Excerpt from Catalogue of a Collection of United States Silver Coins, the Property of William H. Cottier, Esq. Of Buffalo, N. Y: Comprising Nearly the Entire Series of American Silver Coinage, Inclusive a Large Number of Rare Pattern Pieces, Experimental Coins, Etc., To Which Is Added a Selection of Rare American and Foreign Coins and Medals, in Gold, Silver, and Copper Concerning the quality of the coins offered, I have but little to say; the following pages will Speak for themselves. Many of the fine earlier dates have never before been offered at auction here, being importations from abroad - these will, no doubt, find appreciative buyers: others will be recognized as having formed part of well-known American cabinets. In the statement of the condition of the coins, while mindful of whatever good points offered themselves to my observation, I have endeavored to describe them just as they are; but Mr. Cottier exercised such excellent judgment in his selections that this task was rendered comparatively easy, especially in the case of the proofs of later years and of the pattern pieces, which are, with barely an exception, all that the most fastidious collector could wish. The selection of Foreign gold, and of American and Foreign silver coins and medals, which follows the Cottier collection proper, and also the first seventy numbers, comprise the cream of an im portant invoice lately received by me from Paris. An examination of the pages of this part of the sale will show that quite a number of the rarities have never before been offered in the United States, while several are totally unknown. With the hope to obtain a recognition of the merits of this catalogue by your representation at the sale. 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.