1860 – Leary’s Ready-Reckoner & Coin Book | 244 Engraved Coins & Math Tables

Leary’s Reckoner and Coin-Book was a 19^th-century pocket merchant’s reference. This book, which was originally written by Michael Kelly in 1839 under the title Complete Ready Reckoner in Dollars and Cents contains tables for rapid dollar and cent calculations along with descriptions of 244 separate coins and their values. The illustrations of coins make this book highly desirable even today.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leary’s Reckoner and Coin-Book: Containing Specimens of Two Hundred and Forty-Four Coins, with Their Value
• Author(s): Michael Kelly
• Publisher: Philadelphia, Leary, Getz & Co.
• Edition: Revised edition, 1860.
• Binding: Cloth hardcover
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  5.5 in x 3.25 in (14 cm x 8 cm)
• Collation: 240 pp
• Illustrations: 244 coin illustrations
• Contents Include:
  • Coin specimen plates with assigned values
  • Monetary reckoner tables in dollars and cents
  • Commercial calculation tables for trade use

Condition:

Good. Cloth hardcover binding tight and secure. Covers display heavy wear with rubbed surfaces and worn corners. Pages generally clean with mild age toning.

Why Collect This?

• Nineteenth century American coin reference and merchant reckoner
• Includes printed specimens of 244 coins with values

Item Number: #50155