Author: Henry Noel Humphreys

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-26

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780266780076

Excerpt from The Gold, Silver, and Copper Coins of England: Exhibited in a Series of Fac-Similes of the Most Interesting Coins of Each Successive Period; Printed in Gold, Silver, and Copper, Accompanied by a Sketch of the Progress of the English Coinage From the Earliest Period to the Present Time For the recovery of these invaluable historical records we are principally indebted to our conquests in India, and to our countrymen there established, but especially to the industry and acquirements of the late lamented Sir Alexander Burnes, although some had already reached Europe through the French General Allard, in the service of Runjeet Singh.* Such are some of the results of European con quests in semi-barbarous countries of the ancient world. Great discoveries may follow our more free intercourse with China; and the occupation of Northern Africa by 'the French, will doubtless, when complete, lead to many valuable and unexpected discoveries. 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.