The Juxon Coin, sold at Auction for $3850 TJhe S7?are Coin Oncyciopedia Ninth Edition Simon’s Petition Crown, sold at Auction for $1550 Of the publication of part second of this book is to give the public at large a guide as to the value of American Coins; and therefore, anyone in possession of a copy lias ho need of asking questions about the value of coins, all he has to do is to turn to the page where the coin is listed. For instance, if it is a cent of 1827, lie will find on page 65 that, if the coin is uncirculated (new) it is worth $2.00, if fine, 10 cents, and if in a good condition it is w r orth only 1 cent or face value. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that Pages 3 to 9 ought to be thoroughly studied in order to be able to classify coins correctly. Coin dealers pay for coins as indicated in the book ; and it is utterly useless to ask for special quotations- The prices quoted always include the face value of the coin; and if a dollar coin is quoted only at $1.00 in good condition, that in- dicates that the coin is common and worth only face value. Parties sending coins ought to include always a list of what they send, and their full address ; and fully prepaid postage or express charges. If the above simple regulations are complied with, much trouble and useless correspondence will be avoided. When writing or sending coins mention the number of this book : 896 . W. von Bergen, 196 Chestnut Avenue, Boston, Mass. THE Rare Com Encyclopedia. Copyright 1901, by Wm, von Bergen. PART FIRST. GENERAL, REVIEW OF THE WORLD’S COINAGE FROM 700 B. C. TO 1900. ILLUSTRATED WITH 33 HALF-TONE PLATES, 14 FULL-PAGE ENGRAVINGS AND NUM- EROUS ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT. Also the Prices Which Such Coins Bring at Auction. PART SECOND. THE COINAGE OF AMERICA FROM 1652 TO 1900 DESCRIB- ING AND PRICING EACH AND EVERY COIN ISSUED FOR THIS COUNTRY. ILLUSTRATED WITH 34 HALF-TONE PLATES AND NUMEROUS EN- GRAVINGS IN THE TEXT. PART THIRD. THE MARKET value OF the OLD COLONIAL AND CONTINENTAL PAPER MONEY, CONFEDERATE NOTES AND FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. Universal Coin Dealers Directory. INTRODUCTION. While there are other and more elaborate works on Coins, yet nothing has so far been produced in this particular line giving the reader a comprehen- sive guide to the value of coins . While it is practi- cally impossible to illustrate, describe and price each and every foreign coin ever issued, yet enough are here represented to give the reader a correct idea of the different types of coins and their market value from the first issue of coins about 700 B. C. to 1900. To American collectors the American coins will always be the most interesting, and in this particular series no pains or expenses have been spared in order to make it complete. The half-tone plates, illustrat- ing both the genuine and the counterfeit colonial coins will be of incalculable value to the collector and can be found in no other work of this kind. The prices quoted are as near correct as it is possible to make them, and any reputable coin dealer will buy them at those quotations. fkt u&> i«4o nf* Cotfi a •n.cfi > •••4 GOLD COINS OF THE EARLIEST PERIOD. § THE SCIENCE OF NUMISMATICS. The science of Numismatics (from the Greek word vo/xifffia, a legally Current coin) embraces the study of the coins of all the nations of the earth who have at any period impressed upon pieces of metal — gold, silver, bronze, brass, copper, iron, tin, lead, etc. etc. — any devices {types), or inscriptions, indicating that such pieces of metal were issued by authority for public use as money. Strictly speaking, the term Numismatics should not therefore be applied to the study of medallions, medals, or counters, whether commemorative, purely artistic, military, scholastic, etc., unless, as is sometimes the case, such medals have been at the same time current as money. The study of medals is, however, in many respects so nearly allied to Numismatics that it may be and frequently is included in it for convenience sake. For practical purposes coins may be roughly classified under four principal headings : — { Greek, etc; I. Ancient, including 3 Roman, etc. (.Phoenician, etc. II. Byzantine. III. Mediaeval ,, IV. Modern „ European various. Oriental various. All countries. Each series may be again subdivided into an enormous number of classes, as will be seen when we come to examine the Greek and Roman series to which the following pages will be devoted. In the outset a few brief remarks on the uses of a cabinet of antique coins may not be out of place. Of these the first and foremost is the undoubted fact that these “ strange face to face vestiges of vanished aeons ” (to use an expression of Carlyle’s) bring our minds into immediate contact with the life and history of antiquity a$ no mere book-study can ever do. Not that we 4 would depreciate the value of a knowledge of history ; on the contrary, this is the one study which is all important for a collector of coins. Without it a man may indeed become familiar with the look of ancient coins, and he may gain much practical knowledge of the prices which they usually fetch at sales, but he will never be a true Numismatist. If he possess the artistic sense he may admire them as works of art, but be- yond this they will be to him as a sealed book. I. GREEK COINS. § INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. The following extract from the preface to the British Museum Guide to the Coins of the Ancients ” * will give some idea of the uses of Greek Numismatics. ‘ ‘ The chief value of Greek coins lies in their being original works of art, not copies as are most of the extant sculptures in the round, and in their recording the successive phases and local varieties of Greek art, in which respect no other class of monu- ments, sculptures, bronzes, terracottas, fictile vases, or gems, can compete with them. From the seventh century before the Christian era downwards, and from the farthest east to the ex- treme west of the ancient civilized world, coins are still extant, in many cases as uninjured as when they first left the dies. The devices or types which they bear, if not by leading artists, certainly faithfully represent the style of the sculpture and even of the painting of the periods to which they belong. Thus in no other branch of Greek monuments can the student so readily and so thoroughly trace the growth, the maturity, and the decay of the plastic art as on coins chronologically arranged. “For the study of mythology they present the local concep- tions of the gods and heroes worshipped in the. Greek world, with their attributes and symbols. “The historian will find a gallery of portraits of sovereigns ilmost complete, as well as evidences of the history and of the political revolutions of innumerable autonomous states and cities in these dll but imperishable records. “ The student of palaeography will find on coins examples of various ancient alphabets, such as Lycian and Cyprian, Phoeni- cian, Greek, Latin, Iberian, etc., in various stages of develop- ment. * “A Guide to the Coins of the Ancients, from cir. B.c. 700 to a.d.i,” with seventy plates, by B. V. Head, second edition, London, 8vo, 1881, Trubners. 5 j “The rtetrologist, by comparing the weights of coins of diffe- rent localities and periods, may gain 'an insight into the various systems of ancient -metrology in its various standards, and obtain a just view of the relative values of the precious metals; and of the great lines of trade in the Greek and Roman world* For practical purposes the medallist and art workman will find in Greek coins the most profitable as well as the safest guide. The artist will not fail to perceive the suggestive value of designs which, on however small a scale, are essentially large in treat- ment.’* No one whose means are at all limited shpuld attempt to form a complete collection of Greek coins. Even the vast collection in-the British Museum is far from perfect, and in many series is still lamentably deficient. Any one, however, by limiting his ambition to one particular branch, may hope in course of time to form a cabinet the value of which will increase rapidly in proportion as it approaches completion. This applies not only to Greek coins but to every class. - Thus, for instanoe, there are collectors of English coins who confine their attention to the Anglo-Saxon period ; others who will buy no coins later than the reign of Charles I. ; and others, again, who only collect the copper money of the last two centuries. vThe young collector who would not drift into unprofitable dilettanteism should therefore select some one series and keep to it, and it is chiefly with the view of assisting him to make his choice of a field to work upon that these pages have been written. It will be well to form some idea, in the first instance, of the numerous series which are included in the general term of “ Greek coins.” Greek coins may be divided into three principal sections : — A. Autonomous . i.e. coins issued by cities governed by theii own laws. B. Regal , i.e. coins struck in the names of kings. C. Imperial , i.e. coins of Greek cities struck in Roman Imperial times, and with the head of the Emperor on the obverse. And into eight chronological periods as follows : — I. B.c. 700-480. Period of Archaic Art , ending with the Persian wars. II. B.c. 480-430. Period of Transitional Art % between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. * III. B.c. 430- : 400. Period of Early Fine Art , to the end of the Athenian supremacy. 6 IV. B.c. 400-336. Period of Finest Art . Age of the Spartan and Theban supremacies. Philip of Macedon. V. b.c. 336-280. Period of Later Fine Art. Age of Alex- ander and his immediate successors. VI. B.c. 280-197. Period of the Decline of Art. Age of the Epigoni or descendants of Alexander’s successors. VII. b.c. 197-27. Period of Late Decline of Art. Age of the Attalids, Mithradates, and of the Roman supremacy. VIII. b.c. 27 — a.d. 268. Period of Latest Decline of Art. The Empire. Augustus — Gallienus. § OF THE METALS OF WHICH COINS ARE COMPOSED. The coins of the ancients were of various metals, of which the following need only be specified. 1 . Gold, distinguished in numismatic works by the abbrevia- tion N (for aurum). 2. Plectrum, a compound of gold and silver. EL. 3. Silver. AR (argentum). 4. Billon and Potin , alloys of silver and bronze. Bil. and Pot. 5. Bronze. Copper with a percentage of tin. JE (ses). § OF THE TERMS USED TO DEFINE THE VARIOUS PARTS OF A COIN. The front or face of a coin is called the obverse. Obv. The back is called the reverse. Rev. The principal device or object represented on a coin is called the type. The area or space between the type and the circumference is called the field. The lower portion of the area of a coin beneath the type and separated from the rest of the field by a horizontal line is called the exergue. Ex. Small objects represented either in the field or the exergue as adjuncts to the main type are called symbols. Portions of a coin which are sunk below the level of the surface are said to be incuse. § OF THE TYPES OF GREEK COINS. The types of Greek coins were from the earliest times down to the age of the successors of Alexander almost exclusively religious. The reason for this is not far to seek. In an age of simple faith the head of a god upon the coin was the best of all 7 guarantees for purity of metal and good weight. The gods were, so to speak, invoked by thq^ State to vouch for the good quality of its currency, in the same way as State decrees often began with the formula “/« the name of the gods." There is, moreover, some reason to think that the earliest coins were struck within the sacred precincts of the Temple treasuries, as being holy places, secure from plunder and inviolable. In the most ancient period the principal or obverse type is generally some animal or object sacred to or emblematical of that god whose worship was prevalent in the city in which the coin was issued. Subsequently the head of the deity himself was usually placed upon the obverse of the coin, while the re- verse side was occupied by the object emblematical of his worship. Frequently, too, the head of one principal deity appears upon the obverse, and, either the entire figure or the emblem of some other, generally local divinity, on the reverse. The chief exceptions to the above rule are the so-called agonistic types , or types referring to the games such as the victor- ious quadriga on the money of various Sicilian cities. These types are commemorative in a general way of victories in the Olympian or other local games, but it is hardly ever possible to refer them to any particular victory. ^ Victories in war and political revolutions are never directly referred to on Greek coins, although the unintentional records of such events may often be traced in a sudden change of coin- types. Thus, for instance, at Syracuse when the Corinthians succeeded in liberating that city from the tyranny of the Diony- sian dynasty, the coinage of Syracuse is for a time assimilated to that of Corinth ; a still clearer indication of restored freedom at the same time (B.C. 345) being seen in the first introduction of the head of Zeus “ the Liberator ” upon the coins of Syracuse. All through the history of free and independent Greece, the original idea of the religious character of the coinage may be. traced. The coinage w-as everywhere placed under the auspices of the gods, and gods, heroes, and their emblems, were alone considered worthy to be represented upon it No tyrant, how- ever despotic, not even the great Dionysius of Syracuse, would have dreamed of placing his own head upon the coinage of the State. Even Philip of Macedon, when he had united in his single hand the whole of Northern Greece, and when he reorganized the coinage of his empire on a new model, placed on his gold money the head of Apollo and on his silver that of Zeus. It was reserved for the successors of Alexander the Great, when the political centre of the Greek world was no longer to be 8 found in Greece itself, but in the various capitals of the powerful semi-oriental monarchies which arose out of the ruins of the Persian empire — Alexandria, Antioch, etc. — it was reserved for these self-constituted kings and their descendants to substitute their own heads for those of the gods. Such an innovation as this, such a complete upsetting of the ancient deeply rooted idea of the connection between the gods and the coinage could not be introduced all at once. It had to be effected by degrees. Alexander the Great even in his life- time gave himself out as the son of Zeus Ammon, and after his death the idea of his divinity gained ground year by year. The first step towards the new fashion of placing the king’s head upon the coinage was made by Lysimachus of Thrace, who in- troduced on his money the portrait of the deified Alexander in the character of the son of Ammon with the ram’s horn over the ear. Ptolemy Soter, king of Egypt, the first of the dynasty which ruled Egypt for two centuries and a half after the death of Alex- ander, was the first monarch who placed his own head upon his coins. By slow degrees his example was followed, first in Asia and finally in Europe, where Philip V. of Macedon, B.c. 220, was the first king whose portrait in the character of a mortal, and not disguised as a demi-god, appears upon the coinage. The influence of the old religious beliefs nevertheless main- tained so firm a hold on men’s minds that the reverses of Greek coins continued to bear sacred types throughout the Roman Im- perial period ; and even on the money of the Byzantine emperors when Christianity had become the State religion, the figures of Christ and the Virgin, or the sign of the Cross, still bear witness that the same religious sanction in a new form continued to be invoked for the coin of the realm. § THE GODS AS REPRESENTED ON THE COINAGE. Zeus (Jupiter). The head of this god is almost always bedrded and crowned with laurel or olive (Fig. 1). The youthful head called Zeus Hellenios, on certain coins of Syracuse, is however beardless, and but for the inscription which in this case accompanies it, would be indistinguishable from a head of Apollo. Zeus Ammon (Fig. 2), frequent on coins of Cyrene, is distinguished by the ram’s horn behind the ear. This god is sometimes beardless. The head of the Zeus of Dodona is represented with a wreath of oak-leaves (Fig. 3). Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3 Zeus (Jupiter). Zeus (Ammon). Zeus (Jupiter). The entire figure of Zeus appears in various attitudes, of which the following are of most frequent occurrence : — Zeus enthroned (Fig. 4), holding in one hand a sceptre, and in the other an eagle or a victory. Zeus standing, with eagle or victory. Zeus advancing, with segis on his arm and hurling his thunderbolt. Zeus Labrandeus on coins of Caria stands full draped, with the double axe (Labrys) over his shoulder and a sceptre in his hand. Hades (Pluto), the king of the under world, resembles Zeus in type, but is usually accompanied by Cerberus. Serapis. The great Egyptian divinity of the Ptolemaic age is also very like Zeus, but his head is always surmounted by a lofty modius (a measure for corn), which is often richly orna- mented. Apollo. The head of this god is more commonly me' Hth on 10 coins than that of any other divinity. He is represented in full youthful beauty, generally with .flowing hair and al- most always crowned withjaurel (Figs. 5, 6, and 7). His full-length figure is variously delineated, usually naked, with bow or laurel branch in his hand, either standing or seated, often on. the Delphian omphalos (Fig. 8), or else beside his sacred tripod. When he wears a long robe reach ing to the feet, and carries a lyre, he is called Apollo Muse- getes, the leader of the Muses. Helios (Sol)* The Sun god is known by the rays which en- circle his head (Fig. 9). On coins of the Imperial period he is often seen driving the chariot of the Sun. Poseidon (Neptune). The head of this god much resembles that of Zeus, but may usually be distinguished from it by the absence of the laurel wreath, and by the heavy way in which the danklocks of his hair fall about his neck (Figs. 10 and 1 1). Fig. 9. Fig. 10. Fig. zx. Helios (Sol). Poseidon (Neptune). Poseidon is sometimes seated on rocks holding a trident and a dolphin or an aplustre (Fig. 12). Sometimes he stands resting on his trident, and sometimes he wields it on high as if about to strike. Occasionally he II is seen on horseback armed with his trident. Poseidon Hippios (Fig. 13). He is called Fig* 12. # Fig. 13. Fig. 14. Poseidon (Neptune). Dionysos. Dionysos (Bacchus). The head of Dionysos is either youthful or bearded, and is encircled by a wreath of ivy (Figs. 14, 15, and 16). His full-length figure is usually naked, or with merely a fawn skin hanging from his shoulder. He holds a wine cup (kantharos), or a bunch of grapes or the Bacchic staff (thyrsus), surmounted by a pine cone. Sometimes he has bull’s horns growing from his forehead, and on coins of Neapolis he appears as a bull with a human head ( Dionysos Hebon ). Fig. 17. (V Fig. 15. Fig. 16. Dionysos (Bacchus). Hermes (Mercury). Her mes ( Mercury). The head of Hermes is youthful, and wears a hat called a petasus (Figs. 17 and 18), close fitting, sometimes with a broad flapping brim and adorned with two wings. When his entire figure is represented, he is usually clad in a short cloak (1 chlamys ), and has winged sandals (pedilia ) on his feet. As the messenger of the gods and the con- ductor of the souls of the dead, he carries the winged staff ( caduceus) % and sometimes,' as god of trade, a purse. Fig. 18. Hermes (Mercury). a2 Hephaestus (Vulcan). This god is sometimes young and sometimes bearded. He wears, a conical hat ( pilos ), (Fig. ^19). On coins of LiparaHd'is generally seated naked on a four-legged stool, holding a hammer in one hand and a cup ( kantharos ) in the other (Fig. 20). The tongs and the anvil are also emblems of the worship of Hephaestus. Herakles (Hercules). The head of Herakles, youthful (Fig. 21), or bearded (Fig. J Hephaestus (Vulcan). ), is usually covered with the Fig. 20. Hephaestus (Vulcan). Fig. ai. Fig. 22. Herakles (Hercules). skin of the Nemean Lion. Occasionally, however, he is simply laureate, and sometimes the club at his shoulder is added as a distinctive symbol. On reverses of coins, Herakles is represented performing his various labours, most frequently contending with the Nemean Lion (Fig. 23). Fig. 23. Fig. 24. Herakles (Hercules). Fig. 25. Pan. 13 Sometimes also he is seen at rest, either standing and leaning upon his club, or seated (Fig. 24). The infant Herakles strangling two serpents is a less frequent type. Pan. The head of Pan (Figs. 25, 26, and 27) has pointed ears, and is either youthful or bearded. Sometimes also he has goat’s horns. At his shoulder on many coins appears the shepherd’s crook {pedum). Ares (Mars). The head of Ares is of rare occurrence on coins. He is usually bearded and helmeted, but sometimes young and crowned with laurel like Apollo (Fig. 28), and when thus represented, as on the Mamertine coin here engraved, his name was added in order that there might be no mistake as to whose head was intended. Fig. 26. Fig. 27. Pan. Fig. 28. Ares (Mars). Asklepios (jEsculapius). Representations of the god of healing belong to a comparatively late period of art. He is bearded, amply draped, and leans upon a staff, round which a serpent twines (Fig. 29). Fig. 29. . Fig. 30. Fig. 31. Asklepios (Aesculapius). River Gods. He is sometimes accompanied by his daughter Hygieia , the goddess of health, or by a small figure enveloped in a H cloak and hood, who is called Telesphoi~us , and is supposed to be the genius of convalescence. River Gods. Rivers are represented during the earlier and finer periods of art as rushing bulls or as bulls with human heads (Fig. 30), gT again as young male figures with bull’s horns over the forehead (Fig. 31). In the later period the conventional River god is a bearded reclining figure, generally half-draped, resting upon an over- turned vase from which a stream of water is flowing (Fig. 32). Less frequently the god is shown as actually swimming in the. wafer. The Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux) wear conical hats, each surmounted by a star (Fig. 33 a). Sometimes they are seen standing side by side with palm branches in their hands, but they are more often represented on horseback Perseus, The head of the hero Perseus (Fig. 34), the slayer of the Gorgon Medusa (Fig. 35), wears a winged helmet, while at his shoulders is sometimes seen the short sword or knife with a hook at the back of the blade {harba). A River God. Fig. 32. (a) Fig. 33. (b) The Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux). Fig. 34. Perseus. Gorgon -Head. Herf’(juno). 15 § THE GODDESSES AS REPRESENTED ON THE COINAGE Hera (Juno). The head of Hera on coins usually wears a lofty circular crown ( stephanos ) adorned with floral or other patterns (Figs. 36, 37). She also wears sometimes a cres- cent-shaped crown and a veil, and has often a sceptre at her shoulder. Pallas Athene (Minerva). The head of this goddess is helmeted. Sometimes the helmet is of the Corinthian pattern (Fig. 38) and sometimes of the Athenian (Fig. 39), often richly ornamented. She is often seen in a fighting attitude, as Fallas Proma - chos (Fig. 40), wielding a spear and holding before her a shield or aegis. She is also very frequently seated with a victory in her hand and her shield beside her. The shield of Pallas is usually distinguished by the Gorgon’s head in t> „ Fi ?- , 4 °* Fi S- 41. Fig. 42. Pallas Athene. Demeter. Persephone (Proserpine). 1 6 the centre. The attributes of this goddess are the owl and the olive. Demeter (Ceres) and Persephone (Proserpine). These two goddesses are known by the com wreath which they both wear. Demeter, the mother (Fig. 41), is generally veiled ; the daughter, Persephone, seldom (Figs. 42, 4^). The beautiful head on the well-known Syracusan medal- lions (see Frontispiece), crowned with corn leaves, is that of Persephone'. This goddess often has a poppy either in her hair or at her breast. • The torch is a frequent emblem, especially of Demeter. Artemis (Diana). As the goddess of Nature in her wilder aspects, Artemis carries a bow, and at her shoulder a quiver of arrows (Figs. 44, 45). She is often accompanied by a dog or a stag. As the Moon goddess, Selene , the crescent is her symbol. On late coins of Ephesus she ap- pears under a totally different aspect, viz., as the embodi- ment of the nourishing, life-giving forces of nature, symbolised by her many breasts. Aphrodite (Venus). On the coins of Eryx, in Sicily, the goddess of love is seated fully draped, with Eros (Cupid) as Fig. 44. Artemis (Diana. ) Fig. 45- (a) Fig. 46. (b) Aphrodite (Venus). 