Author: Henry Chapman

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-12-18

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9780364987063

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Coins and Medals of Charles Morris, Esq., Chicago, Ill., A Philadelphia Gentleman, and the Late Richard L. Ashhurst, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa The following pages describe probably the earliest col lection of coins formed in the United States, the father of the present collector being a collector prior to 1830, in which year he attended a sale of coins in the city of Lon don, England, purchasing a number of the choicest items herein offered. The notable items in the collection are: N. E. Shilling; Lord Baltimore shilling and Sixpence, the former probably unique; the Carolina Elephant half penny; 17 85 Vermont cent; rare Washington coins and medals; the early Ameri can medals, mostly contemporaneous impressions, and especially rare is the medal for the Battle of Germantown, medal of Truxton, the Fame medal of Washington. The 1793 wreath cent is a gem fit for any cabinet. In the Morris collection will be found several items of interest to Canadians, especially the Peace Medal of Queen Victoria given to an Indian chief by the then Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII, Communion tokens and early American medals. Every coin or medal is guaranteed genuine, and this holds good indefinitely. Catalogues marked with the price of what each lot sold for will be supplied-after the sale for 50 cents. I will execute bids for the usual 10 per cent. Of the amount purchased. The auctioneers will execute bids free of commission, but assume no responsibility and require payment to be made before delivery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.