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America August Austria bearing arms bearing the arms Bust California cents Charles circulation coast coinage colony copper copper coins crossed and tied Crowned shield currency degrees denarius deposits device Dollar Double Thaler Drachmas Ducat eagle Edge England ergue Exergue feet Ferdinand Fineness Five Franc Piece France Frederick William III gend George German Empire GOLD COINS grains GRATIA Guilder Gulden Half Half-Penny Indians inscribed inscription Intrinsic value issue King KOENIG latitude Laureated head laurel branches Leopold lion Lires longitude Louis Mark Mexico miles mines Mint-mark mountains Napoleon ness North numerous Obverse and Legend Obverse and Reverse ounces pence Penny Peso pound precious metals Quarter quartz Queen Victoria reign Republic Reverse river rocks Roman Saxony Scudo sestertius shield of pretence shillings SILVER COINS South specimens struck surmounted surrounded territory Thaler United veins VEREINS verse Victor Emanuel II Weight West William IV wreath
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Page 109 - He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 26. Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
Page 108 - Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours, together, saying, Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Page 33 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Page 109 - Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for Me and thee.
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Page 109 - And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute-money, came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute ? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon?
Page 140 - Speaker of this House, for the use of the General Assembly, from time to time being, that he the said Mark, his executors, and administrators, shall and will change the said halfpence for pay equivalent upon demand, and provided also that no person or persons be hereby obliged to take more than five shillings in one payment.
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