17 a youth (not a child, as in Roman art) standing before her, and with a dove in her hand. On Imperial coins of Cnidus the famous naked Aphrodite by Praxiteles was represented. As the goddess of heaven ( Aphrodite Urania ), she sits upon the globe (Fig. 46 0), her head surmounted by the morning star, and holding in her hand a sceptre. On the reverse of the same coin (Fig. 46 b ) are seen the sun, the moon, and the five planets. Cybele. “The mother of the gods” wears a turreted crown. Sometimes she rides upon a lion, at other times she is seated on a throne between two lions. The rabbit is also symbolical of her worship, as an earth goddess. Isis. This Egyptian goddess is recognised by her peculiar head-dress, consisting of a globe or disc flanked by two cow’s horns and surmounted by two ostrich feathers. In her hand she often holds the sistrum (a musical instrument). As Isis Pharia (a sea goddess) she holds a sail. Nike (Victory). (Figs. 47, 48). This divinity is almost al- ways winged, and often flying ( see Frontispiece). She usually carries a wreath ; and on coins of Alexander the Great a sort of mast with a cross-yard (the stand for a trophy of arms). Sometimes she is nailing armour to a trophy (Fig. 48) § SYMBOLS. In addition to the principal type, whether of the obverse or of the reverse, there is generally to be seen on the coins of Greek states a subordinate adjunct device, which occupies some vacant space in the field of the coin. These additions to the main type are of two kinds : — ' (1) Symbols connected more or less directly with the main type ; such as the sacred olive branch on the coins of Athens, and the club and bow on Fig. 24. iS (2) Symbols having no connection whatever with the principal type ; such as the small animal on Fig. 7. The symbols of the 1st class are naturally limited in number and more or less constant accompaniments of the main type, to which they were intended to give greater precision and definiteness of meaning. ''-Those of the 2nd class, on the other hand, might be varied very frequently on coins of one and the same series. There can be no doubt that such symbols were the distinctive badges or signets of^one of the magistrates or moneyers under whose authority the coinage was issued. The frequency with which these personal symbols were varied corre- sponds with the duration of the term of office of the magistrate in question, whether annual or other. On the regal coinages from the time of Philip of Macedon onwards, in cases where a uniform coinage was issued at many mints, an adjunct symbol was very generally placed in the field of the coin as a mint-mark designating the place of issue (e.g. the Trident on Fig. 4). It is frequently impossible to dis- tinguish such local mint-marks from the personal signets of the officer entrusted by the king with the supervision of the currency. § INSCRIPTIONS. The inscriptions on Greek coins may be divided into the following principal classes : — (i. ) The name of the people or state. (ii.) The name of the chief of the state, whether tyrant or king. (iii.) The name of a magistrate. (iv. ) The name of the engraver of the die. (v.) A. legend referring to the type. The above are writtep sometimes at full length and some- times in an abbreviated form, or in the form of a more or less complicated monogram. Those of class i., when written in full, are usually in the genitive plural, e.g. 2TPAK02K2N (Frontispiece). Those of class ii. are also in the genitive, e.g., BA2IAE122 ANTIOXOT (Fig. 8). Those of class iii. are either in the nominative (as IIOAT- KPATH2, Fig. 45) or the genitive ; in the latter case frequently preceded by Elli (Fig. 12), and often also accompanied by the title of the office as iiri Avatar par ov &pxovros, iid arparrjyov Atovvalov. Among the magistrates most frequently mentioned on Greek Imperial coins are the following : — iii Iters s' i gfl EflOM ATHENS DELPHI ? fc£H£SU3 CELAS GREEK COINS OF THE FIRST PERIOD. SVRACU3L 19 The Archon, the Strategos (Proetor), the Grammateus (Secre- tary), the Prytanis, the Tamias (Treasurer), the Archiereus and Hiereus (High Priest and Priest), the Asiarch, the Hypatos (Consul), and the Anthypatos (Proconsul), etc., etc. Those of class iv. are in the genitive, except when ac- companied by the verb ( e.g . 0EOAOTO2 EIIOEI, for iirotec). This class of inscriptions is usually in very minute characters. Those of class v. are in the nominative, as ZET 2 EAET0EPIO2 (Fig. i), or genitive, as APE02 fFig. 28 ). The names of kings, even when unaccompanied by the title BA2IAE122, hold so conspicuous a position on the reverse of the coins, that it is easy to distinguish them from the names of less important monetary magistrates. The names of eponymous magistrates, such as archons, etc., also occupy a very prominent place on the money of certain cities ; such as Ephesus, for example. The names of less important functionaries are written in an abbreviated form or even in monogram (Fig. 40 ), in which latter case it is almost always impossible to say what name was intended. On coins of the later and especially of the Imperial period, the inscriptions are much more lengthy than on those of an earlier date. § OF THE METHOD OF DATING COINS. Dates are not found on Greek coins before the age of Alex- ander the Great, and even after his time they are of rare oc- currence, except on certain Asiatic series and on the money of Egypt. They are usually placed either in the field or the exergue of the coin. Units. A. B. r. A. E. C. z. H. 0. 1. 2. 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 . 7. 8 . 9. Tens. I. K. A. M. N. g # 0 . n. q. 10. 2Q 30. 40 . 50 60. 70. 80, 90. Hundreds. P. V T. T. 4 >. X. *. a 100. 200. 300. 400. 500. 600. 700. 800. 900 They are sometimes preceded by the word ET0T2, thus, ET0T2 PKA= Anno 124 . On the coinage of Egypt, both under the Ptolemies and under the Roman Emperors, the character L is used instead of the word ETOT2, thus, LAr = Anno 33 . This character was probably an ancient Egyptian symbol meaning year , adopted into the Greek system of numeration for the sake of brevity. 20 The following are a few of the many epochs or ceras accord- ing to which coins are dated : — The.Seleucid sera begins B.C. 312. The Pompeian ,, B.C. 63. The Caesarian „ B.C. 48 or 47. The Augustan or Actian aera begins B.C. 31. § OF THE DENOMINATIONS OF GREEK COINS. THe unit of account in Greece was the drachm. The weight of the drachm was not everywhere identical. It ranged, as a rule, between about 55 and 95 grs. troy. For purposes of cal- culation it may be taken in a general way as the ancient equi- valent of our modern shilling or franc. Of the various standards of weight which prevailed in different parts of the Greek world, the Attic standard was the most widely diffused. The weights of the various denominations, according to this standard, are as follows: — The Talent = 405,000 grs. troy ,, Mina (Ar of the Talent) 7 not ( = 6,'°°° drachms. V r»ni n 1 99 = 6,750 grs. troy Tetradrachm = 270 grs. 1 troy ( = 100 drachms. = 4 drachms. 99 Didrachm = 135 >7 99 = 2 99 Drachm = 67*5 „ 99 = 1 » f 99 Tetrobol = 45 >> 9i = 4 obolS; 99 Triobol = 3375 » 99 = \ drachm or 3 obols. 99 Diobol = 22-5 „ 99 = 2 obols. 99 Trihemiobol = i6*8 „ 99 = i£ obols. ,99 Obol = 11*25,, 99 — 1 oboL 99 Hemiobol = 5 '62 ,, 99 = * „ 99 Tetartemorion = 281 ,, 99 = i „ The other standards are the Aiginetic (drachm 97 grs.) ; the Phoenician (drachm 56 grs. ) ; the Rhodian (drachm 60 grs. ) ; the Persian (drachm 88 grs. ). The other denominations of the above standards may be easily, got at by multiplying or dividing the drachms as in the Attic standard. Larger denominations than the tetradrachm are rare, but octadrachms, decadrachms, etc., etc., occur at some towns. The unit in copper was called the chalkous ; but its weight does not appear to have been definitely fixed like that of the silver drachm. The Attic gold money was regulated according to the same standard of weight as the silver. The gold unit of account was, however, not the drachm, but the stater , as it was called, equi- 21 valent in weight to the didrachm, and in value to 20 drachms of silver. As a rule, the denomination of a Greek coin can only be de- termined by weighing it. Marks of value occur, however, on the copper of Italy, Sicily, etc. ; but these coins follow a system foreign to Greece proper (see below). § OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF A CABINET OF GREEK* COINS. Greek coins are classified in all great collections in geogra- phical order, as follows : — The towns under each province should be arranged alphabetically, for convenience of reference. We have only space here to mention a few of the principal cities : — Provinces . Spain. Lusitania Baetica' • Tarraconensis Gaul. A'quitania Narbonensis Lugdunensis Belgica Britain. Italia. Etruria U mbria Picenum Vestini Latium Samnium F rentani Campania Apulia Calabria Lucania Bruttii Sicily. Kings , etc. t of EUROPE. Cities, Islands , Tribes , Kings , etc, Emerita. Carteia, Gades. Emporiae, Osca, Rhoda, etc. Arvemi. Massilia, Nemausus. Lugdunum. Atrebates, etc., Camulodunura. Populonia. Tuder. Hatria. Roma. Beneventura. Larinum. Capua, Cumae, Neapolis, Nola. Arpi, Caelia, Teate, Venusia. Brundusium, Tarentum. Metapotum, Posidonia, Thurium, Velia. Croton, Locri, Rhegium, Terina. Agrigentum, Camarina, Gela, Himera,. Leontini, Messana, Naxos, Segesta, Seli- nus, and Syracuse. Agathocles, Hicetas, Iliero IT., Philistis, Gelo, Hieronymus. GREEK COINS OF PRINCES. COLD ° STATtl 22 Siculo-Punic Islands of Sicily Tauric Cher- sonese Sarmatia Dacia. Mcesia Superior Mcesia Inferior Thrace Thracian Cher- sonese Kings of Thrace Islands of Thrace Pajonia, Kings Macedon, Cities Tribes Kings of Thessaly Illyricum Epirus Island of Kings of Acarnania Island of /Etolia Locris Phocis Bceotia Attica Islands of Megara. jEgina. Achasa Elis Solus, Motya, Panormu^ Lipara, Sardinia. Panticapaeum. Olbia, Tyra. Viminacium. Istrus, Marcianopolis, Nicopolis, Tomi. Abdera, iEnus, Byzantium, Maronea, Perinthus, Philippopolis. Cardia, Coela, Lysimachia. Seuthes, etc., Rhoemetalces, etc. Imbros, Lemnos, Samothrace, Thasos. Lycceius, Patraus, Audoleon. Acanthus, Amphipolis, . Chalcidice, Lete, Neapolis, Pella, Philippi, Pydna, Thes^ salonica. Bisaltae, Orrescii. Alexander I., Perdiccas II., Archelaus I., Amyntas III., Philip II., Alexander the Great, Philip III., Cassander, Lysi- machus, Demetrius I., Antigonus I. and II., Philip V.. Perseus. ^Enianes, Crannon, Larissa, Pharsalus, Pherae. Apollonia, Dyrrachium. Cassope, Damastium, Nicopolis. Corcyra. Alexander I., Pyrrhus. CEniadae, Thyrreum. Leucas. Federal coins. Opus, Amphissa. Delphi. Coronea, Haliartus, Orchomenus, Tanagra, Thebes, Thespise. Athens, Eleusis. Euboea (with its towns, Chalcis, Carystus, Eretria, Histiaea), Salamis. iEgium, etc., Corinth, Patrae, Phlius, Sicyon. Elis. *3 Islands of Elis Messenia Laconia Argolis Arcadia Crete Aigean Islands Cephallenia, Zacynthus. Messene. Lacedaemon. Argos, Epidaurus, Troezen. Heraea, Megalopolis, Pheneus, Stymphalus. Cnossus, Gortyna, Hierapytna, Phaestus. Ceos, Naxos, Siphnos, Syros, Tenos, etc. Provinces. Bosporus Colchis Pontus Kings of Pontus ) and Bosporus ) Paphlagonia Bithynia Kings of Mysia Kings of Perga- mus Troas Island of Troas ZEolis Islands of i/Eolis Ionia Islands of Ionia Caria Kings of Caria Islands of Caria Lycia Pamphylia PlSIDIA Isauria and Ly- CAONIA Cilicia Cyprus Kings of Cyprus Lydia ASIA. Cities x Islands, Tribes , Kings, etc. Phanagoria. Dioscurias. Amisus, Amasia, Trapezus. Mithradates IV., Pharnaces I., Mithradates VI. the Great, etc. Amastris, Sinope. Chalcedon, Cius, Heraclea (Timotheus, Dionysius, Amastris). fricomedes I., II., and III., Prusias I., II. Cyzicus, Lampsacus, Pergamus. Philetaerus, the Attalids. Abydos, Alexandria Troas, Ilium, Scepsis. Tenedos. Cyme, Myrina, Tfemnos. Lesbos (Methymna, Mytilene). Clazomenae, Colophon, Ephesus, Erythrae, Magnesia, Miletus, Smyrna. Chios, Samos. Cnidus, Halicarnassus, Stratonicsea. HecatomnuSj Mausolus, Hidrieus, Pixo* darus. Calymna* Cos, Rhodes Ialysus, Camirus, Lindus). Cragus, Myra, Patara, Phaselis, etc. Aspendus, Perga, Side. Antiochia, Sagalassus> Selge. Iconium, etc. Celenderis, Mallus, Soli, Tarsus, etc. Paphosj Salamis. Baalmelek, Azbaal, Evagoras, Nicocles, etc. Sardes, Tralles, etc. 24 Phrygia Galatia Kings of Galatia Cappadocia Kings of Cappa- docia Armenia, Kings of Syria, Kings of COMMAGENE Cyrrhestica Chalcidene Seleucis and PlERIA Ccele-Syria Trachonitis with Itur^a Decapolis Phcenice Island of GaLILjEA Samaria Judas a Jud(za r Kings of Arabia Mesopotamia Babylonia, King of Assyria Parthia, Kings of Persia, Kings of Bactriana and India Kings of Characene, Kings of Apamea, Cibyra, etc. Ancyra, Pessinus, etc. Amyntas, etc. Caesarea, etc. Ariarathes, Ariobarzanes, etc. Tigranes. Artavazdes, etc. Seleucus I. (Nicator), Antiochus I. (Soter) r Antiochus III. (the Great), etc., etc. Samosata, Zeugma. Bercea, Hierapolis. Clialcis. Antioch. Damascus, Heliopolis, Laodicea ad Libp.- num. Caesarea-Paneas. Canatha, Gadara, Philadelphia, etc. Byblus, Marathus, Sidon, Tyre. Aradus. Ace (Ptolemais), Sepphoris (Diocoesarea), Tiberias. Caesarea, Joppa, Sebaste. y£lia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Ascalon, etc. Simon Maccabaeus, Alexander Jannaeus, Herod the Great, Agrippa, etc., etc. Bostra, Philippopolis. Carrhae, Edessa {Kings — Mannus, Abgarus, etc. Timarchus. Niniva (Claudiopolis). Arsaces I. and his Successors. Darius, the son of Hystaspes, Xerxes, Artaxerxes, etc. Sophytes, Diodotus, Euthydemus. Demetrius, Eucratides, Heliocles, Euthy- demus II., Pantaleon, Agathocles, Anti- machus, etc., etc. Tiraeus, Artabazes, Attambilus, etc. 2S AFRICA Provinces . Cities , Islands , Tiibes- % Kings , etc. Egypt, The Ptole- C Ptolemy I. (Soter), — Ptolemy XIII. and wa/V Kings of. ( Cleopatra. Alexandria , //«- perial M. Antony, — Galerius. The Nomes. Cyrenaica Cyrene, Barca. Syrtica Leptis Magna, Oea. Byzacene Hadrumetum, etc. Zeugitana Carthage, Utica, etc. Numidia, Kings of Jugurtha, etc. Mauretania Bocchus I., Juba II., etc. The above list, although an outline of the barest description, may serve to give some idea of the ground which is covered by a collection of Greek and cognate coins. It will also serve to warn the young collector against buying in a miscellaneous manner. Let him take up some particular province ; say, for example, Sicily, in which there were some fifty towns which struck coins. He will soon find that the numismatics of these fifty towns will be a field for study which will amply reward him for the lahour he bestows upon it. § OF THE PRICES OF GREEK COINS. The prices which Greek coins fetch at sales depend upon their rarity, their state of preservation, and their size, not much upon the artistic or the historical interest, or upon the metal of which they are composed. Thus, a gold coin of Alexander the Great, being common, may be obtained almost at metal value, while a rare copper coin of some obscure town in the heart of Phrygia may cost almost as many pounds as the gold coin of Alexander does shillings. II. ROMAN COINS. § GENERAL CLASSIFICATION. The coins of ancient Rome are not artistically as interesting as those of Greece. They are, however, most useful for all who de- sire to become acquainted with the history and institutions of the eternal city. They may be divided into the following classes . Coins of the Republic. 1. Heavy Bronze coins cast in a mould, /Es.Grave. COINS OF THE FIRST XII C/ESARS, &c., &C. 26 II. The so-called Consular or Family series, consisting of silver and bronze struck coins, together with a few gold pieces. Coins of the Empire . III. Gold and silver, struck by the authority of the Emperor. IV. Bronze (commonly called Large, Middle, and Small Brass), struck by authority of the Senate, and distinguishable by -the letters S. C. (Senatus-Consulto). V. Imperial medallions in an metals, not intended to circulate as money. § OF THE JES GRAVE. (1) The ccs grave was the earliest money used in Rome and throughout the central and northern parts of the Italian penin- sula. It consisted of the As (or unit) and its divisions and multiples, as follows : — As. Obv. Head of Janus ; Rev. Prow of ship. Mark of value i Semis (£ As). Obv. Hd. of Jupiter ,, ,, S Triens(£ As). ,, ,, Pallas ,, ,, , Quadrans (i As). Obv. Head of Hercules ,, ,, Sextans (§ As). ,, ,, Mercury ,, ,, Uncia As). „ „ Roma „ „ MULTIPLES OF THE AS. Dupondius (2 Asses). O. Hd. of R Prow of Pallas ; ship. Mark of value II Tripondius (3 Asses). ,, ,, „ III Decussis (10 Asses). O. Head of Roma. ,, ,, X The above types are those of the coins of Rome itself. The ses grave of the other Italian states had different types. The As first issued in Rome is said to have weighed one pound, hence it was called the As Libralis. The earliest known speci- mens of the Libral series date from about B.c. 400. As time went on, it was gradually reduced in weight, at first to 4 ounces, about B.C. 268 ( Triental Reduction ), and subsequently, B.C. 217, to 1 ounce [Uncial Reduction ), and somewhat later even to \ an ounce. § OF THE SILVER “CONSULAR” COINAGE. (2) Silver money was first struck in Rome about B.C. 268. It consisted of the following denominations : — The Denarius ( = 10 Asses). Obv. Head of Roma ; Rev. The Dioscuri. Mark of value X The Quinarius ( = 5 Asses). Similar types ,, V or Q The Sestertius (=24 Asses). „ ,, IIS Afterwards another denomination called the Victoriatus was added : 27 Obv. Head of Jupiter ; Rev. Victory crowning a trophy. This was a coin of Carppanian origin, and its value was f of the denarius. The types of the silver money, at first constant and.uniform, were subsequently varied according to the pleasure of the officers en- trusted with the supervision of the coinage. The types of the Roman denarii of the last century of the Republic generally con- tain allusions to past (but never or very rarely to contemporary) events connected with the family of the moneyer. Hence such pieces may be called Family coins, but- to give this name to the whole series of Republican denarii is incorrect. At first it is supposed that the direction of the Roman mint w’as entrusted to the Consuls themselves, but it was not long before special magistrates were appointed from time to timeto superintend the currency. These Triumviri or Tresviri More- tales were officially designated as Tresviri auro argento aere flando feriundo, a title abbreviated on some coins to IIIVIR. A.' A. A. F. F. The adjective Monetalis referred to the temple of Juno Moneta, in which the mint was situated, and from this epithet of Juno our modem word “ Money” is derived. It is usual, though not strictly scientific, to arrange a cabinet of Roman Republican denarii under the family names of the money- ers, in alphabetical order. As the family name does not always occur upon 'the coin, the following table of surnames and of the families to which they belong will be found useful td the young collector in arranging his coins. Surname. Acisculus Agrippa Ahala Ahenobarbus Albinus Antiaticus Aquinus Asiagenes Atratinus Augurinus Bala Balbus, If It It Bassus Bibulus Blandus Blasio Brocchus Family. Valeria. Luria. Vipsania. Servilia. Domitia. Postumia. Maenia. Caecilia, Cornelia. Sempronia. Minucia. -d£lia. Acilia. Antonia. Atia. Cornelia. Naevia. Thoria. Betiliena. Calpurnia. Rubellia. Cornelia. Furia. I Surname . Brutus Buca Bursio Caeicianus Caripio Caesar Caldus Capella Capito Capitolinus Carbo Casca Cato Catullus Celer Celsus Censorinus Cerco Cestianus Cethegus Chilo. Cilo Family. Junia. ^Emilia. Julia. Cassia. Servilia. Julia. Coelia. Naevia. Fonteia. Maria. Oppia. Petillia. Papiria. Servilia. Porcia. Valeria. Cassia. Papia. Marcia. Lutatia. Plaetoria. Cornelia. Flaminia. Surname. Family. Cinna Cornelia. Codes. Horatia. Cordus Mucia. Cossus Cornelia. Costa Pedania. Cotta Aurelia. Crassipes Furia. Crassus Licinia. Crispinus Canidia. Quinctia. Croto. Metilia. Dossenus Rubria. Fabatus Roscia. Faustus Cornelia. Felix Cornelia. Flaccus Rutilia. ft Valeria. Flavius Decimia. Florus Aquillia. Fostulus Pompeia. Frugi Calpurnia, Gal[eria] Memmia. Galba Sulpicia. 28 Surname. Family Gallus Asinia. f> Caninia. Geminus Aburia. Geta Hosidia, Gragfulus] Antestia. # Gracchus Sempronia. Hemic... Fla via. Hypsaeus Plautia. Judex Vettia. J unianus Licinia. Kalenus Fufia Labeo Fabia Labienus Atia 2 Lzeca Porcia Lamia iElia. Lariscolus Accoleia Lentulus Cornelia. Lepidus ./Emilia. Libo Marcia. Scribonia. Licinus Porcia. Limetanus Mamilia. Longinus Cassia. _ Longus Mussidia Lucanus Terentia. Lupercus Gallia. Macer Licinia. Sepullia. Magnus Pompeia. Malleolus Poblicia. Marcellinus Cornelia. Marcellus Claudia. Maridianus Cossutia. Maximus Egnatia. Fabia. Mensor Farsuleia. Messalia Valeria. Metullus Czechia. Molo Pomponia. Murcus Statia. Murena Licinia Mus Decia. Musa Pomponia. Naso Axia Surname Family. Natta Pinaria. Nerva Cocceia Licinia. Silia. Nomentanus Atilia Nonianus Considia. Otho Salvia. Paetus ./Elia. Considia. Palikanus Lollia Pansa Vibia. Paullus /Emilia. Philippus Marcia. Philus Furia. Pictor Fabia. Piso Calpurnia. Pitio Sempronia. Pius Czechia. ' ,, Pompeia. Plancus Munatia, Plautia. Platorinus Sulpicia. Pulcher Claudia Purpureo Fabia. Quinctilianus Nonia. Regin us Antistia. Regulus Livineia. Restio Antia Rocus Creperia Rufus Aurelia. Cordia. (( Lucilia. Mescinia M Minucia Plotia. ,, Pompeia. ft Pomponia. „ Sulpicia. Rullus Servilia. Rus[ticus] Aufidia. Sabinus Minatia Tituria. Sabula Vettia. Cossutia Surname. Salinator Saranus Sasema Satuminus Saxula .Sczeva Scarpus Scaurus ».» . Scipio Secundus Ser . . . Silanus Silianus [ Silus Sisenna Spinther Stolo Strabo Sufenas Sulla Sulpicianus Surdinus Talna Tampilus Taurus Thermus Tod. Torquatus Trigeminus Trio Trogus Tubulus Tullus Turdus Turpilianus Unimanus Vaala Varro Varus Vetus Vitulus Volusus Family. Oppia Atilia. Hostilia. Appuleia. Clovia Tunia. Pinaria. ./Emilia. Aurelia. Cornelia. Arria. Manlia. J unia. Licinia. Sergia. Cornelia. Cornelia. Licinia. Volteia. Nonia. Cornelia. Quinctia. Nzevia. Juventia Bzebia. Statilia. Minucia. . . . ? Manlia. Curiatia. Lucretia- Maria. Hostilia. Maecilia. Papiria. Petronia. Claudia. Numonia. Terentia. Vibia. Antistia Voconia Valeria. § OF THE MONEY OF THE EMPIRE. (3 and 4.) Imperial coins. The Imperial series may be said to commence in B.c. 2, when Augustus^ w^s made Pater Patrise.- From this time forward the names of ftie moneyers cease to appear on the coinage. The portrait of the emperor, or of some member of the Im- perial family, now almost always occupies the obverse of the ■coin. The reverse type is, as a general rule, some allegorical Caligula. Claudius. Agrippina, Jr. Nerq. Galba. Otl»o 29 figure, such as Spes, Justitia, Salus, Pietas, etc., etc., or the representation of some one of the many provinces of the em- pire, e.g. Britannia, Judaea, etc., or again some military subject, eg. legionary standards, or the emperor addressing his soldiers, together with a great variety of types, to mention which would occupy far more space than we have here at our disposal. The inscriptions on the Imperial coins contain in an abbre- viated form the date of their issue, calculated by the number of times which the Tribanitia Potestas, or Tribunitian power, had been conferred upon the emperor. This office was renewed annually on the first day of January. The formula is tr. pot. or TR. P., followed by a numeral, as, on a coin of Trajan, TR. P. xx. cos. VI. IMP. xi. This means that the coin was struck when the emperor was in the possession of the Tribuni- tian power for the 20th time, of the consulship for the 6th time, and of the Imperatorship for the nthtime. Now, as Trajan had the Tribunitian power for the first time in a.d. 98, we get the date a.d. 116 for the coin in question. The other offices mentioned were not annual. The following is a list of the Roman emperors, and other members of the Imperial families, arranged in the order in which it is usual to classify their coins, which is, as far as pos- sible, chronological : — Augustus. . . . b.c. 27-A.D. 14 Livia or J ulia, wife of Augustus Agrippa A.D. Tiberius ........ 14-37 Caius Caius and Lucius Drusus senior Antonia Drusus junior Germanicus Agrippina, wife of Germanicus Nero & Drusus, sons ,, Caligula 37-41 Claudius 41-54 Britannicus Agrippina, w. of Claudius Nero 54-68 Galba 68-69 Otho 69 Vitellius . ... 69 Vespasian. . . . . 69-79 Domitilla, w. of Vespasian Domitilla, daughter of Ves* Dasian Titus a.d. 79-Si Julia, daughter of Titus Domitian 81-96 Domitia, wife of Domitian Nerva 96-98 Trajan 98-117 Plotina, wife of Trajan Marciana, sister of Trajan Matidia, daughter of Mar- ciana Hadrian . ... 117-138 Sabina, wife of Hadrian ./Elius, adopted by Hadrian Antoninus Pius . . . 138-161 Faustina I., w. of Ant. Pius. M. Aurelius 161-1S0 Faustina II. , w. of M. Aurelius L. Verus 161-169 Lucilla, w. of L. Verus Commodus 180-192 Crispina, w. of Commodus Pertinax 193 Didius Julianus 193 Manlia Scantilla,w. cf Did. J ulian. 3 © Pescennius Niger .... 194 Clodius Albinus (in Britain} 193-197 Septimius Severus . . . .193-211 Julia Domna, w. of S. Seve- rus M. Aurel. Antoninus (Cara- calla) 211-2x7 Plautilla, w. of Caracalla Geta, brother of Caracalla 211-212 Macrinus . , ... 217 Diadumenian, son of Ma- crinus M. Aurel. Antoninus (Elaga- balus) . . .... 218-222 Julia Paula, w of Elaga* balus Aquillia Severa, w of Elaga- balus Annia Faustina, w. of Ela- gabalus Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus 'M. Aurel. Severus Alexan- der ... . . 222-235 Barbia Orbiana, w of Sev Alex. Julia Mamsea, mother of Sev. Alex. Uranius Sulpicius Anto- ninus (in the East) Maximinus 1 235-238 Paulina, w. of Maximinus Maximus, son of Maximinus Gordian I. 238 Gordian II 238 Balbinus . 238 Pupienus . . 238 Gordian III. Pius. . 238-244 Tranquillina, w. of Gor- dian III. Philip I. . . . . 244-249 Otacilia, w. of Philip I. Philip II., son of Philip I. 244-249 Trajan Decius ... . 249-2^ • Herennia Etruscilla, w. of Traj. Decius. Herennius Etruscus, son of Traj. Decius. . . 251 Hostilianus, son of Traj. Decius. . '. w , . 251 Trebonianus Galh 3 s . 251-254 Volusianus, son of Treb. Gallus /Emilianus . . . . 253-254 Cornelia Supera, w. of ^Emilian. Valerianus I. ...... 253-260. Mariniana, w. of Valerian I. Gallienus 253-268 Salonina, w. of Gallienus Saloninus, son of Gallienus Claudius II., Gothicus . . 268-270 Quintillus, brother of Clau- dius II. Aurelianus 270-275 Severina, w. of Aurelianus Postumus (in Gaul) . . . 258-267 Postumus 1 1 ., son of Postum. Laslianus (in Gaul) Victorinus I. (in Gaul) . . 265-267 Marius (in Gaul) .... . 267 Tetricus I. (in Gaul) . . . 267-273 Tetricus II., son of Tetric. I. Macrianus I. (in the East) 260-262 Macrianus II., son of Mac- rianus I. Quietus, son of Macrianus I. 260-262 Tacitus . . . 275-276 Florianus 276 Probus ....... 276-282 Carus 282-283 Carinus 283-285 Magnia Urbica, w. of Cari- nus Nigrinianus, son of Carinus Numerianus . . 283-284 Julianus Diocletianus 284-305 Maxirnianus I., Hercules 286-305 Carausius (in Britain) . . 287-293 Allectus 293-296 Dotnitius Domitianus (in Egypt) Constantius I., Chlorus 305-306 Maxirnianus II. .... 305-311 Valeria, w. of Maximian. II. Severus 1 1 306-307 Maximinus II. (Daza) 308-313 Maxentius 306-312 Romulus, son of Maxentius Licinius I. ... 307-323 Licinius II„ son of Lici- nius I. Martinianus . 323 Constantinus I., the Great 306-337 Fausta, w. of Constantine Crispus, son of Constantine Helena, mother of Constant. Theodora Delmatius, nephew of Con- stantine Hanniballianus, brother of Delmatius Constantinus II. . • . 337-340 Philip I Otadlia. Philip II. Trajan Dociu*. Treb. Oalua Valerian. Maxentty*. Licinius, Sr. Constantine the Great. Valentinian I. Theodosius Constans 337-35° Magnentius (in Gaul) ' .* . 350-353 Decentms, brother of Mag- nentius Nepotianus . 350 Vetranio . . • 350-356 Constantius II. . 337-361 Constantius Gallus Julian II. (The Apostate) 361-363 lovianus 363-364 Valentinian 1 364-375 Valens . 364-37$ Procopius (in the East) 365-366 Gratianus 375 -383 Maximus II. (Britain and Gaul) 383-388 Victor, son of Maximus II Valentinian II. ... 375-392 Theodosius I. , the Great 379-395 Flaccilla, w. of Theodosius Eugenius (in Gaul) . . . 392-394 Honorius 395-423. The above list is not quite complete, even as far as it goes, but it includes the names of all the emperors whose coins are at all likely to be met with by the young collector. The series of the large brass coins, which is more interesting than the others, ceases after the reign of Postumus. § ROMAN MEDALLIONS. (5) Imperial medallions. As illustrations of the life and reli- gion of the Romans under the Empire, as well as of the history of the times, no numismatic monuments which have come down to us can compete with the large bronze medallions. They are to be distinguished from the current large brass coins by the absence of the letters s.c. ( senatus consul to), as well as usually by their larger size, higher relief, and finer work. As, how- ever, the prices fetched by good medallions are, as a rule, very high, they are practically out of the reach of the collector of moderate means. § HOW TO DISTINGUISH TRUE FROM FALSE COINS. The young collector will not be long before he learns that a large number of the coins exposed for sale in shop windows are ifalse, and at first he may be a little discouraged by finding that he is himself quite unable to discriminate between a true coin and a false one. But let him not despair. He will in time, by careful observation of undoubtedly authentic specimens of the class which he has selected for study, gain a kind of instinct which will enable him to detect the modern imitation at a glance, even though he may not always be able to explain his reasons to the uninitiated. False coins may be divided into the following classes : — I. Forgeries struck from false modern dies. Such forgeries, when the dies have been well executed by men familiar with the characteristic peculiarities of ancient work, are often exceedingly difficuU to detect, especially when they are of gold. The true ancient patina and oxide which time alone gives to bronze and silver, cannot be exactly imitated. A few hints, may be of use in the detection of false struck coins. The weight, owing to the ignorance of the forger, is generally incorrect The style of the art is weak, and the forms of the letters especially are timid and wanting in firmness. II. Modern casts made from ancient struck originals. A cast coin, when in gold or silver, may always be detected by its light weight, unless this has been compensated for by making the cast thicker than the original. The lettering and the types on cast coins are also less sharply defined than on struck coins, and the surface has either a soft and soapy appearance, or else it is co- vered with minute sand-holes, an infallible indication of rough casting. The genuine patina of bronze coins is imitated by paint, which can be removed by spirits of wine. III. Electrotypes. These are of necessity of wrong weight. They may also be known by the edges, where the mark of join- ing of the two sides separately made and then stuck together, is never concealed, unless, which is seldom the case, the electro- type is intended to deceive. Many students who cannot afford to buy originals of rare coins, supply their places by electro- types, which, as they are exact facsimiles, do not spoil the eye, as too much familiarity with false coins undoubtedly does. Electrotypes may generally be split in two with a strong knife. IV. Original coins which have been altered with a graving fool may be classed as forgeries, and should be avoided, as there is no telling to what extent they may have been “re- stored.” § THE COIN CABINET. Coins should be kept under lock and key in a mahogany cabinet. Trays made of cedar should never be used, as there is a deposit from this wood which covers the surface of copper and lead coins with a kind of varnish which is difficult to remove. In arranging coins in the trays, begin at the left hand top comer, placing the coins in rows, one in each hole. Under every coin there should be a descriptive card or a number refer- ring to a catalogue, in which the price paid for every specimen should be carefully recorded, as well as the name of the persons from whom it was acquired. A coin from a well-known cabinet will always fetch more when sold than an equally fine specimen of which the antecedents are unknown. COINS OF THE ENGLISH SERIES. ■*TlVCR CROWN or CHARLES II FT»1£ FAMOUS PETirtCTN CROWN) AUCTION VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS On the next thirty plates are photographic reproductions of a large variety of Foreign Coins, with prices affixed to each coin at which it has been sold at Public Auction. The expenses of such sales are paid by the seller, and amount to from io to 25 per cent, of the sums realized. We are, at all times, ready to buy single specimens or entire collections, for cash, or will sell them on commission. The illustrations are reduced about one third from actual size of the coins. The Juxon coin from the Montague collection sold at public auction in London for $3,850. FOREIGN COINS. For Illustrations see Plates 1 to 12. 1. Persia. — Gold daric, 4th c. B.c $25 00 2. Hellespont ( Lampsacus). Gold oblong stater, usual type, 6th or 5th c. B.c 20 00 3. Silver coin of Bceotia, 6th or 5th c. B.c 5 00 4. Silver coin of Aigina, 5th c. b.c 10 00 5. Billon coin of Mitylene in Lesbos, 4th c. B.c.. . . 3 00 6. Silver tetradrachm of Athens, archaic style, 5th c. b.c 5 co 7. Hemiekton of same, 4th c. B.c. Gold 15 00 8. Ekta or hecta of Cyzicus in Mysia, 4th c. b.c. Electrum 5 00 9. One-third silver incuse stater of Metapontum in Lucania, 5th or 4th c. B.c 5 00 10. Gold stater of Philip of Macedon, 4th c. B.c.. ... 30 00 11. Silver didrachm of Syracuse, 4th c. B.c 10 00 12. Silver tetradrachm of Philistis, wife of Hieron, King of Syracus e, 3d c. b.c 20 00 13. Hemidrachma of Argolis, 5th c. b.c. Silver. ... 2 00 14. Silver drachma of Larissa, in Thessaly, 4th c. b.c ' 15 00 15. Silver drachma of Ephesus, in Ionia, 3rd c. b.c. 2 00 16. Silver tetradrachm of Alexander Aigus, son of Alexander the Great by Roxana 25 00 17. Bronze coin of Arcadia, 4th c. B c 1 00 18. Silver tetradrachm of Macedon, under Roman rule, with a supposed head of Alexander the Great on obverse 2 00 19. Silver stater of Locri Opuntii, 4th c. b.c 50 00 20. Gold octadrachm of Egypt, with veiled head of Arsinoe. Theta issue 75 00 21. Bronze coin with veiled bust of the celebrated Cleopatra 1 00 22. Bronze coin of Cnossus in Crete, showing the Minotaur and Labyrinth , 3rd c. B.c 1 00 23. Silver tetradrachm of Antiochus IV. Epiphanes King of Syria (b.c. 175-164) 50 00 24. Silver tetradrachm of Arsaces XIII, King of Parthia 1 00 25. Silver drachma of Arsaces VI, King of Parthia$ 2 00 26. Silver drachma of Menander, King of Bactria. . 2 00 27. Gold stater of Carthage, 3rd or 4th c.BC 20 00 28. Jewish half-shekel (Samaritan inscription) 20 co 29. Romano-Campanian gold coin = 20 sestertii , struck about B.c. 206 25 00 30. Consular denarius , with portrait of Pompey the Great 5 00 31. Consular denarius of the Junia Gens 2 00 32. Consular denarius , with portraits of C. Servilius Ahala and L. Brutus. Struck by Marcus Brutus, one of the assassins of Caesar 2 00 33. Aureus of the Vibia Gens 40 00 34. Quinarius of the Antonia Gens, with veiled head of Marcus Antonius 2 00 35. Consular denarius with the head of Julius Caesar 2 00 36. Roman brass or copper sextans ox piece of two unde?, later period. Pei haps struck in Southern Italy 1 00 37. Brass or copper coin struck abroad by Augustus on the death of his uncle, with portraits of both 15 00 38. Roman Consular denarius , with head of Augus- tus (Mescinia Gens) 5 00 39. Silver tridrachm ( = three Roman denarii), struck at Antioch, with the head of Augus- tus. Earlier period 5 00 40. Aureus of the Emperor Claudius 2000 41. First brass coin of the same 5 00 42. Second brass coin of the Emperor Hadrian. ... 2 00 43. Second brass coin of the Emperor Titus 1 00 44. Second brass coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Britannia type 2 00 45. First brass coin of the Emperor Marcus Aure- lius. Consecratio type .... 2 00 46. First brass coin of the Empress Crispina, wife of Verus 10 00 47. Consecratio type of the Empress Mariniana 2 00 48. Third brass coin of the Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great 50 49-50. Byzantine series. — Gold solidi of Constans II., with Constantine Pogonatus, Heraclius, and Tiberius, and of Leo III. The ob- verses and reverses have been inadvertent- ly disarranged 30 00 PLATE. J\ . 5*. Silver prager-groschen of Wenceslas II., King of Bohemia (1278-1305) $0 50- 52. Gold florin struck at Liegnitz, in Prussian Silesia, with the title of Wenceslas II., King of Bohemia and Poland, as Duke of Prussia 3 00 53. Silver thaler of Berne, Switzerland, 1494 25 00 54. Schauthaler of Maximilian I., of Austria, 1516. . 25 00 55. Testone of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, 1537. ... 2 00 56. Thaler of Charles II L, Duke of Lorraine, 1603. J 5 00 57. Liard of Maria Theresa, struck for the Aus- trian Netherlands, 1745. Copper 25 58. Gold ducat of Johann von Zapoly, titular King of Hungary, 1531. The earliest Transsyl- vanian coin yet described 300 59. Silver thaler of Achatius Barcsai, Prince of Transsylvania, 1659 5 00 60. Silver thaler klippe of Enno III., Count of East Friesland, 1616 10 00 61. Thaler of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, 1632 5 00 62. Cold ducat of Friedrich Wilhelm, Margraf of Brandenburg (afterward first King of Prus- sia), struck for Hindostan, 1694 5 00 63. Gold ducat struck by the Municipality of Berlin in honor of the accession of Frederic the Great, 1740 2 00 64. Silver coin of Ntimburg, 1773, with a view of the city 50 65. Double gold ducat, with the portraits of Philip II. of Spain and his third wife, and his title as Count of Zeeland 5 00 66. Gold ducat of Louis Napoleon, King of Holland 1809 2 00 67. Silver thaler of Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1642, struck for Pomerania 10 00 68. Silver obolo or denar etto of Philip of Suabia, 1208, struck for Parma 50 69. Gold ducat of the Florentine Republic, 13th c. . 5 00 70. Grosso (silver) of the Roman Republic, nth to 13th c 2 00 71. Gold zecchino of Pope Innocent VIII 10 co 72. Gold zecchino, Sede Vaeante, 1700 5 00 73. Grosso of Alfonso I., Duke of Ferrara, 1502-34. . 3 00 74. Silver testone of Louis XII. of France, as Duke of Milan 10 00 PLATE V. PLATE VII. 75 - Silver grossone or mezzo-scudo of Florence, struck in 1 530 under the Standard-bearer, Nicolo Guicciardini, as money of necessity.# 5 00 76. Copper grano of Malta, 1785 10 77. Piastro di argento of Ferdinando I. Medici, 1587. First issue, exhibiting the Duke in his Car- dinal’s dress 3 00 78. Scudo di argento of Pope Clement X., 1672 1000 79. Small silver coin of Pope Innocent XII., 1699. . 1 00 80. Scudo di argento of the Republic of Lucca, 1 754, exhibiting the legend of St. Martin and the Beggar 5 00 81. Gold twenty-//'^ piece of Muiat, King of the Two Sicilies, 1813 16 00 82. Copper two -tornesi of Ferdinand II., King of the Two Sicilies {Bomba), 1842 25 83. Y'we-soldi in copper of Vittorio Amadeo III., King of Sardinia, 1894 25 84. Copper ionx-denari of Honorato III., Prince of Monaco, 1733 25 85. Silver osella of Alvigi Mocenigo, Doge of Ven- ice, 1763-1779 1 00 86. Sixty -tornesi in copper, struck by Venice for Candia under the Doge Gio. Cornaro, about 1632 1 00 87. Gold dinhero struck by Alfonso VIII., King of Castile (1158-1214), with Arabic characters 1000 88. Real of James III., King of Majorca, 1324-43. Silver 3 00 89. Real of Henry IV., King of Castile and Leon, H 54-75 3 00 90. Peso of Philip II. of Spain, struck at Potosi for Spanish America -5 00 91. Rupia with the jugate busts of Maria I. and Pedro III. of Portugal, struck at and for Goa, 1783 3 00 92. Hundred-ra> piece of Maria II. of Portugal, 1853 05 93. Gold dirhem of Haroun-el-Reschid, Caliph of Bagdad, 9th c. A.D 2 00 *** Interesting in connection with the Arabian Nights. 94. Gold mohur of Akbar, Emperor of Hindostan, 1558-1605 jo 00 95. Silver drachma, struck at Marseille^ by Phoeni cian settlers, 5th c. B.c 2 00 PLATE. VIII. g tvtomm /:j ti JiS 96. 9 -. 9 8 . 99 - 100. 101. 102 . 10 3 . 104. 105. 106. 107. 109. 1 10. 1 1 2 . II 3 - I 14. " 5 - 1 16. 1 17. 1 1 8. 1 19. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. Billon denier of Pepin I., King of Aquitaine, 814-839 Billon denier of Lothair, Emperor of Germany, struck at Chalons-sur-Sa6ne, 9th c Gros tournois of Louis IX. of France (about 1250) Masse d'Or of Philippe IV. of France, (1285- I 3 I 4 ) Billon obole of Edward II. or III. of England, struck for Aquitaine Anglo-Gallic Leovard d'or of Edward III. cf England, struck for Aquitaine at Poictiers. . Hardtt d' or of Richard II. (1377-99) Angelet d'or of Htnry VI Demi-louis d'or of Louis XIV. of France, 1645. Louis d'or of Louis XV., 1717 Louis d'or of Louis XVI., 1774 Twenty-four livres in gold of First French Re- public, 1793 Britain . — Gold stater of Veiica Silver halfpenny of Eadmund, King of East Anglia Silver penny of Alfred the Gr< at, 26 grs. The Murchison example Canopy penny of William I Gold noble of Edward III Shilling of Philip and Mary Hammered shilling of Elizabeth Shilling of James I Shilling of Charles I Shilling of Commonwealth, 1651 Shilling of Cromwell as Protector, 1658 Five-guinea piece of Charles II., 1668, with the elephant below bust. First year Shilling, modern type, 1663 Cooper pice of the same reign, struck for Bom- bay, 1667 Current farthing of Anne, 1714 Elector guinea of George I., 1714 Rosa Americana (smallest size), 1722 96 stuivers, struck lor Ceylon, 1809 Silver penny of Alexander III. of Scotland (1249-85) Gold bonnet-piece of James V. of Scotland, 1540 Silver testo r n of Mary Queen of Scots, 1561 . . $ 2 00 1 00 20 OQ I 00 30 00 25 00 25 00 3 oa 4 oa 5 oc 5 OQ 45 oa 5 00 3 ° 00 10 00 5 CO 3 OQ 2 00 2 00 2 00 4 00 5 00 45 00 2 00 15 00 2 00 2 00 3 00 5 00 1 00 60 00 35 oa PLAT 1C XI. PLAT I' X ir. ' ' J i G/r/f'A; // 1 /. (2 ■ /V A 4 / //AY //’/V7 '/. ' 4 VV -1/. 1 » 7 1 1 ‘ <1745 /y-fV 1//?. Rare Canadian Coins and Tokens. On the following pages are slightly reduced illustrations of the principal rare Canadian coins and tokens. Of almost all issues illustrated there are numerous varieties. We pos- itively do not want any but those that correspond in every detail with the illustrations. VALUATION. No. No. I. Silver, $10 00 to|ioo 00 9. Copper, $5 00 to $25 00 2. “ 5 00 “ 25 00 10. “ 3 00 “ 20 00 3 - Copper, 10 00 “ 100 00 11. “ 3 00 “ 20 00 4 - Billon, 1000 “ 5000 12. “ 5 00 “ 25 00 5 - “ 10 00 “ 100 00 13. “ 1 00 “ 3 00 6. Copper, 1000“ 10000 14. “ 10 00 “ 50 00 7 - 8. “ 10 00 “ 100 00 “ 5 00 “ 25 00 15. « 10 00 “ 50 00 No. , 16. Copper penny and half-penny, each, «t Those like cut 51 are not rare ex- $ 5 OO tO $20 OG 44 5 00 “ 25 00 cept one dated 1845 10 00 “ 50 00 4 * 18. Copper, 3 00 “ 15 00 44 IQ. Silver, dated 1820 2 00 “ 10 00 “ “ 1822 There are also three smaller coins of same design , but only those dated 1820 are rare. Pattern coins, in copper, for a 1 00 “ 5 00 Colonial A- Dollar, 1823 . 10 00 “ 50 00 “ T*0 “ 10 00 “ 50 00 •1 20. Copper, dated 1383 Their are various other dates and varieties of Nova Scotia coins which are not rare. 5 00 “ 25 00 No 21. Pattern issue, gold . . #50 00 to $ 100 00 “ 22. w ** u ... 1000 “ IOOOO 44 23. Northwest token . . . 10 00 “ 5000 “ 24. Hudson Bay Co. (for East Maine District) beaver-skin tokens . 1 00 “ 3 00 “25 1 00 “ 3 00 “26 1 00 “ 3 oc *' 27 1 00 “ 3 00 44 28. Lead (there are numerous counter- feits) . . . . 3 00 44 15 00 44 29. Copper. There are also some larger sizes which command a small premium . . . . 1 00 44 3 00 No. 3°- Copper, $2 00 to $15 00 No. 40. $3 00 to $ 15 00 Si- a 2 00 44 15 00 41. 1 00 44 2 00 32. u 1 00 44 3 00 42. 1 00 44 2 00 33- u 1 00 44 3 o° 43- 1 00 44 3 00 34. a 1 00 44 3 00 44. Not wanted. 35- 44 1 00 44 3 00 45- 1 00 44 3 00 36. 44 1 00 44 4 00 46. 3 00 44 15 00 37. 44 1 00 44 4 00 47- 1 00 44 2 00 3»- 44 3 00 44 15 00 48. 3 00 44 15 00 39- 44 3 00 44 20 00 149- 1 00 44 3 00 There are numerous similar Ship tokens which are of no value. Nos. 50 and 51. Pennies and half pennies. Not wanted. Bouquet Tokens. There are about forty-six varieties. We only want those that correspond in every detail with the illustrations. | No. Copper, $to co to $ 1 00 00 1 58. Copper, $1 00 to $3 00 44 10 00 * 4 50 00 59. 3 00 “ 5 00 44 10 00 44 50 00 60. U 50 44 1 00 44 10 00 44 50 00 *6i. U 50 44 1 00 44 3 00 44 15 00 62. 25 00I63. it 50 44 1 00 «< 5 00 44 it 50 44 1 00 Do not send us any Canadian coins except those illus- trated and priced . EN Part Second* The Coinage of America. This part is identical with the former book “Rare Coins of America,” with the addition of 30 half-tone plates, illustrating all the different Colonial Coins. Also 4 half-tone plates, illustrating The Counterfeit Colonial Coins. The contents of the book have been brought up to ■900, and the prices corrected according to the later auction sales. Read the explanations on pages 2 to 9 before buying or sending coins. Important Explanation, Part second catalogues all American coins, no matter whether they are rare or not. Coins that are catalogued only at face value are common in good condition , but they might be rare in fine or uncirculated condition. In order to make the Quotations still more compre- hensible an example is here given from page 65 : Cent 1822, uncirculated $1.00, fine 5 cts, good 1 cent. 1823, “ 4.00, “ 25 “ “ 10 “ The cent of 1822 in good condition is worth only face value, while an uncirculated cent is worth $1. 00. Cents of 1823, which is a scarce date, are worth even in good condition 10 cents, while an uncirculated one is worth #4.00. Coin dealers buy all kinds of coins, yet they do not pay a premium on every old or curious coin. It is a mistake to presume that because a coin is old or because you have never seen another like it, that it must be a rare coin. There are thousands of very rare coins, yet a still larger amount are not rare. COINS NOT WANTED. This applies especially to the Spanish silver coins, which pissed current here previous to the establish- ment of the U. S. Mint. They have on the obverse the bust of either Carolus III, Carolus IV, or Ferdinand VII, and on the reverse the coat of arms of Spain, surmounted by a crown and the inscription hispan . ET . ind . REX. A .11 such coins are good only for old silver. RARE COINS The prices paid for rare coins are regulated by their state of preservation and the number of a certain issue in ex- istence ; neither the metal out of which the coin is made, nor the age, has anything to do with the prices paid ; thus a copper coin might be worth a hundred times more than a gold coin of the same date. A coin issued only a few years ago is often worth more than one 2000 years old. Uncir- culated coins of certain dates are worth from $5 to $100, while others of exactly the same kind, but much worn, would not be worth more than their face value. Rare coins are divided in classes according to their state of preservation, the highest possible state a coin can be in is proof, then come uncirculated , fine , good , fair and poor. PROOF COINS. These coins are especially struck for coin collectors. The planchet and dies are polished before the coin is struck, which gives them a burnished or mirror-like, re- flective surface. The Mint makes a small charge for each coin so struck, and they can only be had during the year of the issue. UNCIRCULATED COINS are coins as they came from the Mint. They must have the same luster as when dropped from the coining press. A coin that has been tarnished and polished up again can not be classed as uncirculated, although it does not show the slightest wear. 4 FINE COINS are those that have lost their original lustre, but do not show the least wear. They might be tarnished or blackened, but no scratches or nicks are permiss- able on a fine coin. GOOD COINS must show every feature, especially the date, very plain, not scratched, hammered, plugged or otherwise mutilated. FAIR COINS are coins on which the lettering, design and date are clearly readable. POOR COINS are those on which the design, lettering and date are almost unintelligible. MUTILATED COINS are coins with holes, cuts, scratches, hammered or otherwise damaged, and, unless they are coins of a very rare issue, are only worth their intrinsic value. A rare coin with a hole is worth about % of what it would be without it. OVERSTRIKES. Coins struck from dies, in which the date has been altered, are called overstrikes. They occur especially among the large copper cents and the old half dollars. One of the most frequent overstrikes are the cents of 1807, struck from the same die as the 1806, but with the 6 changed into a 7. This is called 1807 over 1806. MULLINGS, coins which occur with various different reverses to one obverse, or various different obverses to one reverse, are said to have been mulled. See plate IV, No. 18, where the same obverse has been used with 7 different reverses. 5 TO PARTIES FORMING COLLECTIONS OF COINS. The large shipments of coins I am constantly receiv- ing enables me to fill orders promptly. I have at all times a large stock of the early Colonial copper and silver coins, United States gold, silver and copper coins, ancient Greek, Roman and Mediaeval coins, Colonial and Confederate bills, fractional currency and numismatic boo^''. NEVER CLEAN A COIN IF YOU WANT TO SELL IT TO ME. COUNTERFEIT RARE COINS. False coins may be divided into the following classes: I. RE-STRIKES are coins made with the original dies, but at a later period. Among the American coins we find re-strikes of the early Colonials, the dollars of 1804, and the half cents of 1831, 1836, 1840 to 1849. They do not command the same price as those struck 2 the time of the date. At present the dies are destroyer after each year, also all the old dies were destroyed some »venty years ago, and collectors having rare dates can fe 1 safe that there will be no more re-strikes. II. FORGERIES STRUCK FROM FALSE DIES. Those are found mostly among the New England shill- ings, New England sixpence, New England threepence, Pin# G and Oak Tree Massachusetts coins, Good Samaritan shill- ing, Sommers Island coins, Carolina Elephant coins, and cent of 1804. No expert in coins is apt to be dece'/ed by them, as their appearance is entirely different from the gen- uine. They do not have the ancient characteristic peculi- arities ; the lettering and design is a good deal sharper than on the genuine and the weight is also mostly incorrect. III. CASTS MADE FROM ORIGINALS. A cast coin, when in gold or silver, may always be de- tected by its light weight, unless this has been compen- sated for by making the cast thicker than the original. The lettering and the types on cast coins are also less sharply defined than on struck coins, and the surface has either a soft and soapy appearance, or else is covered with minute sand holes — an infallible indication of rough cast- ing. IV. ELECTROTYPES. These are of necessity of wrong weight. They may also be known by the edges, where the mark of joining of the two sides, separately made and then stuck together, is never concealed, unless, which is seldom the case, the •electrotype is intended to deceive. The genuine patina on bronze coins is imitated by paint, which can be removed by spirits of wine. Electrotypes may generally be split in two with a strong knife. V. ALTERED DATES. Original coins which have been tooled or altered may be claimed as forgeries. Among the American coins it is especially the dollars of 1801 which are altered by remov- ing the 1 and inserting in its place a 4, and so producing an 1804 dollar. Alterations also occur on the 1793, 1799, 1804 cents, quarter dollars of 1823, 1827 and 1853. These alterations can generally each be detected with a strong magnifying glass, as it hardly ever can be done without leaving some scratches or marks, and anyone buying a r are coin will do well to examine particularly the date. 7 NO RESPONSIBLE COIN DEALER will knowingly sell a false coin as genuine, but it nas occurred that coins pronounced genuine by the most exne rienced turned out to be false, and if ever any case like this should occur in my business, I shall always be ready to take back the coin and refund the money paid for it. HOW TO SEND COINS. In order not to go to useless expense, always send a list, and if convenient a rubbing of what you have before sending the coins, and if there is anything among them that I want, I will inform you by return mail. SMALL LOTS OF COINS up to one pound in weight are best sent by mail, at one cent per ounce, and if the coins are valuable it is best to have the package registered. Put up all packages in strong manilla envelopes or in wood or tin boxes. Never send coins in the common white envelopes, as they are not strong enough to hold the coins. I am receiving constantly mail packages broken and some of the coins lost, and I will not be responsible for any loss occurring that wav. LARGE PACKAGES MIGHT BE SENT BY EX- PRESS PREPAID. I positively do not accept packages on which the charges are not paid by the sender, as it often occurs that a person sends a lot of foreign copper coins which are not worth the express charges. Neither do I accept any package .