Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of Ancient and Foreign Coins of General Rush C. Hawkins, of New York City, Comprising a Large Assortment of Greek and Roman Coins in Gold, Silver and Copper, 1888: Also the Collection of American Coins and Medals, of L. Bayard Smith, Esq., Including Very Fine and Rare Proof Sets, Beautiful Half Dollars, Quarter Dollars, Dimes, Half Dimes, American Medals, Etc.; March 9 and 10, at Half Past Two O'clock Half dollar, same type as last. Struck for the revolutionists about 12 years ago, by a blacksmith who held the contract. 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.