More than half a century ago, Damon G. Douglas began in-depth historical research into the state coinage operations that sprang up shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. This important project on the history of the New Jersey state coins was never completed, but Douglas' unfinished manuscript was acquired by the ANS where it has been one of the more frequently consulted items on early state coinages in the library collection. The ANS publishes this valuable study for the first time, the manuscript has been annotated by prominent specialists on New Jersey coppers in order to bring the work up to date.