« sent C. O. D. Slcucozz: crs paid for fhc carte day re received ana. rows once paid for can not be reclaimed . Anyone that is not satisfied with these terms Ido not solicit their business. Always send your full name and address with each lot vf. coins you send and state the lowest price you will ac- cept for them. COMMON OOiNS, that is P coins which do noc command a premium, are re- turned at the expense of the sender, deducting enough from the amount sent to pay return postage, or I will send Check for :ace value. Y\ .1 ■ * ,1, kl U, kl Lk .1.1.1. 1 1 ( 1 1 ! 1 kid, 1 if 1 12 1 6 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 'T T T] T] yV Tj'I'jTIT km THE AMERICAN COIN SCALE. Coins are generally measured by the above scale ; thus a half dollar of the present issue would be called size 20, a quarter, size 15. TERMS USED TO DEFINE THE VARIOUS PARTS OF A COIN. The front or face of a coin is called the obverse. O. Obv. The back is called the reverse. R. Rev. The principal device or object represented on a coin is called the type. The area or space between the type and the circumfer- ence is called the field. The lower portion of the .area of a coin oeneath the type and separated from the rest of the field by a horizon- tal line is called the exergue. Ex. This particular place on coins, with or without the separating line, is commonlv referred to as the Ex. Small objects represented either in the field or the ex- ergue as adjuncts to the main type are called symbols. Portions of a coin which are sunk below the level of the surface are said to be incuse. THE PRICES QUOTED in this book include in every instance the face value of the coin, and the publisher reserves the right to change tne prices paid at any time without further notice. The First Metallic Coins made in America were the New England shilling, sixpence and threepence. They consist of planchets of silver haw ing N. E. stamped on one side and XII., VI., or III. on the other. They were authorized by the General Court of Massachusetts, at Boston, May 27, 1652 On June 20, 1652, an order was issued for the construction of a house for the “ Mint, ” which eventually Avas built just south of the entrance to the present Pembroke Square, on land be- longing to John Hull. The building, when completed, measured sixteen feet square and ten feet high. On June 11, John Hull and Robert Sandersons were sworn in as officers of the Mint, and they were to receive one shilling and sixpence for every twenty shillings coined. The shil- 10 lings were to weigh seventy-two grains, fineness nine hun- dred and twenty-five, and the sixpence and threepence in proportion. There is no date on these coins, but they were coined the same year as authorized, and only a lim- ited number were issued of the above type, and the dies changed the same year to the Willow, Oak and Pine Tree coins, which all bear the date of 1652 or 1662, but had been coined for nearly thirty years. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. N. E. XII $30 og $15 OO $ 5 OO N. E. VI 50 00 25 00 10 00 N. E. Ill 75 00 30 00 15 00 There are numerous counterfeits of these coins, but they can easily be distinguished by their symmetrical ap- pearance The originals are clipped into an irregular, round shape and the N. E. and numerals are never oppo- site each other, but at the side, or one on top and the other at the bottom. Massachusetts Pine, Oak and Willow Tree Coins. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. MASSACHUSETTS : Willow- tree Shilling: large centre- mark in tree : roots oblique to right : masathvsets . in. 1^ 1652 | xii in circle of connected pellets: new England an dom. * letters and figures broad, $25 00 $10 00 $5 00 11 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Willow-tree Shilling : roots of tree point downward : masa hvets in. 13 date in thin figures : new lin and.ndo : broad plan- chet Willow-tree Sixpence : similar $15 00 $5 00 $3 00 type : mmasatvsetss Willow-tree Threepence IN : bushy 15 00 5 00 3 oc tree formed of curves and with the characteristic central dot which marks the preceding coinsof this type : masatvsets •in. 165(2) | hi in circle of ined pellets : new England, 25 00 15 00 5 00 Oak-tree Shilling? roots point downward : top branch points between h v. 3 large 4, 6” in date $5 00 $3 00 $2 00 Oak-tree Shilling: 3 forked roots 1 . : top branch points at right foot of ii same as next pre- ceding Oak-tree Shilling : crossed roots : 5 00 3 00 2 00 top branch forked : very large letters. same as last 6 00 3 00 2 00 Oak-tree Shilling : crossed roots : top branch below h : one sprout or sucker left of tree, B small thick “1” in date: an smaller than other letters 5 00 3 00 2 00 Oak-tree Shilling : roots crossed : sucker each side of tree. B widely spaced thin figures in date: 6 has extra outlines: small letters 8 00 <; 00 3 oo 12 Uncirculated. Fine. Oak-tree Shilling : 5 roots 1 . : fewer branches to tree. 1$ broad, irregular lettering : no centre- mark $5 00 $3 00 Oak-tree Shilling: roots r. : num- erous branches to tree : topmost points to ma. ]} gl below the value 500 300 Oak-tree Shilling : same obv. as last. 1$ nd below value : pel- lets in circle connected 6 00 4 00 Oak-tree Sixpence : highest branch points to left foot of H : first s reversed. Ii 652 of date large : the 1 small : no below, 15 00 8 00 Oak-tree Sixpence : no suckers be- side tree. 1$ date near top of circle, 2 resembles o 10 00 5 00 Good. $2 00 2 OO 2 OO 4 OO 3 00 Oak-tree Sixpence : two roots and sucker each side of tree in oval of connected pellets : topmost branch points between th. 1$ date and value well centred : la below : broad planchet Oak-tree Threepence: peculiar willowy tree : all S’s reversed. 1$ large date and letters Oak-tree Threepence: rudely formed tree: first s reversed. 5 thin figures in date : 2 small, Oak-tree Threepence : well-formed tree : sucker r. : 5 roots 1. 4 36 pellets in circle $10 00 $5 00 $3 OCi 6 OO 3 00 2 OO 8 OO 4 OO 3 OO 7 OO 3 00 a OO 13 Uncirculated. Fine. Oak-tree Twopence $5 00 $3 00 Oak-tree Twopence : differs slight- ly from last: date smaller 5 00 3 00 Pine-tree Shilling, 1650 : pine-tree with cones on branches : mas- SACHVSETS * IN * . ft 1650 | — | xii in circle of large oval pellets : new England * an. do * $10 00 $5 00 Pine-tree Shilling, 1650: small tree in circle of connected pel- lets : MASATHVSETS-f-IN-K ft 1650 | xii in similar circle: new England : ando : smaller planchet than the preceding.. 9 00 4 00 Pine-tree Shilling: broad plan- chet : split tree : roots horizon- tal : top branch below right foot of h. ft date and value large and close together : period after each word 500 300 Pine-tree Shilling: broad: tree split nearly to top: s above: legend masatvsets. (s/c) im. Good $3 OO 2 OO $3 OO 3 00 2 OO 14 Uncirculated. Fine, small letters and date: all n’s reversed : coion after each word $6 oo $4 oo Pine-tree Shilling: broad: large, finely spread tree nearly filling the circle: top branch points left of v: large, clearly cut let- lers. 1^ om. below value to oo 5 00 Pine-tree Shilling : broad : tree nar- row and symmetrical : v above roots natural form. 1$ same as that of next preceding $8 00 Pine-tree Shilling : broad : oval tree : 7 roots r. and 1. : top branch below right foot of h. P date small, value large : first n in England reversed 10 00 Pine-tree Shilling : peculiarly form- ed branches on tree : curved-like bows: roots forked. large date and value 15 00 Pine-tree Shilling: broad: well- modeled tree in circle of oblong square grains (styled the“Cog- wheel”) : roots small, well dis- tributed : top below n. still larger grains to the circle : let- ters large and crude 25 00 Pine-tree shilhng : small planchet : smaller oblong square grains than on last, but lettering more crude S 00 Pine-tree Shilling : broad : tree small, a pellet each side of $4 00 5 00 8 00 10 00 4 00 Good. $2 OO 3 00 $4 00 3 00 5 00 5 00 2 00 15 Uncirculated. Fine, trunk : four large roots r. : top branch below s : groups of 7 pellets after in. 1} date and letters small $10 00 $5 00 Pine-tree Shilling in copper struck over Geo. I Halfpenny, 1724: tree with 4 roots 1. : heavy leaves on ends of branches: oblong square grains in circle. R large date : small letters in new eng- LAD (sic) AN. DO ‘500 3OO Pine-tree Shilling: small plan- chet : wide tree : roots 1. small letters : top branch points to right of v. R small date, xn large: an. d below $10 oo $5 00 Pine-tree Shilling: small: smaller tree : 5 roots downward : top branch below s : large letters. R from same die as last 11 00 6 00 Pine-tree Shilling: small: broad tree : roots r. and 1., two sepa- rated : top branch just left of v : large letters. R from same die as last two 12 00 6 00 Pine-tree Sixpence : usual type : broad planchet 10 00 5 00 Pine-tree Sixpence : same dies as last, but smaller planchet 8 00 5 00 Pine-tree Sixpence : broad tree with thorn-like leaves : 4 roots r. : top branch below s. R from same die as that used for rev. of Oak- tree 25 00 10 00 Pine-tree Threepence : pellet each Good. $3 00 1 00 $2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 5 00 16 Uncirculated. Fine. side of tree t large wide letters. group of 4 pellets after d. . . . $10 oo $5 00 Pine-tree Threepence : no pellets beside tree : 4 roots 1. : thin let- ters. group of 7 pellets after d 10 00 5 00 Pine-tree Threepence : large tree in circle, separating the value in. | pence : in outer circle : PROVINCE OF THE * MASSACHU- SETTS. same design, from same die 300 200 Good Samaritan Shilling: view of the Samaritan anointing the wounds of a man under a tree : MASATHVSETS .... IN. 3 1652 | xii in circle of connected pellets : in new England ano : $ioo oo $50 00 Maryland Coins. Issued under Cecil the Second, Lord Baltimore. They date, but are supposed to have been coined in 1659. Uncirculated. Fine. MARYLAND: Shilling: draped bust of Lord Baltimore 1 . Good. $2 00 2 OO I 00 $25 00 have no Good. 14 Uncirculated. Fine. C^cilivs : dns : terr^emaree : &ct. crown shield of arms separating xii : crescite : et : MVLTIPLICAMINI $30 OO $15 OO Sixpence : similar type : value vi : no period after multiplicamini : lacks the t in &ct 20 00 10 00 Sixpence : similar type, but legend reads mvltilicamini.(«c), the p being omitted 40 00 25 00 Groat: similar type : value iv.... 5000 25 00 Good, $3 OO 2 OO 5 00 5 00 Penny : obv. similar to that of the sixpence. two pennants up- on a coronet : denarivm : ter- RyE-MARI/E * = copper $100 00 $50 00 $25 00 Shilling : radiant eye over liberty- cap on pole between two stars and surrounded by 13 inter- linked rings with 11 stars. 1^ in script, Equal, (to | one) Shi: clasped hands below : 1. chal- mers * ANNAPOLIS * 1783 * . $50 OO $25 OO $IO 0 0 18 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Shilling : two birds with long worm on river-bank : one * shilling : 1783. clasped hands in wreath : 1. chalmers, ANNAPOLIS * $10 00 3 00 1 00 Shilling* similar type, but larger birds, shorter worm 600 200 100 Sixpence : star in wreath : 1. chal- mers. Annapolis. 1 $ cross with floreated angles, stars and crescents on terminations : t s in the crescents: 1. c. | six | pence | 1783 (small date) : di- vided by arms of the cross $15 00 $5 00 $2 00 Sixpence : similar type, but larger date: different die 10 00 3 00 1 00 Threepence : clasped hands : 1. CHALMERS. ANNAP’s * . ]$ branch in wreath : three * pence • 1783 $5 00 $2 00 $1 cx? Good. Uncirculated. Fine. Threepence : draped bust 1 . : Bal- timore • town • july • 4 • 90. three | pence in circle : standish barry : letters in- terlaced with bead work $25 00 $10 00 $5 00 Colonial and Copper Continental Coins. Sommer Islands Shilling. First coin made for America, in memory of Sir George Sommers, who was shipwrecked upon the Bermudas or Sommer Islands in 1612. They are made of brass— shilling, sixpence and threepence. They bear no date, but are supposed to have been coined 1616. 20 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. SOMMER ISLANDS: Shilling: ship sailing. R wild boar 1 : xii. above : sommer * islands : thick planchet: copper: size 20 $100 00 $50 00 $20 00 Shilling: larger ship. R same as last: thin planchet: copper: size 20 80 00 30 00 15 00 Sixpence: similar type: vi over boar: ilands (s/c). R heral- dic flowers below ship : copper : size 17 70 00 25 00 15 00 Threepence : similar type, but without legend : hi over boar, 70 00 25 00 15 00 Carolina Elephant Copper. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. CAROLINA : Halfpenny, 1694 : elephant 1 . R god : | pre- serve : | CAROLINA :AND | THE LORDS : I PROPRIETERS. | 1694 : size 16 $100 oo $50 00 $20 oc Halfpenny, 1694 : same as preced- ing, except that “E”inpro- prieters was altered in the die : it now reads PROPRIETORS : size 19 50 00 NEW ENGLAND: Halfpenny: elephant 1 . R god: | pre- serve : | (new) | England : | 1694 ’ 100 00 LONDON : Halfpenny token : ele- phant 1 ., same die as Carolina >s>d. 1694. ^ arms on shield : London : god : pre- serve : * : very thick planchet, 3 00 25 00 10 00 50 00 20 00 2 00 50 21 French Colonial Coins of Louis XV. Uncirculated. Fine. Good LOUISIANA : Sou, 1721 : crossed L’s crowned. If date between two ornaments : mint-mark B (Rouen) $2 00 $1 00 25 mou 1721: type of preceding, minus ornaments at date: m . m. H (Rochelle) 2 00 1 00 25 Sou, 1767: without R. F Sou, 1767: with R. F i Dollar : heraldic eagle : nouvelle Orleans. If p. b. in circle of 16 stars and links : counterstamped on section of Spanish dollar: 10 00 £ Dollar : similar designs but dif- ferent counterstamps : with additional stamp “ Bad * 4 00 5 00 2 00 2 00 I OC 22 Rosa Americana Money. Made by William Wood. Uncirculated. Fine. Good Twopence, 1717: laureated bust of Geo. I. r. in armor : georgivs . D : G M : b : FR : et . H : rex. large II beneath crown in cir- cle: legend in outer circle, 1717 : MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIBER . rex: yellow bronze $15 00 ?,8 00 $3 00 Penny (n. d.) : laur. nude bust George I. r. : georgivs . d : g : m : bri . fra : et . hib : REX. 1$ large I below crown : DAT . PACEM . ET . NOUAS . PREBET . et . auget . opes.: bronze... 15 00 8 00 3 00 Penny (n. d.) : obv. from same die as last. 1^ large I between laurel branches, crown above: brvn: et . lvn: dvx . sa : rom : mi : arc=the : et . pr : elec . : bronze 10 00 500 2 00 Halfpenny: (n. d.) small bust of George I. r. : laureated and mailed : georgivs . rex. % beneath crown : . DAT . pa- CEM . ET . AUGET . OPES. : bronze 15 00 8 00 3 00 Twopence (n. d.) : large nude bust of Geo. I. r. : laureated: GEORGIUS . DEI . GRATIA REX. a rose-bush, with one full and 23 25 OO V OO '5 00 25 OO 15 00 5 00 Uncirculated. Fine. two half-blown roses and three buds: rosa: sine: spina.: bronze $50 00 $30 00 Twopence (n. d.) : large nude bust of Geo. I. r. : laureated : geor- GI VS . D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : et . hib : rex. 1$ heraldic rose : . rosa . Americana. | . utile . dulci (in field) struck without a die collar, on a very broad planchet : size 24 : copper, Twopence (n. d.) : same legend: no period after rex : entirely different portrait. 1$ from same die as that next preceding : bronze : size 20 Twopence (n. d.) : obv. very sim- ilar to last : period after rex. ]} smaller rose : utile . dulci on labr'l below, smaller letters and without the periods before and after : bronze Twopence, 1722 : similar obv., but from different die. similar to last, with date added and legend differently placed : yel- low bronze 5 Penny, 1722 : similar bust, but smaller : georgius . dei . gra- tia . rex. : e under lowest curl. heraldic rose : rosa . Ameri- cana * vtile . dvlci . : 1722 * : yellow bronze Penny, 1722: same type as last: different obv. die : G under low- est curl : yellow bronze Penny, 1722 : similar type : point of bust rounded. smaller letters : period before utile dulci. : wide planchet with obliquely milled edge: bronze : size 17^ Penny, 1722 : similar type, differ- ing die: pointed bust: plain edges : bronze : size 17 Good, $15 00 2 00 10 OO 5 00 2 oc 4 00 2 00 , 5 °' 15 OO 8 OO 3 00 2 OO 1 OO 50 - 24 Uncirculated. Fine. Penny, 1722: similar type: * be- fore utile dulci. : bronze... $3 00 $2 00 Halfpenny, 1722 : smaller bust r. GEORGIUS . DEI . GRATIA . REX. 1$ heraldic rose : rosa . ameri . vtile .dvlci. 1722 : bronze, 10 00 5 00 Halfpenny, 1722: similar profile: georgius . d : g : rex. her- aldic rose : rosa . ameri : utile . DULCI . 1722 800 300 Halfpenny, 1722 : similar to obv. but larger letters. 1} heraldic rose : rosa . Americana . utile .dulci. 1722 *: yellow bronze, 3 00 1 00 Twopence, 1723: crowned rose: cross beneath 1 : size 21 500 200 Twopence, 1723 : same as last, but planchet not so broad : size 20. 5 00 2 00 Twopence, 1723 : same type : cross beneath ri 5 00 2 00 Twopence, 1723: same type: x. distant from bust 8 00 300 Twopence, 1723: same type: no period after rex, the x touches bust : yellow bronze 8 00 300 Halfpenny, 1723: same type: crowned rose : utile . dulci on ribbon : silver 25 00 10 00 Halfpenny, 1723: same type, but different dies : copper 1 00 50 Halfpenny, 1723 : similar obv. 1} uncrowned rose : utile dulci in field : 1723 over 1722 10 00 5 00 Halfpenny, 1723: same type as last : uncrowned rose : obv. die slightly different. 1 $ same as last 200 1 00 Penny, 1724: similar to crowned rose type of preceding year : g close below lowest curl : period after rex. colon after rosa : large cross on crown divides ame ricana : 1724 over 1723: in silver 40 00 20 00 Penny, 1724: similar type, but portrait differently engraved : Good. $0 50 2 OO I OO 50 50 50 50 I OO I OO 5 00 25 I OO 50 IO OO 25 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. g to left of lowest curl : no period after rex, the x touches the bust. R from same die as last: bronze j. $2000 $1000 $500 Twopence, 1733 : laureated nude bust of Geo. II. 1 . : georgivs . 11 . d . g . rex. R full-blown rose on branch, bud r. : crown above : utile dulci. on rib- bon below : rosa . amer icana • 1733 $100 00 $50 00 $25 00 WOOD’S IRISH SERIES. (Refused in Ireland and sent to America .) These undoubtedly passed for Pence and Halfpence, although intended originally for Halfpence and Farthings — by these latter names we quote them. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Halfpenny, 1722 : laureated pro- file r. : long neck, nude bust: georgivs d : g : rex. in large letters. R Hibernia seated with harp on left , looks toward pile of rocks on right : . hibrrni^: . : date in ex $20 00 $10 00 $5 00 26 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Halfpenny, 1722, different profile, shorter neck : smaller letters : GEORGIUS . DEI. GRATIA . REX. ]} Hibernia seated facing her . harp on left : legend above : HIBERNIA . 1722 $5 OO $3 OO $1 OO Halfpenny, 1722: similar obv. Hibernia seated 1 . holds palm branch, and rests on harp at right: legend beginning near feet on left Halfpennies, 1723, same type as last : large and small planchets, Farthing, 1723 : same type : struck in silver Farthing, 1723: same type: cop- per Halfpenny, 1724: same type: struck in silver Halfpenny, 1724: same type: period after date : copper Farthings, 1724: same type 3 00 2 OO I OO I OO 50 IO 15 OO IO OO 5 OO IO OO 5 00 I OO 15 OO IO OO & OO I OO 50 IO I OO 50 IO 27 Mark Newby New Jersey Coins. Brought from Ireland in 1682. Uncirculated. NEW JERSEY: Mark Newby Shilling, royal harpist kneel- ing before a crown : floreat : rex. R St. Patrick, with double cross : drives reptiles before him : church r. : qvies- Fine. Good. CAT PLEBS : silver ........$15 00 $8 OO $3 00 Mark Newby Shilling: similar type but letters larger : 1 : touches top of the mitre : silver : plan- chet broader OO 5 OO 2 OO Mark Newby Halfpenny : type ot preced ing : bron ze . . . . OO 1 OO 2 5 Mark Newby Halfpenny : large royal harpist. R St. Patrick with crook and shamrock be- fore the people : Dublin arms on shield r. ecce grex Cent, 1786 : female seated on globe r. holds flag and bal- ance : IMMUNIS COLUMBIA. R broad shield : * e * pluribus * uxum * Cent: draped bust of Washington r. : GEN. WASHINGTON. R same as that of last Cent: smaller bust of Washing- ton r. (non) vi virtute vici. : differingconsiderably from the N. Y. design of this type, the head being much wider. ]$ medium small shield 50 00 25 50 OO 25 OO IO OO 150 OO 80 OO 50 OO 25 OO IOOO 28 Uncirculated. Fine. Good Cent, 1783: small bust of horse r. close to very heavy plow : no punctuation : date in very small figures under the beam , and sloping toward lower edge. 1^ broad shield : left corner op- posite foot of r $150 00 $80 00 $50 00 Cent, 1786: still smaller bust of horse r., more distant from plow : the single-tree horizon- tal : date under beam in larger figures, curving upward : pe- riod after c^sarf.a. simi- lar to that of last, but shield mor * rounded : left corner op- posite tail of r 200 00 100 00 50 00 1786 Cent: bust of horse r. over plow, curved beam, shield.. 1786. bust of horse r. over plow: curved beam, no coulter 1786, bust of horse r. over plow: straight beam 17S7, bust of hor»e r. over plow: straight beam 17S7, bii't of horse r. over plow: curved beam 1787, bust of horse r. over plow: curved beam : single tree points 1. downward 1787, bust of horse r. over plow: curved beam, with sprig 00 50 10 00 50 10 00 50 10 00 5 ° 10 00 50 10 00 1 00 5 ° 00 50 ID ■* O \< r s* 29 Uncirculated. Fine Good. 1787, bust horse curved beam : s r. over plow : ;prig : pluribs, $ 2 00 $1 OO $ S° 1788, bust horse straight beam . . r. over plow: I OO 50 IO 1788, bust horse straight beam, fox on 1 r. over plow : 1^ has minute 2 00 I OO 5 ° 1788, bust horse straight beam, fox on r r. over plow : 1} has minute IO OO 5 00 2 OO 1788, bust horse curved beam . . r. over plow : I OO 50 IO 1788, bust horse curved beam . . 1 . over plow, $2 OO $1 OO $0 50 Connecticut Deer and Hammer Coins. Made by John Hia:ley, at Granby, Connect cut, from 1737 to 1739 , and thought 10 be the first copper coins made in America. All are extremely rare. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. CONNECTICUT: Threepence, 1 737 : deer standing 1. in cir- cle : THE . VAI.VE . OF . three . pence. iji three crowned hammers in circle : * CONNECTICVT . 1737 $IOO OO $50 OO $15 OO Threepence, 1737: same obv. as last. three crowned ham- mers: &ggP >, i . am . (good) COPPER . 1737 80 OO 30 OO IO OO Threepence, 1737 : deer standing 1. club-like flaw in die in field : gjgp 3 * VALVE ME . AS . YOU . 30 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. please . * in . three crowned hammers: . i. AM . GOOD . COPPER . * 1 737 , $50 OO $20 OO $IO OO Threepence: deer standing 1 . : VALUE . ME . (asy) OU . PLEASE . * iii. 1$ broad-axe: j . cut (my) way . thro (ugh) 1739, $50 00 $20 00 $10 00 Threepence: same obv. as last: (va)LUE . me . as . you (plea) se * iii. broad-axe barely touches circle : (j. c)ut . MY . WAY . THROUGH 50 OO 20 OO IO OO Connecticut State Cent. Coined from 17S5 to 1788 inclusive ; each year varies somewhat in de sign. They all have: Bust, Auctori Connect. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 17S5 Cent: mailed bust 1 . 1$, female seated 1. (on all) $o 75 $0 25 $0 10 1785, mailed bust r. small date... 50 15 5 1785, mailed bust r. large date- . . 25 10 •> XV I ^ V / / 6 i 1786, mailed bust r 1786, mailed bust r. et lib INDE 1786, mailed bust 1 1786, draped bust 1 1787, mailed bust r 1787, mailed bust r. et lib INDE 1787, mailed bust 1 1787, mailed bust 1. R indf 1787, mailed bustl. connect 1787, mailed bust 1. connect. R IND 1787, mailed bust 1. connect. R INDL 1787, draped bust 1. large letters-. 1787, draped bust 1. small letters-. 1787, draped bust 1. small letters. 1} LIR bust 1 . AUCIORI bust 1. AUCTOBI bust 1. AUCTOBI bust 1. AUCTOPL - bust 1. AUCTOPI. 3 r 1787, draped 1787, draped 1787, draped LIR 1787, draped 1787, draped I IB 1787, draped bustl-coNNFC 1787, draped bust 1. R fnde 1788, mailed bust r 1788, mailed bust 1 1788, mailed bust I.connlc 1788, draped bust 1. large letters, 1788, draped bust 1. small letters, 1788, draped bust 1. indl , ul; 25 5 otf « 3 oc 43 Mott’s Token. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. "ent, 17S9: clock. 1^ Heraldic eagle $1 00 $0 25 $0 10 Talbot, Allum & Lee Token. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Cent 1794 : Liberty standing. SI. pr. : Talbot, Allum & Lee, $1 00 $0 50 $0 25 Cent, 1794: Liberty standing. $ Ship r. : new york above ship 5° 2 5 10 Cent, >795 : Liberty standing. 1^ Ship r. : new york below ship 75 30 15 There are several scarce mulings of the two last obverses, with Enghsn Halfpence. 44 Uncirculated. Fine. NOVA CONSTELLATIO : Dol- lar, or 1000 Mills: 1783: radi- ant eye with star between points of longest rays : nova constel- latio * . ^ u. s | 1.000 in laurel wreath : li bertas . jus- titia . 1783 . : edge engrailed with leaf pattern : silver $200 00 $100 00 Half Dollar, or 500 Mills: 1783: design similar to last design, but 500 in wreath : silver 200 00 100 00 Half Dollar, or 500 Mills: 1783: radiant eye and stars in circle : no legend. from same die as that of next preceding : silver, 200 00 100 00 Dime, or 100 Mills : same type as the Dollar, but with value 100 in the wreath : silver 200 00 100 00 Cent, 1783: similar type: no value under u . s in wreath ... $1 00 Cents, 1783: similar type: broad rays $0 25 Good. $50 00 50 OO 50 OO 50 OO $0 10 I OO 25 10 45 l Uncirculated. Cents, 1785: different dies: US Fine. Good. in script: et added to legend, Cent, 1785 : broad rays, one l. 1$ $1 00 $0 25 0 O same as on last : script US... Cent, 1786: similar type: small u 2 00 I OO 25 . s in wreath 25 00 15 OO 10 O^ IMMUNE COLUMBIA : Cent, 1785 : Liberty seated r. holds balance and flag : immune Co- lumbia . | 1785 . in ex. B radiant eye : nova constella- Cent, 1785: same as last, but in Cent, 1785 : same obv. as last. nova constellatio : copper.. Cent, 1785 : same obv. as last. 1^ bust of George III. r. ceorcivs * hi. rex . : copper $50 OO $25 OO $10 00 15 OO IO OO 5 00 20 OO IO OO 5 00 15 OO 8 00 3 30 46 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. IMMUNIS COLUMBIA: Cent, 1787 : Liberty seated on globe r. holds balance and flag: iMMUNIS COLUMBIA | 1787 in ex. spread eagle: * e * fluribus * unum * : copper, size 17 $20 00 $10 00 $5 00 Cent, 1787: same as last, but struck on a large planchet: size 19 10 00 5 00 200 CONFEDERATIO : Cent, 1785: large stars in radiant circle, short rays : confederate . 