Lecture: Kenneth H. Gossard “Thalers and Pence: Foreign Coins in the American Colonies 1607-1857”
November 4, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
As part of the Fall 2019 Lecture Series sponsored by the Sons of the
Revolution in the State of New Jersey, Kenneth H. Gossard will speak about
his book “Thalers and Pence: Foreign Coins in the American Colonies
1607-1857 ” on Monday, November 4 at 7 PM. Books will be available for
purchase in the Quartermaster’s Store Gift Shop.
Kenneth Gossard provides an engaging explanation and history of foreign
coins circulating in the English colonies and the young nation of the
United States. Thalers and Pence is a useful text for both collectors and
historians.
The full lecture schedule is:
All lectures begin at 7 PM and the Museum Shop opens at 6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 15: David Price – The Road to Assunpink Creek
Thursday, October 24: John Gilbert McCurdy – Quarters
Tuesday, October 29: Hal Taylor – Before Penn
Monday, November 4: Kenneth Gossard – Thalers and Pence
Thursday, November 14: Peter Stark – Young Washington
Thursday, November 21: Joyce Malcolm – The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold