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By Messrs. Isaniis, MERWM & CO OF AN ASSORTMENT OP A M E R I C A N S I L V E R & C O P P E R (m Together with a few EngUsh and Foreign Pieces, T H E P R O P E R T Y O F G®eAi, O J) ALSO, i w i i i i K m m i To "too solca. £».t ^ixctiosx iix M"©x?«7-"STorls., By Messrs. ISANiiS, MERWM & CO., Se4 SS© Broadway^ On TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, 7lli & 8th APRIL, 18C3. ^^Sale to commend at 5 o^cloch, precisely. Orders will be executed, free of charge, for tl^^e Gentlemen who are unable to attend the Sale, either ^ Merwin & Co., of New York, or by Edward Cogan Tenth street, and Catalogues can be obtained at either place. EDWARD COGAN, DEALER IN corns & MHGALSt BOOKS, EHGHAVIBiGB POSTAGE STAMPS, FOREIGNAND DOMESTIC, XJNION BJVVKLOFES, &^C., Arc.. 3 N r o 4 . S a N T O H - T i i s T i t a a E i - , PHILADELPHIA, PA. OEO. 8. HARRIS, PRINTER, S. B. COR. FOURTHAND VINE STREETS. 1863. A ^-p-i-^^^'cx r.u- ^/V^-'-'Tv:;: j'' '''"* 'O^t-< .> ' J r7-i/i/l-t c>~ Q_j, H^TC:c.C^^rCcu6,V^ /'~ ^ X " • >/// - / M•^t.«.t^^vvJii/-^^v . ' / ^ <-«. ^u? V /;^ 1/, i-i c-<-'^' ^ ? f.^ . '^et./ // / C^J ,Xir '?'? 1 1 I1 1 1 11 11 1 ill 1 1 ill il, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ill 1 iTi ill 8 I :Z I G £ 0 2 4 2 8 , ' i 2 3 6 4 10 4 - 4- 48 52 B6 6 111 1 1 'M 111 M' 1' 111 111 1 1 111 111 1 1 l{ 1 l| 1 i|l '1' 1 S C A L E o y S I Z B S . C A . T ^ L O G X J E . ENGLISH SILVER AND COPPER. Ko. No. of Pieeti. / ro 1 Ethilred and Earned, 2 Styca's, rare, 2 it2 Edw^ard 1st, Silver Penny, good for date, > £-C ^ 3 E d w a r d 2 d , " " / 4 Edward 3d, Groat, fine, ^7 5 Edward 4th, half Groat, not so good, pierced, X e Edward 6th, Shilling—profile, fair, but very scarce, O'o 1 Richard 2d, Silver Penny, very rare, (J2cl i <,7-— &c Henry 3d, Penny, short cross, poor, scarce, C Henry 5th, Groat, really fine for date, do, "..^1 Henry 5th, half Groat, not quite so good, do, I I S 'J - 1 Henry Tth, Silver Penny, rev. E Borac, do. / - 1 H e n r y 8 t h " " d o . / Philip and Mary, Irish Shilling, base metal, rare, / Elizabeth Shilling, base metal, harp, scarce, 1 Elizabeth Sixpence, very much battered, ^Jtfi. — 1 y E l i z a b e t h " 1 5 8 1 , fi n e f o r d a t e , 'V" 1 E l i z a b e t h " p o o r , r a r e , c- / Elizabeth Shilling, good for date, rare, 1 - 1 Mary half Groat, fair for date, and rare, ^y2 James 1st, half Groat, with hole in it, rare, > / ' < L / ^-2 James 2d, Shilling, 1685, fair impression, do, / iZ 2 Charles 1st, Silver Penny, very rare, / /v'^y2 Charles 1st, Shilling, good for date and rare, / /4 2 Charles 1st, Sixpence, poor, rare, 2vS' 2 Charles 1st, 2 Copper Irish Farthings, very scarce, > t - z ---2 William and Mary, half Crown, 1689, very good for date, / n 2 William 3d, half Crown, ITST, only fair for date, 512 William 3d, Shilling, 1700, fair impression. So 2 Queen Anna Shilling, ITOT, E under bust, scarce, ;n,. i No. of Pieces No. ENGLISH SILVER AND COPPER. 4 30 Queen Anua Shillings, 1G9'7 and 1714, '(t i;aU 31 Charles 2nd, Maunday, Threepence, very fine, 1 S hVm^/.ri. /■^ 32 George 2nd, Sixpence, 1757, 1 33 George 2nd, " 1739, battered, and George 3rd Six pence, 1819, 2 /2. 34 George 3rd, copy of half Guinea, 1792, silvered over, 1 35 George 8rd, very fine, uncirculated, Maunday 4d, 1800, 1 3G George 3rd, Shilling, 181G, fine, 1 37 George 3rd, Bank Token, Is. 6d. 1814, 1 t" ivj; 38 George 3rd, Demerara, Stiver and half Stiver, Silver, fine, 39 George 3d, Bank Token, 10 pence, Irish, 1813, 1 ^ i'V.' r 40 George 4th, Shilling, 1826, fine, J r 41 George 4tb, Colonial Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence, 1822,3 42 William 4th, Fonrpence of 1836, and half Guilder, British '•^'yuUcww, _ 26 Guiana, 1836, ^ww-vjJL 43 Victoria Crown, 1845, in fine preservation, scarce, 1 J"44 Yictoria Queen, Rupee, and half Rupee, 1840, fine, 2 /~ /-'• vVL I r V 0 45 Yictoria Queen, Rupee, 1840, different die, 1 .'