1785. 1$ female with bow and arrow stands beside an altar on which is a cap, her foot tram- ples a crown at base : inimica TYRANNIS . AMERICA $IOO OO $50 OO $25 OO Cent, 178,: small stars in small circle with long rays : confed- 47 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. eratio . 1875. R type similar to that of last, but Americana below, and otherwise differently engraved die $100 00 $50 00 $25 00 Cent, 1785 : large stars and circle. U S in script, in wreath : LIBERTAS ET JUSTITIA, 1 785 : similar type to that of Nova Constellatio Cents 50 00 25 00 io 00 Cent, 1786: same obv. as last: large stars and circle : 1785. broad heraldic eagle : * e . plu- TIBUS UNUM . 1786 IOO OO 50 OO 25 OC CONTINENTAL DOLLAR: 1776 : sun shining on dial : fu- gio at left : mind your | busi- ness, in ex. : legend continen- tal curency (sic) 1776. ^ in radiant circle, American con- gress : inner circle, we | are | one : all surrounded by cir- cle of thirteen links, each in- scribed with name of a State : silver $150 00 $100 00 $50 00 Dollar, 1776: same dies as last: comma under n: brass 25 00 15 00 5 oc Lormr, 1776: from same dies: pewter 3 00 1 00 5c Dollar, 1776: similar type, but differently engraved dies: eg 48 Uncirculated. Fine. fecit, over date : sun higher above dial : currency. R large n in American: link in- scribed massachs on right of N. hamp’s : pewter $1000 $300 Peace token, 1873; Indian Prin- cess before Britannia; dove flying above: St. Paul’s 1 .: FEUCITAS : BRITANIA : ET: AMERICA | MDCCEXXXIII | sept. 4. R* after congress: large n in American : pew- ter 1000 300 Peace token : dove with branch flies toward Indian near tent on sea-shore : tyranis . in . PERPETUUM . ARBEIT . TERRA * R G in triangle of thirteen stars, surrounded by wedge- like rays in circle : juvenus - 4 - CONFEDERATE + AMERI- CANA: copper: size 18 1000 300 Fugio, or Franklin Cent Cent : radiant sun over dial : fugio. 1787 : in ex mind- your- | business. R within serrated band we | are | one : united stat (es) on band : 13 connected links, each with star in centre: GOLD 10000 5000 Cent : same obv. R same as last, but struck before the letter- ing and band were inserted: silver 2500 1500 Cent : sun with numerous fine rays above a dial : no legend. R radiant band inscribed. AMERICAN . CONGRESS. : 13 connected links surrounding, Good. $1 00 1 00 1 00 2500 1000 XX/ A 49 Uncirculated. each link bearing the name of a State : eye in centre $6000 Cent : same obv. R without eye in centre 5000 Cent : same obv. R long rays reaching half way through the links 55 00 Cent : sun over dial : longer ir- regular rays : fugio. 1787 : in ex. MIND-YOUR- | busi- ness. : in ornamental letters. R similar to last, with we | are | one | added in centre : lower parts of links differ- ently ornamented Cent : similar obv. : cinquefoil before and after fugio, and date : lozenge before mind and BUSINESS. R WE | ARE | one, in centre within circular zone inscribed united above, and states below : 13 plain links surrounding Cents : same types, but united on left : states on right : two with broad or club rays Cents : same types : STATES on left : united on right Fine. $35 00 25 OO 30 OO Good. $2500 I500 5000 2500 1500 500 300 I OO 150 5^ 25 150 50 25 and Tokens (Copper, unless otherwise described.) Cent, 1783 : small military bust 1 . : WASHINGTON & INDE- PENDENCE . 1783. R Liberty seated 1. holds olive branch and cap on pole ; united STATES Cent, 1783 : same types, but dif- ferently engraved dies : large profile I OO 50 25 I oc 50 25 50 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Cents, 1783 : togated busts 1 . : legends same as those pre- ceding. R Liberty seated $1 OO $025 $0 10 Cents, 1785 : same types as last : Lincoln’s re-strikes in silver, copper and cop-bronzed 25 10 5 Cent, 1873 : similar type but en- tirely different profile 2 OO I 00 So Cent, 1783 : large togated bust 1 . R value in olive wreath : UNITY STATES OF AMERICA : bronze I OO 50 25 1783 Halfpenny : nude bust r. resembling Geo. Ill : geor- givs . Tkiumpho. R female behind gate or screen, holds pole and olive branch : VOCE popoli : 1783 in ex I OO 5 ° 25 Cent, 1785: military bust r., with wig: GEN. WASHINGTON. R large stars in radiant circle : CONFEDERATIO . 1 785 IOO OO 5000 2 COO Cent, 1791 : military bust 1 . : WASHINGTON PRESIDENT 1791. R large heraldic eagle with motto-ribbon : ONE cent above 3 00 2 00 I OO Cent, 1791 : same as last, but thinner planchet : bronzed... 2 OO 1 00 25 1791 : similar bust : no date on obv. R small heraldic eagle and clouds, eight stars above: one cent [ 1791: edge UNITED STATES OF AMERICA .X 3 00 200 IOO Cent, 1791 : same as last, but edge inscribed, payable a MACCLESFIELD LIVERPOOL OR congleton . X 300 200 IOO Half Dollar. 1792 : military bust 1 . : G. WASHINGTON . PRESI- DENT . I . 1792. R large her- aldic eagle with drooping wings : 13 arrows r : olive branch with 13 leaves 1. : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : silver 1 5000 IOOOO SOOO 51 Uncirculated. Fine. Good Half dollar, 1792 : from similar obv. die as last. R smaller heraldic eagle with upraised wings : 6 arrows r. : 15 leaves on branch 1. : 15 stars above : . UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. : silver : size 22 $10000 $5000 $2500 Half Dollar, 1792 : from same dies as last, but edge orna- mented with oblong squares and circles: copper : size 23.. Half Dollar, 1792 : from same dies, but plain edge, thicker and smaller planchet : cop- per : size 21 Cent, 1792; military bustl. : WASHINGTON PRESIDENT 1 792 . R heraldic eagle with droop- ing wings holds 13 arrows and olive branch with 13 leaves in talons : ribbons in beak inscribed unum E PEU- ribus : 13 stars above : edge inscribed, united states OF AMERICA - * - : GOLD I size 20 Cent, 1792 : same as last, but in silver Cent, 1792 : same as last, but in copper : plain edge, smaller planchet, size 19 Cent, 1792 : same obv. R ♦gen- eral I OF THE I AMERICAN ARMIES | 1775. | RESIGNED | 1783. | PRESIDENT | OF THE UNITED STATES | 1 789 : 1 775 is under ana Cent (n. d.) : similar bust : GEO. WASHINGTON BORN VIRGINIA Feb. ii . 1732. R very simi- lar to that of last, but differ- ently engraved die. 1775 is under ican Cent, 1792 : large nude bust r. : hair bound by ribbon; wash- 2500 1000 300 3000 1500 500 200 00 IOO 00 5000 IOO 00 50 00 25 00 40 00 2500 IOOO 25 00 1500 500 8 00 300 l 00 52 Uncirculated. Fine. INGTON PRESIDENT . 1 792. R small heraldic eagle, up- raised wings : 13 arrows and 14 leaved olive branch in talons : 3 stars each side of head : cent above : edge inscribed united STATES OF AMERICA .X.X.X $5000 Southampton Halfpenny, 1790: with inscribed edge same as last 200 Halfpenny, 1793 : military bust 1 . R ship sailing r : 1793 in ex. : halfpenny above 2 00 Dollar, 1794 (?) : nude military bust 1 . WASHINGTON PRESI- DENT 1 794. R standing eagle with extended wings, in olive wreath : united states of AMERICA : copied from rev. of 1795 Dol. : copper : size 25 5 00 Halfpenny, 1795 : military bust r. G. WASHINGTON. THE FIRM FRIEND TO PEACE & humanity * . R fireplace with grate, London | 1795 below : payable by ceark & HARRIS. 13. WORMWOOD ST. bischopsgaTE. : edge ob- liquely milled Halfpenny, 1795 : same dies as last, but edge inscribed pay- able AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL. — Halfpenny, 1795 : similar, but differently engraved obv. die : 4 small buttons on coat : queue does not connect with upper part of wig : star at base almost connects both ends of legend Penny (n. d.) : military bust 1 . : GEORGE WASHINGTON. R shield surmounted by spread eagle : liberty and secur- 1 00 300 1 300 $2500 1 00 1 00 2 00 50 200 300 Good. $10 00 25 25 So 25 5o 50 53 Uncirculated. Fine. ity : edge inscribed, an asy- lum FOR THE OPPRESS’D OF Good. ALL NATIONS X : >( $2 OO Halfpenny, 1795 : military bust r. R similar to last, date divided by shield : edge in- scribed PAYABLE AT LONDON $1 or $025 LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL Halfpenny, 1795 : same as last, but edge inscribed, liver- 2 00 1 00 25 POOL OR LONDON Halfpenny, 1795 : same type, but edge inscribed, birming- 2 00 1 00 25 HAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA. . Halfpenny, 1795 : same reverse as the preceding. Obv., Hope standing with anchor . : Irish halfpenny . 1795 in 2 00 1 00 25 ex Cent, (n. d.) : military bust 1., laureated: WASHINGTON above. R similar bust : one cent 2 00 1 00 25 above Halfpenny (n. d.) : large mili- tary bust 1. similar to that in 1791 Cents : georgeivs Washington. R crowned harp, two stars below : north 1 00 SO 10 wales Halfpenny (n. d.) : same type. R four stars below harp : Jleur-de-lis on top of crown in- 5 00 300 I OO stead of a star 6 00 300 100 Perkins’ Washington Funeral Medals. Small military bust 1. in wreath of leaf sprays, mostly discon- nected, the outside tendrils in pairs : he is in glory, THE WORLD IN TEARS. R skull and cross-bones : in- 64 . . Uncirculated. Fine. Good. scribed in four concentric curved lines : b feb. ii . 1732. GEN. am. armies, 1775. I RE . 17 73’ PRES. U. S. AM. ’89 . R. ’96 . | GEN. ARM. U. S. am. ’98 . | ob . d . 15 . *99 : silver; size 19 Similar type : but sprays con- nected : tendrils single. R same as last : silver ; size 18. . Similar : but struck in white metal Same obv. R funeral urn in- scribed GW in script : b . f. 1 1. 1732 . G. A. ARM. ’75. R . ’83. P. U. S. A. ’89 | R. ’96 G. ARM. u. s. ’98 . ob . d . 14 . 1799. : Similar obv., but different die : outer tendrils in pairs: a pel- let added between each of the sprays. R similar to last but from different die : no period after S at top of urn : lowest 9 on right does not touch the pedestal: silver: size 18 300 200 loo $5 00 $3 00 $1 00 300 2 00 50 1 00 50 25 000 0 0 0 15 00 2 00 1 00 10 00 1 00 5o Patterns Issued by U. S. Mint. Disme, 1792 : nude female bust 1. with flowing hair: eiberTY PARENT OF SCIENCE & INDUS: date below bust. R flying eagle 1. : united states of America | disme: edge milled : silver 5000 2000 iooo Same, 1792 : in copper 1000 500 I 00 Half Disme, 1792 : bust of Mar- tha Washington (?) 1. : eib. 6* Uncirculated. PAR. OP SCIENCE & INDUSTRY R flying eagle 1. over half | DISME I UNI. STATES OF AMER- ICA : milled edge : silver. ... $5 00 Same, 1792 : in copper : plain edge 5 00 Silver-Centre, 1792: Cent : nude female bust r. : date below : LIBERTY PARENT OF SCIENCE & INDUST. R ONE I CENT IN laurel wreath below : united states of America : edge milled : copper with silver plug in centre 50 00 Same, 1792 : but without silver plug : copper 2000 Birch Cent, 1792 : fine female bust r. with curly flowing hair : birch on shoulder, date beneath : liberty par- ent OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY. * R one cent in circle in wreath, below : united states of America : edge in- scribed : TO BE ESTEEMED * be useful * copper : size 20 75 00 Same, 1792 : but with plain edge 6000 Cent, 1782 : nude female bust r. hair tied back iliberty. above : date below. & eagle with upraised wings stands on section of a globe : united states of America : circle of stars surrounding : edge milled : copper : size 19 10000 Fine. 2 00 2 00 25 00 8 00 30 00 25 00 50 00 Gooa I 00 I OO 1000 2 OO 15 OO IOOO 25 OO *6 MISCELLANEOUS COINS Which passed current in the early history of the U. S. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. FLORIDA : Jas. II: Halfpenny, or 1-24 Real : equestrian statue of the King r. R crowned shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, chained in cruciform : pew- ter New Hampshire : Cent, 1776 : cedar tree : American lib- erty. R a harp : date r. 1776 : case 1000 Cent, 1776 : cedar tree, with- out ground or roots : Amer- ican liberty. R 1786 over harp : engraved 1000 RHODE ISLAND: Satirical tokens: British Flag-ship: de ADMIRAAES FEAG van AD- miraae HOWE, 1779 - R Pat- riot soldiers retreat'ng from vicinity of British war-ships to row-boats : D’vlugtende americaaneu van rhode yeand Augt., 1778: bronze or pewter, I oo PITT TOKEN: bust of Wm. Pitt I..* THE . RESTORER of . COM- MERCE . 1766 | : no stamps: R ship r.: America, in field: THANKS . TO . THE . FRIENDS . OF . EIBERTY . AND . TRADE.: copper: size 18 300 Same as last, but tin-plated planchet 200 $300 $2 OO $050 IOOO 300 1 00 10 00 300 100 I 00 5 o 10 300 1 00 •5 2 00 25 TO Uncirculated, Similar type, but smalleranddif- ferently engraved design : yel- low bronze: size 16 2^-faced bust r. : eibertatis vin- dex | gue: pitt. B hands clasped before liberty-cap on sword? vine wreath: Britan- nia et America juNCTA? : yel- FRANKhlN PRESS: Half- penny, 1 794 : view of his print- ing press: sic oriter doc- TRINA SURGETQUE UBERTAS. B PAYABEE | AT | THE FRANK- ein[ press | eondon: copper, SHIPS I COEONIES I & I COM- MERCE. Obv. ship with U. S. flag r CANADA: Halfpenny, 1794: a river-god with quadrident, re- clines on river bank : ponthon | 1794, in ex.: fertilitatem DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMF ERRE- mus. B in circle : copper | COMPANY | OF | UPPER | CAN- ADA: legend, ONEHALF PENNY in large letters: copper Impression from U. S. Revenue embossing die, about 1815 : eagle over shield: ten cents below: struck on U.S. cent. . Columbia Farthings PENNSYLVANIA: Halfpence: 1760: laureated bust r.; voce popuei. B Hibernia seated 1 .: HIBERNIA | 176° Farthing, 1 760 : laureated bustr. : voce popuei. B Hibernia seated 1.: hibernia | 1760... Halfpenny, 1736: profile of Geo. III. r.: auctori .. peebis. B crowned harp: Hispaniola 1 1736 Philadelphia Shilling :Cityarms supported by two horses ram- Fine. Good. $5 00 $2 00 $1 OO 500 200 IOO 1 00 50 IO 50 20 5 2000 IOOO $00 2 00 I OO 25 25 IO 2 1 00 50 10 2 00 1 00 1 00 50 10 58 Uncirculated. Fine. Good, pant; eagle above. R cor- poration OF PHILADELPHIA | ONE | SHILLING | TOKEN: Feuchtwanger’s composition;^ oo $1500 $500 Philadelphia Half Dollar: same obv. aslast. R in olive wreath, F.s. | 50 cents: same metal as last. The “F.s.” is believed to indicate Feuchtwanger’s Silver 5 00 2 00 1 00 Counterfeit Coins of the early colonial issues. Plates No. 31, 32, 33 and 34 illustrate the counterfeit colonial coins. With the aid of those illustrations the most of the counterfeit coins can easely be detected. Compare No. 1, 2, 3 with No. 142, 143, 144 and 145, also No. 32, 33 with No. 153 and the difference will be noticed at once. Some of those counterfeits are struck from dies, others are electrotypes, which can easely be told from those struck with dies; by the fact that they are made from type metal and therefore have no metallic sound. Half Cent. Authorized, act April 2, 1792. Weight, 132 grains. Weight changed, act of January 14, 1793, to 104 grains, and act of March 3 I795> to 84 grains. Coinage commenced in 1793, and discontinued in 1857. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Profile of Liberty 1., with cap on pole. Rvalue in laurel wreath I793> lettered edge: small date.. $1000 $2 OO $1 OO 1793, lettered edge: large date. . Profile of Liberty r., capon pole. 1200 2 OO I OO R value in olive wreath. 1794, lettered edge 300 50 10 I 795 > lettered edge 300 50 10 59 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. *795. lettered edge: punctuated date, 1,795 I795> plain edge: punctuated date, 1,795 $500 $0 75 $0 25 2 00 50 IO 1795, plain edge : without pole. . 3 00 75 IO 1796, plain edge: without pole. . 5000 25 00 500 1796, plain edge: with pole 6000 3000 600 1797, lettered edge : with pole: large date 10 00 2 00 I 00 1797, plain edge: with pole: large date 2 00 50 IO 1797, 1 over date : with pole : large date 2 00 5o IO 1797, small date; with pole 3 00 75 25 Draped bust of Liberty r. R similar to preceding. 1800 1 00 25 IO 1802, over 1800 (always) 5 00 75 25 1803, over 1802 5° 10 5 1803, perfect date 25 10 5 1804, plain 4 5° 10 5 1804, plain 4: stemless w r reath. . 25 10 5 1804, crosslet4: stemless wreath 50 10 5 i8o4, crosslet 4 25 10 5 1804, crosslett 4 : protruding tongue and chin 30 TO 5 1805, over 1803 35 IO 5 1805, stemless wreath 30 IO 5 1806, stemless wreath: small 6.. 25 IO 5 1806, large 6 25 IO 5 1807 30 IO 5 1808, over 1807 50 IO 5 1808, perfect date 25 IO 5 Profile of Liberty 1., with in- scribed fillet. R circular olive wreath 1809, over 1806 ! (9 first sunk in- verted) 25 3 4 1809, inner circle to 0 in date. . . 25 5 4 1808, perfect date 20 5 4 1810 25 5 4 1811 2 00 5o 15 1825 IO 5 4 1826 IO 5 4 1828, twelve stars 50 25 IO 60 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1828, thirteen stars $0 10 $0 5 $0 4 1829 15 6 4 1831 1000 300 I 00 1831, re-strike with R of 1856.. . 3 00 1 00 50 1832 10 5 4 1833 10 5 4 J834 10 5 4 1835 10 5 4 1836 1000 300 1 00 1836, re-strike with R of 1856 . . 300 1 00 50 Profile with Liberty 1 ., with in- scribed coronet. R similar to preceding, without dash. 1840, re-strikes have small ber- ries: originals large berries.. 1000 300 1 00 1841, re-strikes have small ber- ries: originals large berries.. 1000 3 00 1 00 1842, re-strikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 1000 300 1 00 1843, re-strikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 10 00 300 1 00 1844, re-strikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 1000 300 1 00 1845, re-strikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 1000 300 1 00 1846, re-strikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 1000 3 00 1 00 1847, re-strikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 1000 300 1 00 1848, re-rtrikes have small ber- ries : originals large berries.. 1000 300 1 00 1849, small date 1000 300 1 00 1849, large date 25 10 5 1850 20 10 5 1S51 10 5 4 1852 1000 300 1 00 1853 IO 5 4 1854 IO 5 4 1855 IO 5 4 1856 IO 5 4 i 857> coinage discontinued io 5 4 81 Cents, Copper. Authorized, act of July 6, 1787. Coined for the United States by James Jarvis, of New Haven, Conn. These are the so-called Fugio or Franklin cents. The regular large copper cents were author- ized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 264 grains. Weight changed, act of January 14, 1793, to 203 grains. Weight changed, act of March 3, 1795, to 168 grains. Coinage commenced in 1793 ; dis- continued, 1857. None were issued in 1815. Uncirculated. Fine. 1793 Cent: profile of Liberty r.: period after liberty . and date. R one | cent | in circle of 13 links : united states of America: bars and flowering strawberry vine on edge $3000 $1000 1793, same type, but different dies: no periods: date curved and widely spaced 35 00 1000 1793, similar type, ameri. on R 5000 1500 1 793, different profile of Liberty: long, thin locks of hair: long point to bust: date and lib- erty smaller : strawberry sprig of three leaves and a blossom over date. R one | CENT in wreath of laurel and strawberry leaves : united states of America T £o : vine and bars on edge 75 00 1500 1793, similar type: larger figures in date, over which is a narrow- leaved olive sprig of three leaves : border of pearls. R long, broad stems to wreath: vine and bars on edge 2000 500 1793, same type : leaves of olive sprig pointtor.: stem almost touches top of 9. R die differ- ent from next preceding : one HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR, on edge 3000 1000 Good. $2 OO 2 OO 5 00 5 OO I OO 2 OO Uncirculated. Fine. 1793, differently engraved pro- file : hair thicker : broad- leaved olive sprig over 9 in date. R legend almost touches the circle of pearls: vine and bars on edge $30 00 $10 00 1793, similar profile: broad- leaved olive sprig over 7 in date: large letters in liberty. R same die as that of next preceding : vine and bars on edge 25 00 5 00 1793, bust of Liberty r., with cap on pole. R value in olive wreath: one hundred for a dollar: on edge: size 18. . . . 50 00 20 00 1793, same dies: size 17^ 40 00 15 00 1794, double chin 5 00 1 00 1794, many haired 5 00 1 00 1794, separated date .... 6 00 1 00 1794, fallen 4 6 00 1 00 1794, short bust 5 00 1 00 1764, Patagonian 5 00 1 00 1794, marred field 5 00 1 00 1794, plica 5 00 2 00 1794, double chin: same obv. die as No. 1. R quite different from that of No. 1: ne of one are widely spaced, not joined at tops as in No. 1 : legend more distant from border.. . . 15 00 300 1795, nude bust r., with cap and pole. R one | cent high in wreath: one hundred for a dollar, on edge 1795, similar, but different dies: wreath terminates in single 10 00 1 00 leaves: plain edge 1795, same oby. die. R value evenly spaced in a wreath formed of groups of three 5 00 5 ° leaves, except at top 1 795 , 5 in date not touching bust. R value evenly spaced: leaves 5 00 5o in pairs 6 00 1 00 Good. $2 00 1 00 3 00 2 00 25 25 30 25 25 25 25 50 150 25 10 10 25 63 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1795, the so-called Jefferson head:$io 00 die work entirely different from any other of the series. 1796, nude bust r., with cap on $2 OO $1 OO pole 10 00 I OO 50 1796, same type: open mouth. . . 1796, draped bust r.: 1 and 6 touch hair and bust : wide 5 00 50 25 milling on border 1796, same type: different dies: date not touching bust. R ONE I CENT much closer to- 10 00 I CO 50 gether 8 00 75 25 1796, LIBERTY 10 00 2 OO 1 OO 1797, indented edge 500 50 5 1797, plain edge 2 00 15 5 1797, knobless 9 5 00 I OO 25 1797, stemless wreath 2 00 20 10 1798, over 1797 2 00 IO 5 1798, large date, milled edge . . . 1 00 IO 5 1798, large date, plain edge 1 00 5 2 1799, over 1798 30 00 1500 3 00 1799 50 00 15 00 3 00 1800, over 1790 1800, over 1798 1 00 5 2 1 00 10 5 1800, over 1799 1 00 5 2 1800, perfect date 1801, 75^0 united: one stem to 1 00 5 2 wreath 2 00 5 o 25 l8oi > (FoTF 1 00 5 2 1801, lio over 75^ 1 00 5 2 1801, perfect date 1 00 5 2 1802, tuTo 2 00 10 1802, TOO « ver OOTF 1 00 5 2 1802, one stem to wreath 1 00 5 2 1802, stemless wreath 1 00 10 5 1802, perfect dies 1 00 5 2 1803, small date : over 75^. . . 2 00 25 5 1803, small date: small too - 1803, small date : small y^iF : stem- 1 00 5 2 less wreath 1 00 10 2 1803, small date: large 1803, large date: small 1 £75-: per- 1 00 5 2 feet 1 1 00 5 3 64 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1803, large date : large : per- fect 1 ...$150 $010 $005 1804, 2500 500 100 Note : There are numerous counter- feits and re-strikes of this date. In the genuine 1804 cent the o in 1804 on the obverse is directly opposite the o in 0/ on the reverse. 1805, blunt 1 5 00 0 50 005 1805, perfect 1 300 25 2 1806 5 00 5 ° 5 1807, over 1806 : perfect 1 300 25 2 1807, over 1806 : blunt 1 4 00 3 ° 5 2 1807, small y^o 2 00 2 5 1807, large -rfo 300 20 2 Profile of Liberty I., with in- scribed fillet. B circular olive wreath. 1808 5 00 7 ° 10 1809, over 1808 (always) 10 00 I OO 25 1810, over 1809 1810, perfect date 2 OO 25 2 I OO 10 2 1811, over 1810 181 1, perfect date 5 00 5 ° 10 300 40 10 1812, large date I OO 10 5 1812, small date 2 OO 20 10 1813 3 00 25 10 1814, crosslet 4 I OO 10 2 1814, plain 4 I OO 10 2 Profile of Liberty L, w. inscribed coronet. B like preceding. 1816 50 2 1 1817, thirteen stars: wide date. . 50 2 1 1817, thirteen stars : compactdate 50 2 1 1817, thirteen stars: divided date 50 2 1 1817, fifteen stars I OO 10 5 1818, wide date 50 2 1 1818, compact date 75 5 1 1819, over 1818: large date (al- ways) 5o 2 1 1819, small date : stars distant 40 2 1 1819, small, compact date : 6tars close 5 ° 5 1 1820, over 1819: large date 40 2 1 1820, ove. -.,19: small date 40 I 65 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1820, small, perfect date $0 40 $0 02 $OOI 1820, large date 25 2 I 1821, wide date 2 00 5 ° 5 1821, compact date 300 75 1 0 1822, wide date 1 00 5 1 1822, compact date 1 00 5 1 1823, over 1822 300 25 10 1823, perfect date 4 00 25 10 1824, over 1822 300 25 2 1824, wide date. 2 00 15 1 1824, compact date 2 00 10 1 1825, large letters on If 300 25 2 1825, small letters on If 4 00 30 5 1826, over 1825 300 2 1826, wide date 2 00 10 1 1826, compact date 2 00 10 1 1827 2 00 10 1 1828, large date 1828, large date : outlined 8 be- 2 00 10 1 neath 2 300 15 2 1828, small date 300 15 1 1829, large letters on If 2 00 5 1 1829, small letters on If 2 00 5 1 1830, small letters on If 1 00 3 1 1830, large letters on If 1 00 2 1 1831, large letters on If 1 00 2 1 1831, small letters on If 1 00 2 1 1832, small letters on If 1832, small letters on If : one 1 00 5 1 cent large 1 00 5 1 1832, large letters on If 1 00 3 1 1833, large letters on If 1 00 3 1 1833, small letters on If 1834, small date and letters : large 1 00 3 1 stars 1834, large date and letters : large 1 00 3 1 stars 1834, large date : small letters 1 00 3 1 and stars 1 00 3 1 1835, large date and stars 1 00 3 1 1835, small date and stars 1835, small date and stars : new- 1 00 3 1 ly engraved head (type 1836) 1 00 3 1 1836, 1 00 3 1 38 Uncirculated. Fine. 1836, profile like 1835. B large letters $2 00 $0 5 1837, plain cord in hair: large let- ters : 00 2 1837, plain cord in hair: small letters 1 00 2 1837, beaded cord in hair: small letters I 00 2 1838 100 2 1839, over 1836 200 5 1839, type of 1838 1 00 2 1839, “Silly” head: newly en- graved dies 1 00 2 1839, “ Booby” head: newly en- graved : no dash below CENT hereafter 1 00 2 1839, type of 1840: newly en- graved 1 00 2 1840, large date 5° 2 1840, large date: connected fig- ures... 50 2 1840, small date 50 2 1840, small date : double outlines to 18 50 2 1841 50 1842, small date 75 1842, large date 50 1843, type of 1842 50 1843, obv. like 1842. 