Phillips, Henry
Born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 1856. Admitted to the bar in 1859. Never married.
He devoted himself to studies in numismatics. Published Historical Sketches of the Paper Currency of the American Colonies in 1865. Published Continental Paper Money in 1866.
In 1862 he was treasurer and in 1868 secretary of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia.
bio: ApCAB; DAB; TCBDA; WWWA-H
obit: NUM 38 Feb 1925 page 96
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1862An historical sketch of the paper money issued by Pennsylvania : together with a complete list of all the dates, issues, amounts, denominations, and signers
This copy from the David Hirt library. Inscribed by the author to J. F. Fisher.
1880Notes Upon a Denarius of Augustus Ceasar
Offprint of Henry Phillips, Jr. article from the American Journal of Numismatics, read before the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia.
1881A Glimpse Into the Past
Musings on the exploration of antiquity. Reprinted from the Penn Monthly, August 1881.