.ct ;, '^46 Yictoria Florin, 1849, without D. G. fine and rare, 1 r - { >W^\v/ • - Yictoria Sixpence, 1853, and Threepence, 1854, very fine, 2 rr ^vw'vvt^.X^ 48 Northumberland and Dui'ham Shilling, 1811, 1 9 States of Jersey, Eighteenpence Token, 1813, fine, vi- 1 50 Gloucester, South Wales and Bristol Token, 1811, 1 > ir51 York Sixpence, Cattle and Barber, 181], pierced, 1 3a 51^ Ionian Island, Silver, 1848, value Fourpence, Id u- 1 "DNCIRCULATED ENGLISH HALF-PENNY TOKENS. tfo. No. of Pieces. /52~ North Wales Half-Penny, 53 The Filtering Stone Warehouse, 54 Current in the Counties of, 55 Birmingham Poor House, Half-Penny, C". /■<.''-f£U 5C Sherborne Half-Penny, 57 Wm. Stinton, St. James St., London, 58 Foundling Fields, 59 May the Trade of Sudbury Flourisli, 60 No. 9 Surry St., Blackfriar.s Road Half-Penny, 61 Maidstone Half-Penny, .^2 Plymouth Half-Penny, UNGIRCDLATED ENGLISH HALF-PENNY TOKENS. No. of Pieces. 63 Iron Bridge, at Coalbrook Dale, 64 Manchester Promisory Half-Penny, 65 Maidstone Half-Penny, 66 Cronebane Half-Penny, 1789, 67 John Wilkinson, Iron Master, 1790, 68 Manchester Half-Penny, Pred'k Duke of York, Half-Penny, w J 9 70 Leeds Half-Penny, ict 71 London and Middlesex, 72 Liverpool Half-Penny, 73 B. Water, Half-Penny—for change, not fraud. D; 74 Pantheon, payable at the Phusitechnekon, ^75 Birmingham Mining and Copper Company, 76 J. Hatfield, Golden Legg, Snow Hill, London, Yarmouth Half-Penny, 78 Bungay Half-Penny, 79 One Half-Penny—Hawkins Bird—Wine St., No. 2, Bristol, 80 Bungay—"We promise to pay tlie bearer one lialf-penny," 81 John Wilkinson, Iron Master, 1791, 82 Yorkshire Half-Peuny, k j,83 Leeds Half-Penny, 'fv '84 Rochdale Half Penny, 85 Macclesfield, 86 Princess of Wales, 87 Promisory Half-Penny, J. Lackington, 89 United for a Reform of Parliament, 1795, rev. May fs ^ Slavery and Ojiprcssion cease throughout the world, rare, 1 AMERICAN SILVER 1 0. ^ , 3 - - D O L L A R S . N o . o f P i e c e s . ▶ u t- rg 90 1795 Plowing Haii*, unusually fine impression, ^ 2 91 1797 With 6 stars facing, remarkably fine impression, 1 <5; 92 1 7 9 8 L a r g e E a g l e , u n u s u a l l y f i n e , 1 t O ^ T v i » i I ro 93 1799 Struck over 98, very rare type, and almost uncirculated 1 ^ 94 1799 5 Stars facing, very fine for this date and rare, 1 / . I 95 1801 Pine impression, J 96 1 8 0 3 F a i r " 1 . < (r •c 97 1836 Proof, line, but not strictly uncirculated, 1 ' v > 98 1 8 4 0 P i n e P r o o f , a n d v e r y r a r e , 1 'L i-i-o 4 3*0. DOLLARS. No. of PIMM, 99 1844 Very good impression, with cut between two of the stars, I ' ■ ' ' ^ 99^ 1845 Yery fine impression, and very scarce, / 100 1848 Yery good for this date, and somewhat scarce, .; 101 1850 Fine impression, slightly circulated, Wi/^CvTliJ ,ro 102 1850 Fine Proof, very rare, I'H.^^. J 103 1853 Yery good impression, rare, 103^ 1857 The first entire Proof set of this date ever offered |/U^ at public sale, containing the Copper Cent and Half Cent, and Nickel Cent, 9 V. /vy .--VL- / •r 104 1859 Uncirculated, 1 ; ^pt-nwfc 105 1860 Proof Set of 8 pieces, including Gold Dollar, (p.- 8 -105^1861 do. 1 do. t t f o 106 1862 Proof Set, 7 / 107 1862 Proof Set of 7 pieces, and also Silver Washington, Time increases his fame, and new head Pacquets, small die of Head of Washington, rev. Born and Died in small case, with coins fixed in, 9 HALF DOLLARS. «0. No. of PIec«i. 108 1794 Only fair, but scarce, L- 109 1795 Yery good impression, 1 111 (a!K\ 'c'-.-l' 110 1797 Considerably rubbed, but verj scarce, .111 1803 Yery fine for this date—small stars on reverse, /: •-'■■I- -3,- -. /)-! a' 112 1803 Good impression, different die, 3 113 1804 Under 5, fine impression, not quite uncirculated, A -• 114 1805 Ordinary. 0 115 1806 The best impression I have ever known to be offered at auction, 1. / - 116 1806 Another, very good, / — 117 1807 Good impression, ■■ / 7 118 1807 Splendid impression, perfectly uncirculated, equal to 119 1807 Head of 1808, equally fine of this variety, 120 1807 " " another vei'y excellent impression, - ' s • t / / - » 121 1808 Splendid impression, perfectly uncirculated, equal to 1806, 122 1808 do. ' do. / / i " 123 1809 Yery fine, ,.r / f o 124 1811 do. ) f 6 125 1812 do. 126 1813 do.
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