3$ large let- ters (type 1841) 50 1843, head upright over date. large letters (type 1844) 5° 1844, defective date (over other figures) 50 1844, perfect date 50 * 50 1846, short figures 50 1846, short, double figures 50 1846, broad figures 50 1846, tall figures 50 1846, tall figures : crosslet 4 (one) 1847 50 1847, twice engraved date 50 1848, small date 75 10 1848, large date 50 2 MS) N U to K) U to 10 to to tO tO 1st tO 37 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1848, large date, outlined figures, $0 50 ^O 02 $OOI 1848, large date over other figures, 50 5 2 1849 50 5 I 1850 10 1 I 1850, connected 5 15 1 I 1851, over 1881 ! 25 1 I 1851 15 1 I 1852 15 1 I 1852, outlined figures 25 1 I 1853, outlined figures 25 a I 1853 10 1 1 1854 15 1 1 1855, slanting 5’s 10 1 I 1855, slanting 5’s : flaw over ear. . 20 1 I 1855, upright 5’s 5 1 I 1856, upright 5’s 10 1 I 1856, slanting 5’s 5 1 I 1857, large date 10 2 I 1857. small date 10 2 I Cents, Nickel. Authorized, act of February 21, 1857. Weight, 72 grains. Regu. lar coinage commenced in 1857. Few were issued in 1856. Coinage discontinued in 1864. Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. Flying eagle to leti. R value in cotton, tobacco and grain wreath. 1856, copper-nickel $6 00 $4 00 $2 00 1856, pure copper 650 4 00 2 00 1856, pure nickel 650 4 00 2 00 1857, copper-nickel 10 1 1 1858, copper-nickel: large letter^ 10 1 1 1858, copper-nickel : small letters 10 1 1 1858, pure copper: small letters. Profile of Liberty 1 ., with feath- ered head-dress. R value in olive wreath. 1 00 25 5 1858, copper-nickel 15 1 1 1858, copper 25 5 2 68 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine 1859, copper-nickel $005 $001 $001 1859, copper Same obv. R value beneath shield in oak wreath. 25 5 2 1859, copper-nickel 10 1 I i860, copper-nickel 5 1 I 1861, copper-nickel 5 1 I 1862, copper-nickel 2 1 I 1863, copper-nickel 3 1 I 1863, copper-nickel: milled edge 10 1 I 1863, bronze 10 1 I 1864, copper-nickel 5 1 I 1864, bronze 5 1 I 1864, oreide 25 1 I Cents, Bronze. Authorized, act of April 22, 1864. Weight, 48 grains. Regular coinage commenced in 1864. Proof. Uncirculated. 1864, bronze, u (Longacre) on ribbon (and on all following) $010 $001 1865, copper-nickel 50 1 1865, pure nickel 50 1 1865, bronze 10 1 1866 10 1 1867 5 1 1868 5 1 1869., 5 1 1870 5 1 1871 5 1 1872 5 1 1873 5 1 1874 3 1 1875 3 1 *876 3 1 1877 10 5 1878 3 1 1879 3 I 1880. 3 1 1881 3 I 69 i882... 188 3 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 to 1900 Proof. Uncirculated. . . $0 03 $0 OI 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 I Two Cents, Bronze Authorized, act of April 22, 1864. Weight, 96 grains. Coinage commenced 1864. Discontinued 1873. Proof. Uncirculated. Shield on crossed arrows surmounted by scroll and wreath. R value in wheat wreath. 1864, small motto $025 $002 1864, large motto 15 2 1864, large motto, copper-nickel 25 2 1865 15 2 1866 10 3 1867 10 3 1868 10 3 1869 10 3 1870 10 3 1871 10 3 1872 20 10 *873, coinage discontinued April 1st 1 10 25 Three Cents, Nickel. Authorized, act of March 3, 1865. Weight, 30 grains. Coinage commenced 1865. Discontinued 1890. Proof. Uncirculated. Profile of Liberty 1 ., with coronet. R III in olive wreath. 1865 $0 15 $03 1866 10 3 1867 10 3 70 iob8 1869 1870 1871 1S72 1874 1875- 1876 1877 1S78 1879 1880 1881.... 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887, over 1886 1887 1888 18S9* Proof. Uncirculated. . . $OIO $03 ••5 3 ••5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 ••5 3 ••5 3 10 3 1 50 1 00 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 Five Cents, Nickel. Authorized, act of May 16, 1866. Weight, 77.16 grains. Coinage commenced 1866. Proof. Uncirculated. Shield surmounted by cross and olive branches. R 5 in circle of alternate stars and rays. 1866, large date, small motto $0 50 $015 1866, small date, large motto 25 10 [867 50 10 Similar, but rays omitted. 1867 10 1; 1868 10 5 1869, small date 25 10 1869, large date 10 5 1870 . 10 t, UjOjOJO-'CpOJOjOjOjOjOjOjOj 71 Proof. Uncirculated 1871 $0 15 1872 10 1873 IO 1874 10 1875 IO 1876 IO 1877 1 50 1878 10 1879 10 1880 10 1881 10 1882 10 1883 IO Profile of Liberty 1 ., with coronet. R v in wreath of cotton and corn. 1883, without word cents: motto below, 7 1883, with word cents: motto above... . 7 1884 7 1885 7 1886 7 1887 7 1888 7 1889 7 1890 to 1900 7 $005 5 5 5 5 5 1 00 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Silver Three Cent Pieces. Authorized, act of March 3, 1851. Weight, 12.373 grains. Coinage commenced 1851. Weight changed, act of March 3,1853, to 11.92 grains. Coinage discontinued act of February 12, 1875. Uncirculated. Fine. Shield on six-pointed star. R III within C. 1851 (only year of New Orleans in. in.') $0 10 $003 1852 10 3 1853 10 3 72 Uncirculated. Fine. Similar, with two additional outlines to star. R olive branch above, three arrows below III. 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 $010 $005 So 10 2 5 5 25 5 25 5 Similar, but smaller letters, and only one outline around star. Proof. Uncirculated. 1859 $OIO 1860 10 1861 IO 1862 <. IO 1863 50 1864 75 1865 50 1866 50 1867 20 1868 20 1869 20 1870 15 1871 15 1872 15 1873, coinage ceased April 1st 30 $003 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 Half Dimes, or 5 Cents. Authorized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 20.8 grains. Coinage commenced 1794. Weight changed, acts of January 18, 1837, to 20.625 grains ; February 12, 1853, 19.2 grains. Coinage discontinued, act of February 12 , 1873. None coined in 1798, 1799, 1801, 1806 to 1828 inclusive. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Profile of Liberty r. R eagle in wreath. 1794 $10 00 $3 00 $1 00 1 79.5 2 00 1 00 50 73 Bust of Liberty r. Uncirculated. R eagle on Fine. Good. clouds. 1796 $4 00 $1 00 1797, sixteen stars. . 1 00 3° 1797, fifteen stars.. . 2 00 50 1797, thirteen stars. Bust of Liberty r. R National 2 50 75 arms. 1800 50 25 1800, libekty (!) . . 1 00 50 1801 300 1 00 1802. 5000 20 00 1803 4 00 1 00 1805 10 00 3 CO Bust of Liberty L, with Phrygian cap. R eagle below motto. 1829 15 5 5 1830 15 5 5 1831 15 5 5 1832 15 5 5 1833 10 5 5 1834 10 5 5 1 835, large date: large 5c. on R 20 10 5 1835, large date: small 5c. on R 10 5 5 1835, small date: small 5c. on R 10 5 5 1835, small date: large 5c. on R 20 10 5 1836, small 5c. on R 15 5 5 1836, large 5c. on R 20 10 5 1837 10 5 5 Liberty seated r. R half dime in wreath. 1837, without stars: large date.. 20 5 5 1837, without stars: small date.. 1838, without stars: New Orleans 20 5 5 Mint only 1 00 50 10 1838, with stars 15 5 5 1839 15 5 5 1840 20 5 5 1840, with sleeve on right elbow 50 25 10 1841 25 • 5 5 1842 50 15 5 1843 30 10 5 1844 50 5 5 74 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1844, twice engraved date $055 $0 05 $0 05 1845 15 5 5 1845, twice engraved date 3° 5 5 1846 3 00 1 00 5° *847 10 5 5 1848, large date 1 00 25 10 1848, small date 10 5 5 1849 over 1848 1 00 25 10 1849 10 5 5 1850 10 5 5 1851 10 5 5 1852 10 5 5 1853 1853, with arrow-ht'ads at date (Act of Feb. 21 reduces weight 15 r 5 to 19^ grains) 10 5 5 1854 10 5 5 1855 1856, without arrow-heads at date 10 5 5 (all following same) 10 5 5 >857 10 5 5 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1858 $0 15 $005 $005 1859 10 5 5 i860, with star Liberty seated r., legend sur- rounding. I& wreath of corn, cotton, etc. i860, last date of New Orleans 200 1 00 50 mint 10 5 5 1861 10 5 5 1862 1863, San Francisco m. m. first IO 5 5 occurs 25 15 5 1864 50 15 5 1865 40 15 5 1866 25 15 5 1867 25 15 5 1868 20 10 5 1869 20 10 5 1870 .* IO 5 5 1871 IO 5 5 1872 IO 5 5 1873 IO 5 5 75 Dimes, or Ten Cent Pieces. Authorized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 41.6 grains. Coinage commenced 1796. Weight changed, acts of January 18, 1837, to 41.25 grains ; February 21, 1853, to 38.4 grains ; February 12, 1873, to 38,58 grains. None issued in 1799, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1813, 1815 to 1819, inclusive, and 1826. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Bust of Liberty r. R eagle on clouds. 1796 S5 00 $3 00 $1 OO 1797, 13 stars 15 00 500 2 OO 1797, 16 stars Bust Liberty r. R National arms. 25 00 1000 3 00 1798, over 1797: thirteen stars . . 1300 300 I OO 1798 10 00 300 I OO 1800 1500 500 2 OC 1801 10 00 300 I OO 1802 15 00 5 00 2 OO 1803 1000 300 I OO 1804 25 00 1000 3 00 1805 1 00 5 o 25 1807 Bust Liberty 1 ., with Phrygian 300 1 00 50 cap. R eagle below motto. 1809 5 00 2 00 I OO 1811, over 1809 5 00 2 00 I OO 1814, large date 2 00 1 00 15 1814, small date 300 1 00 20 1820, large O in date 1 00 25 15 1820, small 0 in date 1 00 20 IO 1821, large date 1 00 20 IO 1821, small date 1 00 20 IO 1822 1823, over 1822: large E’s in leg- 1000 5 00 I OO end 1823, over 1822: small e’s in leg- 1 00 25 15 end 1824, over 1822: large E’s in leg- 2 00 5o 25 end : 00 25 13 76 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1825 $050 $015 $OIO 1827 15 10 IO 1828, large date 2 OO I OO 25 1828, small date 30 IO IO 1829, large 10 c. on B 30 IO IO 1829, small ioc. on R 30 IO IO 1830 ! 5 IO 10 1831 15 IO IO 1832 J 5 IO IO 1833 15 IO IO 1834, large 4 in date 1834, small 4 in date 15 IO IO 20 10 10 1835 IS 10 IO 1836 20 IO 10 1837 25 10 IO Liberty seated r. R ONE dime in wreath 18 37, without stars: large date, 3 25 10 10 1837, without stars: small date, 3 25 10 IO 1838, without stars: New Orleans mint only 1 00 15 IO 1838, with stars 20 IO IO 1839 25 10 10 1840 30 IO IO 1840, with sleeve on right elbow 5 ° IO IO 1841 30 IO IO 1842 30 10 IO 1843 30 IO IO 1844 50 IO IO 1845 20 IO IO 1846 2 00 75 25 1847 20 IO IO 1848 50 IO IO 1849 20 IO IO 1850 15 IO IO 1851 15 IO IO 1852 20 IO IO ■853 13 IO 10 i853, with arrow-heads at date (act Feb. 21 reduces weight to 38^ grains) 15 10 IO 1854 15 IO IO 1855 20 10 IO 77 Uncirculeted. Fine. Good. 1856, large date, without arrow- heads at date (same on all following, exceptions noted) $0 25 $0 IO $0 IO 1856, small date (San Francisco m. m. first occurs) 15 IO IO i ?57 15 IO IO Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1858 $0 25 $0 IO $0 IO 1859 - 15 IO IO 1859, with R of i860 1860, with stars, San Francisco I OO 50 25 mint only Liberty seated r., legend sur- I OO 50 25 rounding. R wreath of corn, cotton, etc. i860, last date of New Orleans V mint 15 IO IO 1861 15 IO IO 1862 15 IO IO 1863 15 IO IO 1864 75 35 2 5 1865 75 35 25 1866 5 o 30 15 1867 50 30 15 1868 50 30 15 1869 to 1891 Laureated head to right, ins. i 5 IO IO Liberty. Leg. United States of America. Ex. date. R Type of preceding coinage. 1892 to 1900 15 IO IO Twenty Cent Pieces. Authorized, act of March 5, 1375. Weight, 77.16 giains. Regular coinage commenced in 1875 ; a irw pattern pieces were struck off in 1874. Coinage discontinued, a :t of May 2, 1878. Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. Liberty seated r. R eagle with arrows on 1. 1875 (Issued at Phila., Gan Fran, and Carson City) $0 30 $0 20 So 20 78 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1876 (Issued at Phila. and Carson City $0 50 $0 30 $0 20 1877, Issued at Phila. 1 00 75 50 1878, Issued at Phila 1 00 75 50 Quarter Dollars. Authorized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 104 grains. Coinage commenced, 1796. Weight changed, acts of January 18, 1837, to 103. 125 grains ; February 21, 1853, to 96 grains; February 12, 1873, to 96.45 grains. None issued in 1797 to 1804, 1808 to 1814, inclusive, 1816, 1817, 1826, 1829, 1830. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Bust of Liberty r. R eagle on clouds. i 79 6 Bust of Liberty r.: 13 stars. R National arms. $10 00 $3 00 $1 00 1804 15 00 5 00 2 00 1805 300 50 25 1806, over 1805 300 50 25 1806 1 00 30 25 1807 Bust of Liberty 1 ., with Phrygian cap. R standing eagle, motto 300 1 00 3 ° above. 1815 2 00 50 25 1818 50 25 25 1819, large 9 1 00 30 25 1819, small 9 1820, large O in date 5 o 3 ° 25 1 00 3 ° 25 1820, small 0 in date 1 00 30 25 1821 1 00 30 25 1822 1 00 40 25 1 822, B “ 25 ” over ‘ ‘ 505 ’ ’ 1 00 40 25 1823, over 1822 (always) 75 00 5° 00 2000 1824, over 1822 3 oo 1 00 5 ° 1824 2 00 1 00 50 1825, over 1823 and 1822 (showing why the 1823 was never re- struck) 1 00 50 25 79 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1825, over 1824 $1 00 $075 $0 25 1827 (those showing rusted die are re-strikes) 7500 50 OO 20 00 1828 1 00 2 5 2 5 1828, R “25” over “505” 2 00 50 25 Small bust of Liberty 1 . R small eagle : no motto. 1831, large letter in legend, large 2 5 5 ° 2 5 25 1831, small letters in legend, small „5 50 2 5 25 *832 50 25 25 1833 50 2 5 25 1834 30 2 5 25 j 835 30 25 25 1836 75 25 25 1837 5 ° 25 25 1838 50 25 25 Liberty reated r. R smaller eagle: quar. dol. 1838 50 25 25 1839 50 2 5 25 1840, without sleeve at right elbow (New Orleans m.m . first occurs) 50 25 25 1840, with sleeve at right elbow 1 00 30 25 1841 50 25 25 1842, large date 30 25 25 1843 • • 50 30 25 1844 1 00 30 25 1845 50 25 25 1846, perfect date 60 30 25 1846, twice engraved date 1 00 30 25 i 847 ---- 50 25 25 1 848 1 00 5 ° 25 1848, twice engraved date 1 25 75 50 1849 60 30 25 1850 60 30 25 1851 60 3 ° 25 1852 1 00 50 25 1853, without arrow-heads at date. R no rays 8 00 300 I OO Note : There are numerous counterfeit coins of this date. Some are made out of the 1853 with arrows and with rays, simply by 80 punching the objectionable arrow heads and rays out of sight. Others are made out of the 1858 quarterly changing the 8 into a 3. All these frauds can easily be detected by weighing them. The genuine 1853 quarters without arrows weigh 103. 125 grains ; those with arrows only 96 grains. The same frauds are also practiced with the 1853 half dollars. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1853, with arrow-heads at date. R with rays (act Feb. 21, re- duced weight to 96 grains). . $0 30 $025 $025 1854 30 25 25 1855, San Francisco m. m. first occurs 30 25 25 1856, witlioutarrow-headsatdate (and all hereafter, exceptions noted ) 30 25 25 1857 30 25 25 rroof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1858 $050 $0 25 $025 1859 40 25 25 i860, last date coined in New Orleans mint 40 25 25 1861 40 25 25 r862 35 25 25 1863 40 2 $ 25 1864 1 00 50 35 1865 1 00 50 35 1866, without IN GOD WE TRUST, 500 300 1 00 1866, IN GOD WE TRUST, over eagle (on all following) 75 50 3° 1867 5° 35 30 1868 5o 35 30 1869 50 35 30 1870, Carson City m. m. first oc- curs 35 25 25 1871 35 25 25 1872 35 25 25 1873 35 25 25 1874 to 1891., 35 25 25 Obv. laureated head to r.: ins. eiberty : obove in god we trust : 13 stars : 7 facing. R heraldic eagle : ins. united STATES OF AMERICA I QUARTER doeear. i892 tO 1900 . . 35 25 25 81 Worlds Fair, or Isabella Quarters. Uncirculated. Fine. Obv. crowned bust of Queen Isa- bella: date 1893 behind the bust. R Figure of Industry : inscription : board of lady MANAGERS COLUMBIA QUAR- TER DOLLAR. No proofs $050 $0 35 U. S. Silver Half Dollars. Authorized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 208 grains. Coinage commenced 1794. Weight changed, acts of January 18, 1837, to 206,25 grains ; February 21, 1853, to 192 grains ; February 12, 1873, to 192.9 grains. None issued in 1798, 1799, 1800 and 1816. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Profile of Liberty r. R eagle in wreath. 1794 $15 00 $5 OO $1 OO 1795 3 00 I OO 65 1795, doubledate, three leavesbe- low each wing 5 00 2 OO I OO 1795, double date, two leaves be- low each wing 300 I OO 65 Bust of Liberty r. R eagle on clouds : Vi below. 1796, fifteen stars 75 00 30 00 15 OO 1796, sixteen stars 85 00 35 00 20 OO *797 75 00 3 ° OO 15 OO 1801 10 00 5 00 2 OO 1802 10 00 5 00 2 OO 1803, large 3 1 00 50 50 1803, small 3 1 00 60 50 1805, over 1804 2 00 75 50 1805 70 55 50 1806, over 1805 1 00 7 ° 5 ° 1806, over 1809: (6 fiist sunk in- verted) 2 00 1 OO 60 82 Uncirculated. , Fine. Good. 1806, figure thus, (5 : wide date, $0 60 $0 50 •Bo 50 1806, figure thus, 6 60 50 50 1806, figure thus, 6 : no stem to 60 50 50 olive branch 1807 60 50 5 ° Bust of Liberty 1 . , with Phrygian cap. R standing eagle 1807, large stars 70 50 5 ° 1807, small stars 60 50 50 1807, R 50c. over 20 1 00 60 50 1808, over 1807 70 50 5 ° 1808 60 50 5 o 1809 60 50 50 1810, large date 60 50 50 1810, small, thin date 1 00 60 5 ° 181 1, small 8 70 50 50 181 1, large 8 75 55 5 ° 1 81 1 , punctuated date, 18. 1 1 ... . 1812, over 1811, small date 1812, large date 70 50 5 o 70 50 50 60 50 50 > 8'3 55 50 50 1813, R iNfl cut between 50-c... 1 00 70 5 o 1814, over 1813 60 50 5 ° 1814 60 50 5 ° 1815, over 1812 (always) 5 00 3 50 1 50 1817, over 1813 1817, punctuated date, 181.7. . . . 70 55 50 70 55 50 1817 60 50 5 o 1818, over 1817 60 50 So 1818 60 50 5 o i8iq, over 1818, small 9 60 50 5 o 1819, over 1818, large 9 7 o 50 50 1819 60 50 50 1820, over 1819 60 50 50 1820, large 2 60 50 5 o 1820, small 2 60 50 50 1821 55 50 50 1822 55 50 50 1823 55 50 50 1824, over 1822-21-20-19. parts of each figure showing 1 00 60 50 1824, over 1821 75 50 50 1824 55 50 50 rS2 5 55 50 50 83 Uncirculated. Fine. Good 1826 $0 55 $050 $050 1827, over *826 53 50 50 1827, curlea 2. 55 5 o 50 1827, square case 2 , . . 55 5 o 50 1828, large date, curled 2 55 5 o 50 1828, small date, square base 2.. 55 5 o 5 o 1829, over 1827 70 5 o 50 1829 55 5 o 5 ° 1830, large O in date 55 50 50 1830, small 0 in date 55 50 50 1831 55 50 50 1832, large letters in legend .... 55 50 50 1832, small letters in legend 55 50 50 ^33 55 50 50 1834, large date and letters 55 50 50 1834, largedate and small letters 55 50 5 ° 1834, small date and small letters 55 50 50 1835 55 50 50 1836, last year of lettered edge.. 55 50 50 Bust Liberty 1 ., seven stars r. R no motto over eagle : edge milled. 1836, milled edge 5 00 2 00 1 00 1837 55 50 50 1 838, half DO!., below eagle (New Orleans m. m. first occurs). . 55 50 50 1838, Liberty seated r. R of 1839 25 00 1000 5 00 1838, Liberty seated. R of 1837 2500 10 00 5 00 1839 55 50 50 1 839, without sleeve atright elbow 55 50 50 1839, with sleeve at right elbow 1 00 75 50 1839, old type 55 55 50 Liberty seated r. R standing eagle. 1840, large letters in legend 1 00 1 00 75 1840, small letters in legend. . . . 55 50 50 1841 65 50 50 1842, large date 60 50 5 o 1842, small date 65 50 5 C 1843 55 50 50 1844 60 50 5 o 1845, over 1841 1 00 75 5 o 1845 55 5 o 5 o 84 Uncirculated. Fine. Gocrf. 1846, over 1849 $1 50 $1 oc $0 55 1846, large date 55 50 5 ° 1846, small date 55 50 50 1847, over 1846 1 50 1 00 55 1847 55 5 ° 50 1848 55 50 50 1849 55 5 ° 50 1850 70 50 50 1851 1 00 60 5 o 1852 2 00 1 50 1 oc 1853, without arrows at side of date and without rays back of the eagle : same type as preced- mg 3000 15 00 500 Note : See the quarter dollar of the same year. 1853. with arrow-heads at date. R with rays (Act Feb. 21, re- duced weight to 192 grains). 55 50 50 1854 55 50 50 1855, San Francisco m.m. first oc- curs , 55 50 5 ° 1856. without arrow-heads at date : like all following , ex- ceptions noted 55 50 50 1856, twice engraved date 1 00 75 55 1857 55 50 50 1858 55 50 50 Proof. 1 Uncirculated. Fine. 1859 $070 $050 $050 i860 70 50 5 ° 1861, NewOrleans Mint suspends coinage May 30, Confederate Govt, coining over 2,000,000 piecesafter the seizure, Jan. 26 70 50 50 1862 75 50 5 ° 1863 75 50 5 ° 1864 80 50 50 1865 75 50 50 1866, without IN GOD WE TRUST, 300 I OO 70 1866, with IN GOD WE TRUST, over eagle (on all following) 75 50 50 \867 75 50 50 1868 75 50 50 86 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1869 $070 $050 $050 1870, Carson City m . m . first oc- curs 70 5 o 50 1871 70 50 50 1872 70 50 50 1873 75 5 o 50 1873, with arrow-heads at date. . 70 5 o 50 1874, with arrow-heads at date.^ 65 5 o 50 1875 60 50 5 o 1876 60 5 ° 5 o 1877 65 5 o 50 1878 60 50 5 o 1879 70 60 50 1 880 70 60 50 1881 70 60 50 1882 70 60 50 1S83 70 60 50 1884 70 60 50 1885 70 60 50 1886 70 60 50 1887 70 5 ° 50 1888 70 60 5 ° 1889 70 60 5 ° 1890 65 60 5 ° 1891 60 60 5 ° Laureated head to right : ins. liberty, above in god we trust: 13 stars: 7 facing. R Heraldic eagle : ins. united STATES OF AMERICA : HALF DOLLAR. 1892 60 60 5 o 1892, Columbia none 50 50 1893 “ none 50 5 ° 1893, regular issue 55 50 50 1894 to 1900 55 50 50 Note: The first Columbia half dollar sold for $1000.00, the rest are worth face value only. From 1803 to 1839 an immense amount of half dollars have been coined each year, with the exceptions of 1815 and 1836 milled edge (1816 none coined), so that unless they are in strictly uncirculated condition (mint state) they are worth only face value. 86 Trade Dollars Authorized, act of February 12, 1873. Weight 420 grains. Coin- age commenced in 1873. Repudiated in 1884. Redeemed, iio 7- Struck at Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson City mints. 1873- 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879' 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. $1 00 $0 70 $0 50 I 00 70 5 ° I 00 70 50 i 00 70 50 I 00 70 5 ° I 00 70 5 ° I 00 50 I 00 I 00 I 00 I 10 Note. The Trade Dollars are demonetized and their intrinsic value is only what they bring for old silver. U. S. Silver Dollars. Authorized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight 416 grains. Coinage commenced 1794. Weight changed act January 1837, 10412.5 grains. Coinage discontinued act February 12, 1873. Coinage resumed 1878. None were coined from 1805 to 1835 inclusive, and 1837,1874 to 1877 inclusive. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Obv. head to r.: flowing hair. R eagle within wreath: legend around the edge hundred CENTS ONE DOEEAR OR UNIT. 1794 $ 100 00 $50 00 $20 OO 1 795 , three leavesbelow each wing 10 00 3 00 I 50 1795, two leaves below each wing 5 00 2 00 I 25 Draped bust of Liberty, r. R eagle on clouds. 1795 5 00 2 OO I 25 1796, small date 5 00 2 OO I 25 8 ? Uncirculated. Fine. Gooa 1796, large date $600 $2 50 $1 50 1797, seven stars on r c 00 2 00 7 "5 1797, six stars on r 1 798, thirteen stars, large lettered 5 OG 2 OO - ^ 5 rev 1798, fifteen stars, small lettered 6 00 2 50 1 50 rev 15 00 8 00 Bust of Liberty r. R National arms, heraldic eagle. 1 79 8 1 5 o : co 1799, over 1798 1799, five stars on r 1 50 1 20 300 2 00 1799, six stars on r 1 50 1 20 1800 1 50 1 20 1801 300 1 50 1802. over 1801 3 oo 1 50 1802 300 1 5 ° 1803, large 3 2 00 1 2 5 1803, small 3 300 1 50 1804 300 00 200 00 Note : There are num .*rous counterfeits bearing the date of 1804. They are generally made out of the 1801, which bears a close resemblance to the 1804, by cutting out the 1 in the date and in- serting a 4 in its place. Any scratches or depressions about the date are sure indications that the date is false. There are also re-strikes, made with the original dies but at later date, and as they did not have the collar the lettering around the edge is ir- regular, as it was put on by hand afterwards. Liberty, seated. R flying eagle 1 . 1836, C. Gobrecht, F on base. . . . 1836, C. Gobrecht below base . . . 1836, C. Gobrecht on base. R no stars 1838, stars on the obv.only, mil- led edge 1838, stars on R like on 1836, plain edge 1839, stars on R like 1836, plain edge 1839, stars on obv. only, milled edge Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. $8 00 25 00 $6 00 15 00 $3 00 1000 30 00 20 00 15 00 30 00 20 00 15 00 35 00 25 00 20 00 30 00 20 00 15 00 20 00 15 00 8 00 88 Liberty seated r. R eagle stand- ing. 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846, New Orleans mint first coin dollars 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851. . . 1852 3000 1853 1854 1855 1000 1856 1857 1858 1859, San Francisco mint first coins dollars i860 i86i,NewOrleans mint suspends coinage Jan. 26 1 50 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866, without IN GOD WE TRUST, 1866, with IN GOD WE TRUST (on all following) 1 50 1867 1868 1 869 1870, Carson City mint first coins dollars 1871 1872 1873 circulated. Fine. Good. $1 50 $1 OO $1 00 I 50 I OO I 00 I 50 I OO I 00 I 50 I OO I 00 1 50 I OO I 00 1 50 I OO I 00 I 50 I OO I 00 1 50 I OO I 00 150 I OO I CO I 50 I OO I 00 I 50 I OO I 00 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. &30 OO $20 OO $10 00 30 OO 20 OO 10 00 3 00 2 OO I 10 8 00 5 00 2 OO IOOO 5 00 250 5 00 300 2 OO 300 2 OO 1 50 25 OO 15 OO 10 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 5 o I IO I 00 1 5o I IO I 00 1 5 o I IO I 00 1 5o I IO I 00 IO OO 5 00 300 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 1 50 I IO I 00 The new series are called the Bland Dollar, and Miss Annie L,. Williams, a Philadelphia school-teacher, represents the French profile of Liberty. There is an interesting story connected with the way in which Miss Williams’ profile came to be used on the Bland Dollar. In the winter of 1877-78 G. T. Morgan, the designer, was working on sketches for the imprint of the then new silver dollar. Previous to this there had been no dollars coined for five years. Prof. Thomas Kakins, then of the Academy of Fine Arts, advised him to use a life study, and introduced him to Miss Annie L. Williams, a school-teacher, living at Thirteenth and Spring Garden streets. Miss Williams who possessed strikingly clas- sical features, consented to sit for the drawing, and her profile was used to complete the design. Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1878, three leaves on olivebranch $2 00 $1 00 $1 OO 1878, nine leaves on olivebranch: eight tail feathers 1 25 1 00 I OO 1878, seven tail feathers 1 25 1 00 I OO 1870, New Orleans mint resumes operations Feb. 20 1 20 I OO 1880 1 20 I OO I OO 1881 1 20 I OO I OO 1882 1 20 I OO I OO 1883 1 20 I OO I OO 1884 1 20 I OO I OO 188? 1 20 I OO I OO 1886 i 20 I OO I OO 1887 1 20 I OO I OO 1888 1 20 I OO I OO 1889 1 20 I OO I OO 1890 1 20 I OO I OO 1891 1 10 I OO I OO 1892 I 10 I OO I OO 1893 1 10 I OO I OO 1894 1 10 I OO I OO 1895, no mint-mark 1 5° I OO I OO 1896 1 10 I OO I OO 1897 1 10 I OO I OO 1898 1 10 I OO I OO ^99 1 10 I OO I OO 1900 1 10 I OO I OO 1900, Lafayette dollar: obv. bust of Washington and Lafayette. B Equestrian Statue of Lafay- ette I I 0 Note: The rare Dollar of 1895 have been coined at the Phila- delphia Mint and therefore have no Mint Mark. Other Dollars of t8qs with Mint Mark are only worth face value. 90 Gold Dollars. Authorized, act of March 3, 1849. Weight, 25.8 grains. Coinage commenced 1849. