Excerpt from Public Auction Sale of the Important Rare Coin and Paper Money Collection of the Late Lewis C. Gehring, Esqr., Of Brooklyn, N. Y. Sold by Order of the Executors, William H. Gehring, Mrs. Catherine Dolly, and Miss. Maryetta Gehring, of Brooklyn, N. Y: Rare United States, Private and Foreign Gold Coins From Fifty Dollars to Smallest Size, Choice United States Silver and Copper Coins, Foreign Silver Coins, Medals, United States Greenback Paper Money, State Bills, Broken Bank Bills, Etc., Etc United States Eagles. Thirty specimens including choice examples of 1795, 1796, 1797 (2 var), 1798 over7, 1799, 1803, 1804, etc United States Half Eagles. 1795, with both heraldic and small eagle reverses (4 pieces); 1796, 1797 over 1795, 15 stars; 1798 complete to 1814; 1818; 1820 -two varieties, both uncirculated;1821,1823,1825 over 1821. 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.