficult
circumstances. Mute witnesses to our nationıs beginnings, these coinages
have not always received the proper study they deserve. A case in point are
the copper coins minted by the State of New Jersey, some of the more
interesting state coinages because of their design and the circumstances
under which they were made.

Decades ago, Damon G. Douglas began an extensive research project on the
history of the New Jersey state coins. This important project was never
completed, but Douglası unfinished manuscript was acquired by the American
Numismatic Society, where it has been one of the more frequently consulted
items on early state coinages in the library collection. In the interest of
making Douglası work more widely available, the American Numismatic Society
publishes this valuable study for the first time. In addition, the
manuscript has been annotated by prominent specialists on New Jersey coppers
in order to bring the work up to date, [David D. Gladfelter, Roger A. Moore,
MD, FAAP, Gary A. Trudgen, Dennis P. Wierzba, Raymond J. Williams.]

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