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Obv. head to 1., with coronet in- scribed liberty within circle of 13 stars. R legend united STATES OF AMERICA: within wreath, 1 dollar : date. 1849 $1 25 $1 15 1850 1 50 1 25 1851 1 50 1 25 1 15 1852 1 50 1 25 1 i 5 i «53 1 50 1 25 1 15 1854 1 50 1 25 1 15 1854, new type 1 50 1 25 1 i 5 1855 1 50 1 25 1 i 5 1856 1 50 1 25 1856, large head 1 50 125 1 15 1856, straight 5 1 50 1 25 1357 1 50 1 25 1 15 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1858 $1 25 $1 15 1859 I 50 125 1 15 i860 I 50 1 25 1 15 1861 I 50 1 25 1 15 1862 1 5 ° 1 25 1 i 5 1863 4 00 3 00 1864 8 00 5 00 1865 4 00 300 1866 300 2 00 1 5 o 1867 3 00 2 00 1 50 1868 2 00 1 50 i86q 2 50 1 75 150 1870 1 50 1 25 1871 1 50 125 1872 200 1 50 1873 1 50 1 25 1 i 5 1874 1 50 1 25 1 15 '875 1000 5 00 <876 2 00 150 91 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1877 $3 00 $2 CO $150 1878 2 50 I 50 I 25 1879 2 OO I 30 I 20 1880 I 50 I 30 I IO 1881 to 1889 i 50 i 30 i 15 Quarter Eagle or $2.50, Qoid, Au horized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 67.5 grains. Coinage commenced 1796. Weight changed, actof June 28, 1834. to 64.5 grains^ None issued 1799, 1800, 1801, 1803, 1809 to 1820 inclusive, 1822, 1823. 1828. Uncirculated. Fine. Good Obv. bust of Liberty r., with tur- ban: liberty above ex. date: no stars. R large heraldic eagle, holding label inscribed K 1‘ivURiBUS unum : stars and clouds above: legend united STATES OF AMERICA. 1796, obv.: no stars $15 00 $10 00 $5 00 1796, obv. with 16 stars: proof $50.00 40 00 25 00 1500 1797, J 3 stars, 6 facing 25 00 15 00 10 00 1798, 13 stars, 7 facing 12 00 8 00 5 00 1802, over 1801, 13 stars, 5 facing, 1804, 13 stars, 6 facing 5 00 3 5 o 300 5 00 3 5 o 300 180^ 5 00 3 50 300 1806, over 1804, 13 stars, 5 facing, 25 00 15 00 10 00 1806, over 1805, 13 stars, 6 facing, 15 00 8 00 5 00 1807, 13 stars, 6 facing 5 00 3 5 o 3 00 1808, obv. bust 1.: cap inscribed LIBERTY. R heraldic eagle: no stars: ex. 2*4d.: 13 stars, 7 facing 3 50 300 1821, 13 stars 1824, over 1821 1000 5 00 1000 5 00 1825 5 00 300 1826, over 1825 25 00 15 00 1827 5 00 300 1829 3 5 o 300 1830 325 3 00 92 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. '<*31 $4 00 $3 25 $3 OO ><*32 5 00 3 50 300 1833 8 00 5 OO 300 1834, old type 10 00 5 00 300 1834, newtype : smallerdiameter: head with band inscribed liberty. R without E plu- RIBUS UNUM 2 50 2 50 2 50 183s to 1858 2 50 2 50 2 50 1859 to 1890 2 50 2 50 2 50 $3, Gold. Authorized, act of February 21, 1853. Weight 77.4 grains. Coin- age commenced in 1854. Coinage discontinued in 1889. Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Obv. Indian head 1 . : baud inscribed liberty. R value and date in wreath. 1854 $3 75 $3 40 $3 25 1855 3 75 3 40 3 25 1856 3 75 3 40 3 25 1857 3 75 3 40 3 25 1858 400 3 50 3 25 1859 3 75 3 30 i860 3 75 3 30 1861 3 75 3 30 1862 400 3 50 1863 400 3 50 1864 4 4 00 1865 5 00 4 50 1866 4 OO 3 50 1867 4 00 3 30 1868 ... . 450 3 75 3 30 1869 4 OO 3 50 1870 400 3 50 1871 500 4 OO 1872 500 4 00 1873 6 00 5 00 1874 3 50 3 25 1875-. 3000 15 OO 93 Proof. Uncirculated. Fine. 1876 $20 00 $10 00 1877 5 00 400 1878 350 3 25 1879 350 3 2 5 1880 450 3 25 1881 4 50 400 3 50 1882 4 50 3 75 3 25 1883 3 50 3 25 1884 3 50 3 25 1885 3 50 3 25 1886 3 50 3 25 1887 3 50 3 25 1888 3 50 3 25 1809 3 5 ° 3 25 Half Eagle or $5, Gold. Authorized, act of April 2, 1792. Weight, 135 grains. Coinage commenced 1795. Weight. changed, act of June 28, 1834, to 129 grains. None were issued in 1816 and 1817. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Bust r. with cap : Liberty above. R eagle on olive branch, holding wreath inbeak: small eagle. 1795, 15 stars, 5 facing $7 00 $6 00 $550 1795, obv. as last. R large heraldic eagle with motto, E puuribus unum i 1 6 stars above 40 00 25 00 15 00 1796, over 1795. Small eagle. . . 15 00 12 00 10 00 1797, 15 stars, 5 facing : large eagle 45 00 30 00 20 00 1797, 16 stars, 6 facing: large eagle 1300 11 00 10 50 1797, 16 stars, 5 facing. R eagle on palm, holds olive wreath in beak 40 00 25 00 15 00 1798, same type as last 50 00 35 oo 25 00 1798, large heraldic eagle 7 00 600 5 20 1799, large heraldic eagle 8 00 7 00 6 00 1800, large heraldic eagle . - - 6 00 5 50 5 io 94 Uncirculated. Fine. Good. 1802, over 1801 $6 00 $5 50 $5 10 1803, over 1802 6 00 5 50 5 10 1804 6 00 5 5 o 5 10 1805 6 00 5 50 5 10 1806, pointed 6; 5 stars r., 8 1. . . 6 00 5 5 o 5 10 1806, blunt 6; 6 stars r., 7 1 7 00 6 00 5 5 o 1807 6 00 5 50 5 10 1807, new type: capiuscribed lib- ERTY 6 00 5 50 5 10 1808 6 00 5 50 5 1 0 1809, over iSc8 7 00 6 00 5 iv. 1810, small date 6 00 5 50 5 10 1810, large date 6 00 5 50 5 10 1811 6 00 5 50 5 10 1812 6 00 5 50 5 10 1813 6 00 5 50 5 10 1814, over 1813 8 00 7 00 6 00 1815 100 00 7500 50 00 1818 6 00 5 5 o 5 10 1819 35 oo 25 00 10 00 1820 10 00 8 00 6 00 1821 20 00 15 00 8 00 1822 200 00 100 00 50 00 1823 9 00 7 00 6 00 1824 30 00 20 00 1000 1825, over 1821 25 00 18 00 8 00 1825 1000 8 00 600 1826 25 00 1000 6 00 1827 25 00 18 00 8 00 1828, over 1827 42 00 30 00 6 00 1829 1829, large date and planchet.... 35 00 20 00 6 00 45 00 30 00 7 00 1829, small date and planchet ... 50 00 35 00 1000 1830 20 00 15 00 7 00 1831 20 00 15 00 7 00 1832 20 00 15 00 7 00 1833 15 00 10 00 6 00 1834, old type 825 5 00 5 00 1834- newtype: smallerdiameter: smaller head with band in- scribed uberty 5 00 500 5 00 184s to 1858 5 00 5 00 5 00 1858 to 1900, proofs, 5.05 500 5 00 5 00 95 Eagle or $10, Gold. Authorized by act of Congress, April 2, 1792. Weight 270 grains. Coinage commenced 1795. Weight changed by act of June 28, 1834, to 258 grains. None were issued 1802 and 1805 to 1837 inclusive. Uncirculated Fine. Good. 1795, *5 stars, 10 1., 5 r $15 00 $12 OO $1 1 OO 1796, 16 stars, 8 1., 8 r 25 00 18 OO 12 OO 1797, 16 stars, 12 1., 4 r 1797, head 1., 16 stars, 10 1., 6 r.. 35 00 25 OO 15 OO 13 00 1300 II OO i798,overi797, large stars, 9 1., 4 r. 40 00 35 00 20 OO 1798, over 1797, largestars, 7 1.,6 r. 45 00 35 00 20 OO 1799, large stars, 8 1., 5 r 1 1 00 10 10 IO OO 1800, large stars, 8 1., 5 r 1300 1 1 00 10 50 1801, large stars, 8 1., 5 r 12 00 1 1 00 IO OO 1805, large stars, 8 1., 5 r 12 00 II 00 IO OO 1804, large stars, 8 1 ., 5 r 1838, head to left, with coronet: inscribed liberty. R eagle without motto : legend as last: 13 00 II 00 10 50 ex. TEN D 10 50 10 00 IO 00 1839 10 50 10 00 10 00 1840 to 1857 10 00 10 00 1000 1858 to 1900 proofs 1005 10 00 10 00 10 00 Double Eagle or $20. Authorized by act of Congress, March 3, 1849. Weight 516 grains. Regular coinage commenced 1850. A few were struck off in 1849, ond those are the only ones that are rare and quoted at from $1,000 to $5,000. There are no rare dates among the $20 gold pieces of the regular issue, and consequently they do not com- mand a premium except in a strictly proof condition. 1850 to 1858, uncirculated $2000 1858 to 1900, proofs 2000 90 PRIVATE ISSUES OF GOLD COINS Between 1830 and 1861 the following parties issued coins: C. Bechtler, A. Bechtler, Templeton Reid, Baldwin & Co., Cin- cinnati Mining & Trading Co., Clark, Gruber & Co., Clark & Co., Columbus Co., J. J. Conway & Co., Dubosq & Co., Dunbar & Co., J. S. Orrnsby, Miners’ Bank, Moffatt & Co.. Kellogg & Co., F. D. Kohler, Massachusetts & California Co., Moran & Clark, Pacific Co., John Parsons & Co., Shults & Co., Kuhner, Baldwin & Co., Wass, Molitor & Co., Oregon Exchange Co., the Mormons, and Augustus Humbert. While not legal tender, these coins passed as currency in the South and West for a great many years. Until recently they could be secured at face value or a small premium, as collectors paid little attention to them. But now, enormous sums are offered for certain issues. The prices quoted will be paid under ordinary trade condi- tions, but if large amounts of certain kinds should be put on the market the prices decline, in accordance to the number offered. $50.00 GOLD — OCTAGONAL. Uncirculated Fine Good Augustus Humbert. Obv. united states OF America 50 d. c. Eagle bearing shield, etc., holding in its beak a scroll with the word liberty; above its head, upon a band, 887 Thous, all within a border; without the border, plain. Rev . 50 in the centre of field, the re- mainder of which is engine-turned. Edge, AUGUSTUS HUMBERT UNITED STATES ASS AYER OF GOLD CALIFORNIA 1851 $125.00 $100.00 $70.00 97 Uncirculated Fine Good — Obv. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 50 DOLES. Eagle, etc., as in last, within a circle; upon the band, 887 Thous; without the circle, Augustus Humbert UNITED STATES ASSAYER OF GOLD California 1851. Rev. 50, in the cen- tre of field, the remainder of which is engine-turned, a twisted band sur- rounding the whole $100.00 $90.00 $05.00 — Obv. same as last. Rev. in the centre a series of circles, remainder of field engine-turned 100.00 S5.00 60.00 — Obv. same, but the band above the eagle’s head bears the inscription 880 THOUS. Rev. same as last 100.00 85.00 60.00 — Obv. same, except date, which is. 1852. Rev. same as last 100.00 85.00 60.00 U. S. Assay Office. Obv. united states of America fifty dolls. Eagle, etc. ; upon the band above the head, 887 thous, all within a beaded circle; with- out the circle, united states assay OFFICE OF GOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALI- FORNIA, 1852. Rev. same as last 100.00 85.00 60.00 — same; upon the band, 900 thous. 120.00 90.00 65.00 98 Uncirculated Fine Good Wass, Molitor & Co. Obv. head of Lib- erty, left, thirteen stars, 1855. Rev between laurel branches, 50 dollars, on band above, 900 thous. Legend SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA WASS molitor & CO $150.00 $125.00 $90.00 Kellogg & Co. Obv. head of Liberty, left, thirteen stars, i85^T“npon the coronet KELLOGG & CO. Rev. SAN FRANCISCO California T£f?4pY d. Eagle with outstretched wings, bearing on the breast a shield; suspended ffom its beak are two heavy orfl^m^ts, sur- rounding the .shield; in^ts talons, three arrows and a laurel branch; above the head, a circle of thirteen stars in radiation 200.00 150.00 100.00 VlM' 99 Uncirculated Fine Good U. S. Assay Office. $20.00. Obv. united STATES OF AMERICA TWENTY D. Eagle supporting shield and holding laurel branch; in its beak, a scroll, bearing the word liberty; above its head, up- on a band, 900 Thous. Rev. united states assay office of GOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA, 1853, in four lines in centre of field, the remainder of which is engine-turned $21.00 — $10.00. Similar 11.00 $20.00 $20.00 10.00 10.00 Augustus Humbert. $20.00. Obv. the same. 884 on label. Rev. Augustus HUMBERT, UNITED STATES ASSAYER OF GOLD CALIFORNIA 1852 70.00 40.00 30.00 — $10.00. Similar. 1853 15.00 10.00 10.00 Templeton Reid. $25.00. Obv. * Cali- fornia TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS GOLD. Rev. * TEMPLETON REID, ASSAYER. $xxv, 1849 — $IO.OO. Obv. * CALIFORNIA TEN LAR GOLD.* Rev. * TEMPLETON DOL- rp;id 200.00 150.00 100.00 ASSAYER 1849 — $ 5 . 00 . Obv. GEORGIA GOLD. Rev. 100.00 75.00 40.00 TEMPLETON REID ASSAYER 1830 . — $ 2 . 50 . Obv. GEORGIA GOLD. Rev. 125.00 80.00 50.00 TEMPLETON REID ASSAYER 1 830 . — $ 10 . 00 . Obv. GEORGIA GOLD. Rev. 90.00 00.00 30.00 TEMPLETON REID ASSAYER. No date . . 130.00 85.00 50.00 100 Uncirculated Fine Good Baldwin. $ 20.00 . Obv. head of Lib- erty, left, fourteen stars, 1851; upon the coronet BALDWIN. Rev. s. M. v. CALIFORNIA GOLD, TWENTY D. Kagle holding arrows and laurel branch . . . .$175.00 $100.00 $00.00 — $10.00. Similar 125.00 70.00 50.00 — $5.00. Similar. 1850 Kellogg & Co. $20.00. Obv. head of Lib- 75.00 40.00 25.00 erty, left, thirteen stars, 1854; upon the coronet KELLOGG & co. Rev. san Francisco California twenty d. Kagle with outstretched wings, bear- ing on the breast a shield; suspended from its beak are two heavy ornaments, surrounding the shield; in its talons three arrows and a laurel branch; above the head, a circle of thirteen stars in radiation 21.00 20.00 19.00 — $20.00. Similar. Date, 1855 Moffatt & Co. $20.00. Obv. head of Lib- 21.00 20.00 19.00 erty, left, thirteen stars, 1853; upon the coronet MOFFATT & CO. Rev. same as last — $10.00. Obv. head of Liberty, left, thir- 22.00 20.50 20.00 teen stars, 1849; upon the coronet mof- fatt & CO. Rev. S. M. V. CALIFORNIA gold ten d. Kagle holding arrows and laurel branch 12.00 11.00 10.00 — $10.00. Similar. 1850 12.00 11.00 10.00 — $10.00. Similar. 1831 12.00 11.00 10.00 — $10.00. Similar. 1852 15.00 12.00 11.00 — $5.00. Similar. 1849 ( 5.00 5.00 5.00 — $3.00. Similar. 1830 6.00 5.00 5.00 101 W. M. & CO. (Wass, Malitor & Obv. head of Liberty, left, thirteen stars, 1855; upon the coronet w. M. & CO. Rev. S. M. V. CALIFORNIA GOLD TWENTY D. Eagle holding arrows and laurel branch — $10.00. Similar. 1852 — $10.00. Similar. 1855 — $5.00. Similar. 1852 Dunbar & Co. $5.00. Obv. head of Lib- erty, left, thirteen stars, 1851; upon coro- net dunbar & CO. Rev. same as last, Shults & Co. $5.00. Obv. same as last; upon the coronet shults & co. Rev. PURE CALIFORNIA GOLD; FIVE D. Eagle holding arrows and laurel branch .... Dubosq & Co. $5.00. Obv. same as last; upon the coronet dubosq & co. Rev. S. M. V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D. Eagle holding arrows and laurel branch Uncirculated Co.) Fine Good $60.00 $40.00 $30.00 12.00 11.00 10.00 12.00 11.00 10.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 50.00 30.00 15.00 100.00 60.00 30.00 110.00 70.00 35.00 — $10.00. Similar Blake & Co. $20.00. Obv. head of Lib- erty, left, thirteen stars; upon the cor- onet, blake & co. In ex., 1856. Rev. SACRAMENTO, California. Eagle bear- ing shield 100.00 60.00 30.00 Pacific Co. $ 10 . 00 . Obv . pacific com- pany, California, 1849 . Eagle holding laurel branch. Rev. 10 dollars, be- neath a radiated liberty cap; between each radiation, three stars 150.00 90.00 — $ 5 . 00 . Similar 125.00 80.00 — $2.50. Similar. Silver — $1.00. Similar. Silver 50.00 45.00 102 Uncirculated Fine J. S. Ormsby. $10.00. Obv. united states of America. CAE. ; in the field, j. s. o. Rev. 10 doees within a circle of thirty- one stars $100.00 $ 60.00 Miners’ Bank. $10.00. Obv. caeifornia above an eagle, holding arrows and laurel branch ; thirteen stars. Rev. MINERS BANK * SAN FRANCISCO * TEN D, 40.00 30.00 Hassachusetts & California Co. $5.00. Obv. a shield bearing a mounted va- quero holding a lasso, supported by a bear and a deer; upon a .scroll the mot- to, aeTa; above, a hand holding an ar- row; thirteen stars. Rev. Massachu- setts & CAEIFORNIA CO. 1849; FIVE d. within wreath 100.00 60.00 Good $ 30.00 20.00 35.00 103 Uncirculated Fine (rood Cincinnati ninfng & Trading Co. $ 10 . 00 . Obv. CINCINNATI MINING & TRADING company. Bust of an Indian, left. Rev. CALIFORNIA TEN DOLLARS 1849 . A flying eagle, left, holding a shield, arrows and sprigs of laurel $ 200.00 $125.00 $80.00 —$ 5 . 00 . Similar 100.00 75.00 40.00 Baldwin & Co. $ 10 . 00 . Obv. California gold, 1850 , ten dollars. Mounted vaquero, holding lasso, right. Rev. BALDWIN & CO. SAN FRANCISCO. Eagle holding arrows and laurel branch, ten stars 125.00 80.00 50.00 — $ 10 . 00 . Similar. A. Kuhner, under horse 135.00 90.00 60.00 104 Uncirculated Fine Good Norris, Grigg & Norris. $5.00. Obv. Cali- fornia GOLD WITHOUT ALLOY. Eagle holding arrows and laurel branch; up- on the breast the figure 5. Rev. FULL WEIGHT OF HALF EAGLE, N. G. & N. 1849 san Francisco; twenty-two stars. $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 Kilbourn, flagruder, Taylor, Abernethy, Wilson, Rector, Campbell, Smith, Thomas Ormsby. $5.00. Obv. k. m. T. a. w. r. c.s. A beaver, right. In ex., T. o. 1849, between two sprigs of laurel. Rev. OREGON EXCHANGE COMPANY, I30 G. NATIVE GOLD, 5 D 25.00 15.00 10.00 — $10.00. Obv. similar. Rev. OREGON EXCHANGE COMPANY. IO D. 260 G. NA- TIVE GOLD, TEN D 100.00 60.00 35.00 Clark, Gruber & Co. $20.00. Obv. clark Gruber & CO. Eagle with upraised wings, bearing upon its breast a shield, and holding in its talons three arrows and a laurel branch. In ex., i860. Rev. pikes peak gold. View of Pikes Peak, beneath which is DENVER. In ex. twenty D 130.00 80.00 50.00 — $10.00. Similar 30.00 20.00 15.00 105 Uncirculated Fine — $ 20 . 00 . Obv. head of Liberty, left, thirteen stars; on the coronet, pikes peak. In ex., 1861 . Rev. clark gru- ber & co. Denver. An eagle with outstretched wings bearing upon its breast a shield, in its talons arrows and laurel branches, from its beak is suspended an ornamental band which extends both to the right and the left, completely surrounding the body ; above the eagle, beneath a radiation, a coronet of thirteen stars. In ex., TWENTY D $100.00 — $ 10 . 00 . Similar 14.00 — $ 5 . 00 . Similar 7.00 — $ 2 . 50 . Similar 6.00 Clark & Co. $ 5 . 00 . Obv. head of Liberty left ; thirteen stars ; on the coronet clark & co. In ex., j86o. Rev. pikes PEAK GOLD DENVER. Eagle with up- raised wings, bearing upon its breast a shield, in its talons, three arrows and a laurel branch. In ex., five d 8.00 — $ 2 . 50 . Similar 7.00 J. J. Conway & Co. $2.50. Obv. * pikes PEAK * 2% DOLL’S. Rev . * J J CONWAY * & co bankers. Thirteen stars. In- scription only 100.00 — $ 5 . 00 . Similar. Inscription only .... 160.00 John Parsons & Co. $ 5 . 00 . Obv. oro city colo. Eagle. Rev. stamping machine. 100.00 — $ 2 . 50 . Similar 90.00 $70.00 12 00 6.00 4.00 6.00 5.00 75.00 90.00 75. CO 65.00 Columbus Co. $ 5 . 00 . Obv. * columbus * company. In the field, 1849 . Rev. California gold. In the field, with- in a double circle, 5 . In ex., dol’s. * Copper Horan & Clark. $ 10 . 00 . Obv. * Cali- fornia GOLD * MORAN & CLARK WAR- RANTED IO DOLLS MINT VALN. Rev. * SAN FRANCISCO * CALIFORNIA; within a wreath, ii DWT 8 gr 20 % carat, in two lines, above and beneath, a star. Copper Good $40.00 11.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 40.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 106 California Gold Mines. $ 20 . 00 . Obv. CALIFORNIA GOLD MINES. All eagle standing upon a sheaf of wheat. Rev. CALIFORNIA GOLD MINES. Two griz- zly bears grappling. In ex., a.d. 1850 . Copper Uncirculated Pine Good Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold. $ 20 . 00 . Obv. G. S. L. c. P. G. TWENTY DOLLARS. In the field, clasped hands, beneath which is the date, 1849 . Rev. holi- ness . to . the . lord. The all-seeing eye, with cloud of glory above $100.00 $65.00 $40.00 — $ 10 . 00 . Similar 300.00 150.00 100.00 — $ 5 . 00 . Similar 20.00 12.00 8.00 — $ 2 . 50 . Similar 45.00 30.00 20.00 — $ 5 . 00 . Similar. 1850 . Nine stars . . . 20.00 15.00 10.00 Deseret Assay Office. $ 5 . 00 . Obv. des- eret assay office pure gold. 5 D. A 11 eagle protecting a beehive, and holding in its talons a laurel branch and three arrows. Rev. a lion seated, left. “Holiness to the Lord.” 15.00 25.00 10.00 107 C. BECHT- A. Bechtler. $5.00. Obv. * C. LER at rutherford. In the field, 5 dollars. Rev. CAROLINA GOLD. AUGUST I, 1834. 140. G. 20. CARATS . . . —$5.00. Obv. * C: BECHTLER. at ru- Therf: In the field, 5 doeears. Rev. CAROLINA GOLD: 134. G. * 21 CARATS —$5.00. Obv. * C: BECHTLER. at ru- therf: In the field, 5 doeears. Rev. GEORGIA GOLD: 128. G. * 22 carats — $5.00. Obv. * C. BECHTEER ASSAYER * RUTHERFORD COUNTY. Rev. NORTH CAROLINA GOLD 5 DOLLARS 20 CARATS 15 ° G Bechtler. $5.00. Obv. * A BECH- TLER. rutherford : In the field, 5 dollars. Rev. CAROLINA GOLD. 134. G: 21. carats — 15.00. Similar. 14 1 G. 20 carats... — $5.00. Similar. 128 G. 22 carats... Bechtler. $2.50. Obv. bechtler. rutherf: In the field, $2.50. Rev. Georgia gold. In the field, 64. g. 22: carats. . — $2.50. Obv. bechtler. rutherf: In the field, $2.50. Rev. Carolina gold. In the field, 67 G. 21. carats C. Bechtler. Obv. c. bechtler. assayer. RUTHERFORD. Ret'. NORTH CAROLINA GOLD. In the field, $2.50. 20. c. 75 G. ncirculated Fine Good 515.00 510.00 57.00 9.00 7.00 5.50 15.00 10.00 7.00 100.00 75.00 40.00 10.00 7.00 5.50 11.00 8.00 6.00 15.00 ) 1 10.00 7.50 30.00 20.00 10.00 35.00 22.00 12.00 80.00 50.00 30.00 108 Uncirculated Fine Bechtler. $ 2 . 50 . Obv. bechtler ruth- ERFORD. In the field, $ 2 . 50 . Rev. CAROLINA GOLD 70 G. 20 CARATS $ 60.00 $35.00 C. Bechtler. $1.00. Obv. c. bechtler. rutherF: In the field, 30. g. * Rev. n: CAROLINA GOLD, dollar. In the field, one — $1.00. Obv. C. BECHTLER. RUTHERF: * In the field, 30. G. Rev. n: Carolina gold dollar. In the field, ONE .... — $1.00. Obv. C. BECHTLER RUTHERF: In the field, 28 G. Rev. same as last . . A. Bechtler. $1.00. Obv. a. bechtler.* 1 dol: Rev. Carolina gold. 27 g. 21 c Bechtler. $1.00. Obv. * bechtler ru- therF: In the field, 28 g: Rev. Caro- lina dollar.* In the field, ONE 6.00 3.00 6.50 3.00 2.00 1.60 6.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 F.D.KOHLER STATE ASS AYER DW T CARAT CAL'- *4 f 21 4“ 1850 x CTS 8 $ 40.07 F. D. Kohler. $40.07. Obv. F. d. kohler STATE ASSAYER DWT. 44 %> CARAT 21 CAL. 1850, $40.07, CTS. arranged in ir- regular lines upon an oblong ingot. . . . 100.00 80.00 — $ 45 . 34 . Obv. similar dwt. 49%, carat 21 % 110.00 85.00 — $ 36 . 55 . Obv. similar 100.00 80.00 Good $20.00 2.00 2.00 1.30 2.00 1.50 60.00 62.00 60.00 109 imoffat&c°1 | SO 3 A CARAT | 8 1 6. 0 0~| | Uncirculated Fine Good Moffat & Co. $16.00. Obv. moffat & co. 20% carat $16.00, in three lines upon an oblong ingot $100.00 $60.00 $30.00 IMOFFAT&C?! 21^6 CARAT r$9. 43 I lODwr 6Grs —$943. Obv. MOFFAT & CO. 2I t 7 s CARAT $9.43. Rev. 10 Dwt 6 Grs. An oblong ingot, semi-circular at one end 80.00 60.00 30.00 CALIFORNIA GOLD DOLLARS, HALVES AND QUARTERS There are about 500 different types and varieties, but as there are no great rareties among them I will catalog only the general types and quote prices only for coins in fine condition. Mutila- ted, badly worn or damaged ones are good only for old gold. Round 1 Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. eagle and date $3.00 1 Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in wreath 2.00 % Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in wreath 1.75 % Dollar — Obv. Indian head. Rev. value in wreath 1 00 % Dollar — Obv. Indian head and stars. Rev. value in wreath 75 % Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in wreath 115 110 Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in dotted circle $1.00 Y % Dollar — Obv. female seated and stars. Rev. eagle 2.00 Octagon i Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. eagle and date 2.50 i Dollar — Obz\ head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in wreath 2.00 i Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in dotted circle 1.80 i Dollar — Obv. Indian head and stars. Rev. value in wreath 2-00 x / % Dollar — Obv. Indian head and stars. Rev. value in wreath 1.00 x / % Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in wreath. 1.75 % Dollar - Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in dotted circle 1 . 50 x / % Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. eagle and date 2.00 % Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in wreath 1.25 y Dollar — Obv. head of Liberty and stars. Rev. value in dotted circle 1.00 y Dollar — Obv. Indian head and stars. Rev. value in wreath 75 Note. A great many of the above have recently been imitated. I buy only the originals; neither do I buy the California charms. 20 Dollars — Obv. Head, inscribed Liberty. Rev. Female seated. 10 Dollars — Similar. 5 Dollars — Obv. Similar. Rev. value in wreath. 2 x / % Dollars — Similar. None known in gold, those struck in silver bring about $2. each. Ill MISCELLANEOUS COINS, which passed as money at some period of the U. S. Jackson Cent, or Hard Times Token. Coined 1834 to 1841. There are over 100 various designs, all about the size of the large copper cent; some are strucken in brass and are more valuable than those in copper, and they are worth from 2 cents to $2.00. None are very rare. Uncirculated. Fine. Good. Andrew Jackson $1 00 $0 50 $0 10 Perish credit, perish commerce. boar running $0 05 $0 03 $0 02 112 Uncirculated. Fine. Executive sub-treasury: tortoise carrying safe $o 05 $0 03 Van Buren : ship, falling masts $0 05 $0 03 Gooa. $0 o? $0 02 Webster: ship sailing $0 05 $0 03 $0 02 113 Confederate States. Uncirculated. Fine, Good 1861, half dollar: shield and Liberty cap. confederate STATES OF AMERICA. R same as obv. of U. S. Half Dollar.. $50 00 $25 00 $5 OO i860, token : palmetto tree : no SUBMISSION TO THE NORTH. R tobacco plant : THE wealth of the south, etc.: (4var.): brass 1 00 25 IO Token without date: shield: our RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION. R as last 1 00 30 15 These tokens, intended for circulation in the south, were struck a few months prior to the Civil War as a speculative venture. In attempting to move them south shortly after breaking out of the war, they were confiscated by the Federal government. War Tokens. Issued by different parties during the late war of the Rebellion' There are about 500 different patterns; they are the size of a cent- None are very valuable, and average not over *4 cent apiece. Feuchtwanger’s Coins. Obvers: Eagle on rock, holding a rattle snake: date 1837. R FEUCHTWANGER’S COMPOSITION: ONE CENT, in laurel wreath 1 cent. Three Cent: Same as above 50 “ Composition Spiel Marks. Those coins are made somewhat in imitation of the $2%, $5, $10 and $20 gold coins and were originally issued as counters and are of no value. Postage Stamps. Enclosed in metal-cases, and used as currency 1863-64. i Cent. Blue $010 3 “ Red 10 5 “ Brown 50 10 “ Green 25 12 “ Black 1 00 24 “ Violet 300 30 “ Orange 500 90 “ Blue 100c 114 MINT MARKS. All gold and silver coins issued at the five branch mints have a special mark. Coinswitlioutamint mark come from the Philadelphia Mint. Nickel and copper coins have no mint mark. Mint Mark Coins must be uncirculated or fine else they are not saleable. O. New Orleans Mint. Silver Dollars, 1846 $2.00 1850 1. 10 Half Dollars, O bet. bust and date, 1838 50.00 1840, 1841 1. 00 1852 2.00 No arrows at side of date and no rays back of eagle, 1853 50.00 Half Dimes, without stars, 1838 .75 1842, ’44, ’48, ’49 1852 .15 Quarter Dollars, 1840, ’41, ’42, ’52 $0.50 1853, no arrows at side of date and no rays back of the eagle, 3.00 Dimes without stars, 1838, ’49 -50 i860 1. 