On American Coinage, from the 1904 Encyclopaedia Brittanica entry on "Numismatics"

mirabela

Of the money of America little need be said here. Neither the coinages of the Spanish and Portuguese dependencies, and of the states which succeeded them, nor those of the English colonies and of the United States, present much that is worthy of note. In style they all resemble those of the parent countries, but, originating in the decline of art, they are inferior in style and work. They are most remarkable in the south for the abundance of gold and silver. The chief coin is the dollar, Some coins are of historical interest, and there are a few rarities, such as the colonial money of Lord Baltimore struck for Maryland, the pine-tree coins of Massachusetts, and the hog-money of Bermuda.

That's it! This complete 1904 Brittanica was one of the great treasures of my childhood; I bought the whole thing for ten bucks at a yard sale when I was nine years old. It has a forty-page entry on "Numismatics," with some incredible stuff on ancients and medievals and coinage of Asia and so on, but the above is all there is for this side of the pond.

AU58WALKERS

I guess ther wasn't much interest in "MODERN JUNK".

Conder101

It doesn't surprise me. Back in the 19th century, like today, current or recent coinages were in general considered to be of little importance. Usualy the importance of a numismatic collection was judged by its cabinet of ancients. When the AMERICAN Numismatic Society was formed its major concern was the coinage of ancient Greece and Rome. Numismatics of the United States was only a minor interest to them.