Excerpt from The Collection of Coins and Medals of the United States: The Property of Mr. Charles Morris, Chicago Mr. Charles Morris has been for many years an ardent collector, and the dispersal of his fifty years of work in the field of Numismatics will prove an opportunity to collectors to add to their collections. This catalogue describes Part I of his collection, the balance to be sold later will chiefly consist of his unapproachable collection of Canadian coins, tokens and medals. Careful perusal of the following pages will disclose many desirable pieces, notably the Sommer Islands; N. E. And Pine Tree shillings; the two Highley coppers; New, Yorke token; Standish Barry three pence; Bechtler gold coins; Philadelphia shil ling; splendid set of rare half cents; great silver medal given to Indian chief by George Washington, etc. All coins or medals are guaranteed genuine, and this holds good indefinitely. Catalogue with 5 plates and portrait will be supplied on receipt of $1 before the sale; or after sale, hand priced, for Catalogue, without plates, priced after sale, for 65c. Cash with order. We charge 10 per cent. Commission on the amount pur chased. The auctioneers will execute bids free of charge, but they assume no responsibility, and require payment to be made prior to shipment of the goods. 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.