00 Gold Dollars, 1850 1.50 2 y 2 Dollars, 1841 3.00 10 Dollars 187911.00 10 “ 1883 12.00 S. San Francisco Mint. Silver Dollars, 1859 $2.00 1872 2.00 1873 5.00 Half Dollars, 1855 100 1856, 1857 1 .03 1873, no arrows, 2.00 1878 1.00 Quarter Dollars, 1864 .50 1866 no motto, 1866 2.00 1871 .50 1873, no arrows, 2.00 Dimes, i860 $1.00 1858, ’59, ’70, ’74 -25 1873, no arrows, 1.00 Dimes, i894$25.oo Half Dimes, 1871 •25 1864, ’65, ’66 .30 1868, ’71 .20 1872 •25 Gold Dollars, 1854, ’5 6 > ’57, ’58, ’59, ’60 1.50 1870 10.00 'lYz Dollars, 1858 3.00 1855. ’57, 60 4.00 5 Dollars, 1854 7.00 115 CC. Carson City Mint. Silver Dollars, 1870 $2.00 1871 2.00 1872 3.00 1873 2.00 Half Dollars, no ar- rows, 1873 i.oo 1878 .75 Quarter Dollars, 1870 $0.50 1871, ’72, ’73 .50 Twenty Cents, 1876 5.00 Dimes, 1871, ’72, ’73, ’74, -25 $10.00, 1879 12.00 D. Dahloneaga Mint. Gold Dollars, 1851 $3.00 1852, ’53 2 . 03 1854, ’55 3-oo 1856 5.00 1857 3.00 1858 2.00 Gold Dollars, i860 $3.00 1861 10.00 $2^, 1840/53, ’54, ’55, ’56, ’57, each 3.25 $5.00, 1861, 8.00 C. Charlotte Mint. 1850 $2.00 Gold Dollars, 1852 2.00 1854 5.00 $2)4, 1842/46, 1855 $2. 1859 2. ’ 55 , ’60 3. Gold Dollars, 388 116 117 Part Third* Colonial and Continental Paper Money, Confederate Notes and frac- tional Currency. Colonial Paper Money. CONNECTICUT. Issued from 1709 to 1791, iu values varying from 2 pence to 3 pounds. Total varieties 101, none of any great value after 1763, averaging from 5 to 25 cents per note. DELAWARE. Issued from 1735 to 1777, in values varying from 3 pence to 50 shillings. Total varieties 60, none very rare after 1739 and averaging from 5 to 25 cents per note. GEORGIA. Issued from 1749 to 1786, in values varying from 3 pence to $40.00. Total varieties 103. None very rare after 1775, averaging from 5 to 25 cents per note. MARYLAND. Issued from 1740 to 1781, in values varying from 3 pence to $16.00. Totol varieties 101. None very rare, averaging from 5 to 25 cents per note. MASSACHUSETTS. Issued from 1690 to 1785, in values varying from 2 pence to 192 pounds. Total varieties 160, the early issues up to 1775 are very rare, and others bring from 25 cents to $i.oo per note. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Issued from 1737 to 1780 in values varying from 3 pence to $20.00. Total varieties 69, all are rare up to 1776, and those after are scarce and bring from 25 cents to $i.oo per note. 118 NEW JERSEY. Issued from 1724 to 1786 in values varying from 1 shilling to 6 pounds. Total varieties 187. Some of the early issues are very rare, but those issued after 1757 are of little value, 5 to 25 cents per note. NEW YORK. Issued from 1709 to 1776, in values varying from r /i6 to 10 pounds. Total varieties 226, those issued before 1756 are very rare, and others bring from 5 to 50 cents. NORTH CAROLINA. Issued from 1748 to 1785 in values varying from J /i6 to $ 600.00 . Total varieties 127, mostly common after 1758, and varying in price from 5 to 25 cents. PENNSYLVANIA. Issued from 1723 to 1785, in values varyiug from 3 pence to $ 20 . 00 . Total varieties 290. Some of those notes were printed by Benj. Franklin; most of them are rare up to 1755, but after that date are of little value, 2 to 25 cents each. RHODE ISLAND. Issued from 1715 to 1786, in values varying from 6 pence to $ 20 . 00 . Total varieties 79, and are rare up to 1775, but after that of little value: 5 to 25 cents. SOUTH CAROLINA. Issued from 1731 to 1789, in values varying from 1 shilling to 100 pounds. Total varieties 109, and are very rare up to 1775, after that mostly of little value: 5 to 25 cents. ' VERMONT. Issued from 1781 to 1783, in values varying from 1 shilling to 136 pound 15 shilling 4 pence. Total vari- eties 9, all are rare. VIRGINIA. Issued from 1857 to 1781, in values varying from i shilling to $ 2000 . 00 . Total varieties 226, all are rare up to 1775, but after that of little value: 5 to 25 cents. UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL CURRENCY. 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IO << << << *< 20“ “ “ <. “ 25 “ “ “ gold Dollars in fine condition. 10 “ “ “ “ 3 “ pieces in fine condition. 50 “ “ “ 3, 5 and 15 cent fractional currency in clean condition. 129 '* My constant aim is to create new and profitable busi- ness for my customers.” Deal in Coins and realize large profits. I can supply you with fast selling coins at a very low price. In this country where everything is comparatively new, anything old or antique always attracts great attention, Fabulous sums are paid for old Furniture, Andirons, Candlesticks, Spinning Wheels, Crockery, Clocks, Glassware, old Arms, Books and Paintings, and recently old Coins have been added, and it is especially this branch of the antique business which is very profitable, as I can supply the genuine antique coins for very little money, and all that is necessary to dispose of them is to show them among your friends, and you will be astonished at the offers you get. The local newspapers often publish long editorials about some curious coin, which I have supplied for a few cents, and the possessor is envied by the whole town. I can supply entire collections for exhibition purposes at fairs for little money, and they will greatly augment your prominence. I sell genuine antique coins, guaranteed over 1500 years old, at from 25 cents up, and hundreds of dollars can annually be made without any expense by dealing in old coins and stamps. For exchange purposes coins are the very best article to handle. Try this business while it is new, I will do my best to make it a success, and supply you with goods such as never have been seen in your town, at a very low figure, some even below actual face value. I make it my business to make it to your profit to deal with me. 130 COINS FOR SALE BY w. von BERGEN 196 Chestnut Avenue, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. This Price List Annuls All Previous Ones The prices quoted are our selling prices for coins when in stock. Terms are net. Cash with order. Postage extra. Any coin sold from the list that should not be as represented can be returned within 24 hours and we will return the money. Gold Dollars. Common dates, small or large size in fine con- dition, each $2.50. Two and One Half Dollars. Common dates, in fine condition, each $3.00. Three Dollars. Common dates, in fine condition, each $5.25. Five Dollars, 1800, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, all in fine condition, each $10.00. Ten Dollars. 1799, 1800, 01, 03, all in very fine condition, each $20.00. California Gold. Various dates, our own selection, all in very fine condition. $1 round. ... % round 1 octagonal ^ octagonal Eagle on 1 “ Eagle . . . . . . 5.00 Reverse . . . . 5.00 round . . . 3.50 Note. — The $50 gold coins are octagonal . . . 3.00 now very seldom on hand and % “ cost from $125 to $ 250 . 131 Bargains in Old American Coins. Nova Constellatio Cents, 1785-1786. Fair 50c., good $1 00. Connecticut Cents, 1785-1788. Fair 35c., good 70c. Virginia Cents, 1773. Fair 50c., good $1 00. Kentucky Cents, no date. Fair $1 00, good $2 00. Massachusetts Pine and Oak Tree Shillings. The first American silver coins, dated 1652. Fair $4 00, good $6 00. New Jersey Cents, 1786-1788. Fair 50c., good $1 00. Vermont Cent, bust of Geo. III. Fair 50c., good $1 00. Louisiana Cents, 1722-1767. Fair $1 00, good $ 2 00. New York Cents, 1787. Fair $1 00, good $2 00. Massachusetts cents, 1787-1788. Fair 50c., good $1 00. Massachusetts Half Cents, same design and dates. Fair $1 00, good $2 00. Vermont Cent, rising sun behind pine trees. 1785-1788. Fair $1 00, good $2 00. Washington Cents, obverse. Laureated bust of Washington; inscription, Washington and independence, 1783. Reverse, one cent in wreath ; inscription, united states of AMERICA. Fair 50c., good $1 00. Franklin Cents. The most unique coin produced in this country are the so-called Fugio or Franklin cents. Obverse. Sun dial ; inscription, FUGio 1787 ; underneath the sun dial : mind your business. Reverse. 13 connected links, within a circle : WE are one. Fair 50, good $1 00. Jackson Cents, or Hard Times Token, are very interesting, as they were largely the means of breaking up the U. S. Bank. There are over 100 various designs. Price, 25c. each. Large Copper Cents. These coins were issued from 1793 to 1857 and have now entirely disappeared from circulation. Some of the rare dates in uncirculated condition often sell for $100 apiece. I have a large stock and sell single specimens of com- mon issues 1824 to 1856 at 10c. each, or 15 different dates for $1 00. Older dates cost from 25c. to $100, according to rarity and preservation. 132 Discontinued coins of the regular issue OF THE U. S. MINT. For various reasons some of the coins formerly coined at the mint have been discontinued ; they are the % cent, 2 cent, 3 cent silver, 3 cent nickel, 5 cent silver, 20 cent silver, Trade Dol- lars, Gold Dollars and Three Dollar Gold Pieces. Any of the above coins are now very seldom met with in cir- culation and it will be only a question of time when good speci- mens of these coins will bring high prices, as they are being redeemed by the Government and not re-issued. I sell good specimens at £ Cents, common dates $0 25 5 2 “ “ “ 06 3 “ Silver, common 20 dates 15 3 Cents, Nickel, common $1 dates 10 $3 Columbia Half Dollars Cents, Silver, common dates $0 15 Cents, Silver, common dates 40 Gold, common dates. 2 50 “ “ “5 00 These coins, during the early part of the international exhibition at Chicago, sold at $2 00 each, and as these coins serve as a medal and a coin c.t the same time, they always will be very interesting. Prices of those dated 1892, $1 00 ; 1893, 75c. each. Isabella Quarters. This is the only American coin with the bust of a Queen, and therefore is destined to be much sought after in time to come. The Isabella quarters are much scarcer than the Columbia half, as only about one hundredth as many have been issued. They represent on the Obverse. Bust of Queen Isabella of Spain. Inscription, United States of America, 1893. Reverse. Female kneeling. Inscription, Board of Lady Managers. Columbia Quarter Dollar. None of these coins have been put in circulation, and very few people can be found that have seen one. I sell them in a beautiful uncirculated condition at $1 00 each. Lafayette Dollar, 1900. Issued to defray the expenses of the erection of the Lafayette Monument in Paris, France. Obv. Bust of Washington and Lafayette, jugata; rev. Equestria- Statue of Lafayette. Price, $3.00 each. 133 CHEAP COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN COINS. lollars, five different dates before 1804 $15 00 % .dollars, eight “ “ “ 1836 5 00 % “ ten “ “ “ 1850 4 00 Dimes, ten “ “ “ 1850 1 50 X A “ ten “ “ “ 1850 1 00 X A Cents, ten “ “ “ 1857 2 20 Continental and Colonial Paper Money. These old notes are about the best selling American curiosity, for curious they are in paper, design and printing, while some issues sell at a very high price. I have recently secured a lot of the Colony, or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, dated April 10, A. D. 1777 ; they are of different denominations, from 2 shillings to 4 pounds, and I sell them as long as they last at 50c. each or five different denominations for $2.00. Better send in your order to-day, as the supply will not last long at this extremely low price. CONFEDERATE NOTES. EACH . $500 Horseman and flag at left, bust of Stonewall Jackson at right . . .$1 00 100 Bust of Mrs. Jeff. Davis in centre 50 100 Three Negroes in field hoeing, hundred in red 25 50 Bust of Jeff. Davis 50 20 Capitol at Nashville, bust of Stephens 15 10 Artillery at full speed 05 5 Capitol at Richmond 10 2 Bust of Benjamin 15 1 Bust of C. C. Clay 25 50 Cents, bust of Jeff Davis 25 The entire collection, if ordered together, for $2 50 $3 00 Fractional Currency. Nearly forty years ago when all the metallic money was hoarded up, the Government issued frac- tional currency or scrip, of the nominal value of 3c., 5c., 10c., 15c., 25c. and 50c., and a set of this currency always attracts a good deal of attention, as none have been issued since 1876, and as the Government has ever since been redeeming them without re-issue, they are very seldom seen now. The 3c. cost 75c. each, while the 5c. cost 30c. each; the 10c., 20c. ; the 15c., $1.00; the 25c., 35c.; and the 50c., 75c. These prices are for good spec! 134 mens. There are some of the 50c. with the bust of Lincoln which cost $1.00 each. JAPANESE PAPER MONEY. Old issues, thick heavy fibre paper, covered with native char- acters, symbols and seals, from 3 to 6% inches long and from 1 to 1% inches wide, all very odd and interesting and in fine con- dition. Smallest size 25c. each, next size 50c. and the largest size 75c. each. BROKEN BANK NOTES from various Banks, 25c. each, or 6 for $1.00. Foreign Coins. See also Rare Coin Encyclopedia plates I to XII which illus- trate a general collection of coins from the first issues 700 years B. C. to date. We can supply most of those coins at prices quoted. COLLECTIONS OF FOREIGN SILVER COINS. ALL DIFFERENT. Size of a Silver Dollar, 12 for $10 00 “ “ iZ “ “ 19 “ a nn “ “ # “ i ( 12 “ 0 00 << “ % “ a 12 “ 3 00 “ “ Dime 12 “ 1 50 “ i i i/ u / 2 12 “ 1 00 The above coins are from various countries; some are very old and curious and sell readily at double the price quoted. COLLECTION OF FOREIGN COPPER COINS. $1.00 Collection contains 25 foreign coins, a great bargain. $1.00 Collection, No. 2, contains 12 foreign coins, not two alike and all dated before 1800. $3.00 Collection contains 50 odd and curious coins, some as large as a silver dollar, a good lot for trading purposes. $5.00 Collection contains 100 foreign coins, mostly copper, some brass, nickel and silver, modern and ancient, some over 1500 years old. 135 MODERN FOREIGN COPPER COINS. Obv., Monogram of Catherine, Russia. Re v., double-headed imperial eagle, 3-crowns, 5-kopeck, % of an inch thick, price 75c. Emperor Alexander I., 5-kopeck, 50c. There are also %, and 2-kopeck, which cost 10c. to 25c. George III., England, 1797. The so-called cart-wheel 2-pence, weighs 2 ounces. $1 00 ; one penny, same type, 50c. James II., 1689. xxx pence. This is a specimen of the so- called gun money, made from metal of old cannons, 75c. Coventry penny, 1792, obv. elephant carrying a castle; rev. Lady Godiva (nude), $1 00. London, 1794, whale fishery token, obv. Neptune ; rev. men in boat harpooning a whale, 50c. Gibraltar token, two quartos 1810, obv. lion .seated holding a key, 25c. Island of Guernsey token, 2 double, brilliant, uncirculated, 10c. St. Mary’s Hall token, 1796, St. Mary’s Hall on rev.> 25c. United East India Co., 1797, 15c. Ceylon 1-cent, obv. bust of Victoria, 25c. Japan ^-sen, 10c.; 1-sen, 15.; 2-sen, 15c. Mombasa 1306 to 1888, uncirculated, 15c. Republic of Hayti, 6-centimes, 15c. “ 44 Liberia, 1-cent, 25c. Barbadoes Penny, 1762, obv. bust of King Serue, $1 00. Sardinia 5-centimes, 10c. City of Achen ( Germany), 1794, 25c. 4 4 44 Utrecht “ 1752, 20c. 44 4 4 Rostock “ 1824,10c. Anhalt, crowned bear, 1794, 25c. Brunswick 1-pfennig, 1747, 15c.; 1-pfennig, 1780, 25c. This is the so-called wild man coin. Hollandia, 1739, 25c. Greece 10-lepta, 1831, 25c Siam 2-Fuang, 75c.; 1-Fuan b , 50c. Morocco, 1-2 and 3 Faloos, dated between 1207-1290, 25c. aach 136 ROMAN COPPER COINS. For illustrations of these interesting relics of ancient History see Rare Coin Encyclopedia page 28-31. Size of half dollar to one dollar. Emp Hadrianus 117-138 A. D. $1 50 Sept. Severus 193-211 ii 50 Severous Alexander 222-235 50 Antonius Pius 138-161 ii 1 50 Philippus I 244-249 ii 1 00 Maxim inus 235-238 ii 50 Gordianus 238-244 ii 1 00 Commodus 180-192 a 1 00 Mark Aurelius 161-180 a 1 00 Trajan 97-117 a 1 00 Domitian 81- 96 a 1 50 Faustina 1 00 Lucilla 1 00 Otacilla 1 00 Julia Mammea 1 00 Sabina 1 00 wing are the size of a quarter to half dollar Augustus 27 B. C. 14 A. D. $1 00 Claudius 41- 54 a 1 00 Titus 79- 81 a 1 00 Vespacianus 69- 79 a 1 00 Domitian 81- 96 a 1 00 Philipus 244-249 50 Marc Aurel 161-180 50 Maximianus I, Hercules 286-305 50 Galerius Maximianus II 305-311 50 Gordianus 238 50 wing are the size of a dime or larger Aurelian 270-275 A. D. $0 25 Claudius Gothicus 268-270 a 25 Licinius 307-323 “ 25 Probus 279-282 25 Gaierius Max. II 305-311 (< 25 Constantius 305-306 a 25 Constantinus 306-337 tt 25 Constans 337-350 a 25 Constantinus II 337-340 tt 25 Constantius II 337-361 25 Valentines 364-375 tt 25 Crispus, son of Constantinus 25 137 A. nice collection of 12 Roman coins, not two alike, all in sepa> mte envelopes, with the name of the Emperor and the period when coined. Our own selection for $2 00. ROMAN GOLD COINS OR AUREUS The intrinsic value of these coins is about $5, all are in very fine condition and are eminently adapted for scarf pins, cuff buttons or watch charms. Titus 71- 79 A. D. #20 00 Claudius 41- 54 “ 20 00 Antonius 138-161 “ 15 00 Trajan, on the reverse The Sun God 98-117 “ 15 00 The following were coined at Constantinople and are a trifle lighter, some have the Christian Cross on the reverse. Honorius Justinus Basilius Zeno Heraclius Marcianus Auastasius Artemius 395-423 A. D. #10 00 518-527 “ 10 00 476-477 “ 8 00 474-491 “ 8 00 610-641 “ 8 00 450-457 “ 8 00 491-518 “ 7 00 713-716 “ 25 00 Constans II, Constantin IV, Heraclius and Tiberius, one of the most interesting coins in existence having four Emperors on the same coin. See Rare Coin Encyclopedia, Plate IV, No. 49-50. Coined between 659-668 A. D. Price, #15.00. ROMAN SILVER COINS OR DENARII. SIZE OF A DIME. Antonius Pius, one of the best of Roman Emperors, born 86 A. D., declared Emperor 138, and died 161. These coins are in very fine condition. Price 50 cents. We have also denarii of other Emperors and Empresses at about the same price. QUEEN ELIZABETH. Very few coins bear any date before Queen Elizabeth com- menced to date the six-pences regularly from 1558 to 1602. These coins are about the size of a quarter dollar and for trading purposes are the best selling coins on the market. We have some good specimens which we sell at #1 each. 138 Morocco. 2% Dirhem, 1320, $1 00 ; 1 Dirhem, 1320, 75c. ; % Dirhem, 50c. ; % Dirhem, 50c. Hawaii. Dollar, King Kalakaua, $2 00; half dollar, $1 00; quarter dollar, 50c.; one-tenth dollar, 30c. Philippine Island. 8 Real, $ 1 50 ; one dollar, $1 50. Porto Rico. 8 Real, $1 50. Cuba. 1897, souvenir dollar, $2 00. Transvaal Republic. Obv , Bust of Kruger, rev., coat of arms. 5 Shilling, very rare, $8 00 ; 2% Shilling, $1 00 ; 2 Shilling, 75c. ; 1 Shilling, 40c.; 6 Pence, 50c. ; 3 Pence, 40c. ; 1 Pence, copper, 50c. ; 1 Pound, gold. $6 00. England. Dollar 1804, issued by the Bank of England, fine, $2. THE ROYAL MAUNDY MONEY. On the day before Good Friday the monarchs of England used to wash the feet of as many beggars as the monarch was years old, and each one was given a present of a set of Maundy money, coined for that purpose, consisting of a 1, 2, 3 and 4 Pence in silver. Mixed sets issued before George III, $2 00; those issued since, $1 00 per set. Silver 1% Pennies of Victoria, 20c. each. GERMAN SILVER COINS. Various States and Cities, coined before 1700. 50c. each. GREEK SILVER COINS. Syracus. Tetradrachm, 500 B. C. Obv. head of Pros- erpine ; rev. quadriga crowned by victory. Obv. and rev. struck in very high relief, and barely touched by circu- lation ; very rare in this condition ; struck even in centre of planchet $8 00 Syracuse. Tetradrachm. Obv. head of Arethusa sur- rounded by dolphins ; rev. a man driving a quadriga, Nike crowning the horses ; very fine, but not struck as bold as the preceding 8 00 Syracuse. Tedradrachm. Head of Arethusa to left — Archaic style — surrounded by dolphins. Rev. quadriga, Nike above, placing one hand upon the head of one of the horses ; struck to commemorate the Olympian victory of Gelon. Obv. very fine ; rev. not very sharp 6 75 Side. Phamphylia, 200 B. C. ; broad tetradrachm. Obv. head of Pallas; rev. Nike flying, holds wreath C. T. This is undoubtedly one of the finest Greek coins ; the head of Pallas is struck unusually bold, and does not show the slightest wear. A perfect coin in every respect, struck in the centre of planchet 15 00 139 Macedonia. Tetradrachm, 146-89 B. C. Obv. head of Alexander the Great, flowing hair and Ammon’s horn behind ; below, makeaonan ; rev. Aesillas (Quaes- tor), club downwards between money chest (fircus), and subsellium ; all in olive wreath. Very fine, nearly uncir- culated $7 00 Syria. Tetradrachm, 92-83 B. C. Obv. head of Phil- lipus Epiphanes Philadelphus ; rev. Zeus seated holding Nike; Greek inscription. Very fine 6 00 Antigonus. Tedrachm, 229-220 B. C. Obv. head of Jupiter to right ; rev. Apollo on galley; perfect inscrip- tion ; copy from a perfect original 3 00 Tarentum. Didrachm, 400 B. C. Obv. horseman with shield and spears; rev. Taris on dolphin. Very fine 3 50 Thurium. Obv. head of Pallas to right ; rev. butting bull; Obolus 280-190 B. C 50 Corinth. Didrachm, 432-242 B. C. Obv. Pegasus, winged horse ; rev. head of Pallas, large Corinthian hel- met behind forepart of bull ; a very fine and perfect coin 3 00 Corinth. Didrachm, 200 B. C. Obv. Pegasus, winged horse, A below; rev. head of Pallas, large Corinthian hel- met, small helmet behind ; a most exquisite fine art coin 5 00 Thurium, Tuscany. Obv. head of Athena, with griffin on helmet; rebutting bull in ex. serpent; didrachm, 300 B. C. ; strictly uncirculated, extremely rare in this . . . iU uv Agrigen turn, Sicily. Didrachm, 480 B. C. Obv. swan to left; rev. sea crab. Very fine 2 75 Messana. Tetradrachm, 480 B. C. Obv. man drives mule, big A to right, leaf below ; rev. hare to right ; good 2 50 Histaec. Hemidrachm, 250 B. C. Obv. fine female head ; rev. nymph on prow of galley. Good, $1.00; fine. 2 00 Achaia. Hemidrachm, 228 B. C. Obv. head of Zeus ; re v. monogram in wreath 1 75 Alexander the Great, Macedonia. Drachm, 336-323 B. C. Obv. head of Alexander the Great in lion skin, rev. Zeus seated. Good, $1.00; fine 2 00 Alexander the Great. Tetredrachm, 336-323 B. C. Obv. head of Alexander in lion skin ; rev. Zens seated. Very fine 5 00 Syde. Broad tetradrachm, 200 B. C. Obv. head of Pauas; rev. Nike flying ; very good 5 00 Athens. Tetradrachm, 190 B. C. Obv. head of Athena; rev. owl in wreath ; very fine 5 00 Cnidus. Didrachm, 550-500 B. C. Obv. lion’s head and fore-leg ; rev. head of Aphrodite in incuse square ; very fine ± 00 140 t~hilip II. Macedonia. Tetradrachm, 359-336 B.C. Obv. head of Zeus; rev. boy on horse holding palm. The re- verse of this coin refers to Philip II. victories at the Olym- pian games. The head of Zeus upon this coin is a very fine work of art, and is probably a copy of the famous statue of the Olympian Zeus by Phidias $10 00 ^Egina. The earliest and smallest silver coin in exist- ence. Coined about 700 B. C. Obv. a tortoise, struck very bold ; rev. four incuse squares ; very fine ; weighs 6 grains 2 00 GREEK COPPER COINS. Ptolemy II. Egypt. 284-287 B. C. Obv. head of Zeus; rev. eagle; weighs 3% ounces; size 28; very fine 3 00 Ptolemy Ml. Same type ; size 24 2 00 “ “ “ smaller 1 00 Anthony and Cleopatra 3 00 Cleopatra 2 00 Small copper coins of Greek Cities, most beautiful de- signs and exquisite workmanship, each 50c. $5.00 COLLECTION OF THIRTY FOREIGN SILVER COINS from various countries, not two alike, mostly dated between 1550-1800, all in good to very fine condition. These coins if bought separate would cost over $15. Besiue those catalogued, we have a large amount of equally fine and desirable pieces and are receiving constantly large lots from our numerous collectors. If you want to buy coins, let u« know your wants and we will do our best to please you. Coins for Trading Purposes. Rare American coins can often be obtained by trading some foreign coins of an older dale or larger size. The following are about the size of a silver dollar and the price varies from 80 cents to $2. They are all in good condition ; some with old dates. Postage extra at the rate of 2 cents per coin. Europe. Austria, Belgium, Brabant, Cisaipine Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hamburg, Ireland, Italy, Lombardy, Lucca, Sicily, Parma, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Prussia, Rome, Roumania, Russia, Sardinia, Schleswig-Holstein, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuscan}', Venice, Saxony, Bohemia, Hanover, Bavaria, Baden, Wurtemberg, Frankfurt, Hessen, Turkey, England. Central and South America. Argentine, Bogota, Bolivia, Brazil, Chili, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuzco, Dominica, Ecuador, New Granada, Guatamala, Hayti, Porto Rico, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Rio de la Plata, Salvadore, Venezuela, Ura- guay, Cuba. Asia. Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, Philippine Islands. Hawaii, Ceylon, Siam. Africa. Egypt, Morocco, Eritrea. Half dollar size of the above 50 cents to $1 .50. Quarter dollar size 25 cents to 75 cents. Dime and half dime size, 10 cents to 25 cents. Double Dollars of Frankfurt, Prussia, Saxony $2 each. European Silver Coins, dated between 1550 and 1700, 50 cents to $5.00. English silver pennies 30 cents. 1% pennies 20 cents. Japanese oblong siver coins, Bu. 75 cents ; % Bu. 50 cents. French 5 franc pieces, set of 15 pieces, representing all the different governments from 1670 to 1S73. Price, $25.00. If you want to buy coins send 2 stamps for my 16-page cata- logue, giving selling prices of United States and foreign coins. COINS NOT WANTED. This applies especially to the Spanish silver coins, which passed current here previous to the establishment of the U. S. Mint. They have on the obverse the bust of either Carolus III, Carolus IV, or Ferdinand VII, and on the reverse the coat of arms of Spain, surmounted by a crown and the inscription hispan . ET . ind . rex. All such coins are good only for old silver. Read the explanations on pages 2 to 9, part second, this book, before buying or sending coins. All quotations include face value of the coin. Mention this number when you write or send coins. No. 896. NOTE For additional quotations, see Appendix page. 128 W. VON BERGEN, 196 Chestnut Avenue, Boston, Mass. _