UNITED STATES 
 
 SILVER & COPPER 
 COINS 
 
 LYMAN COLLECTION 
 
 Catalogued by 
 
 S. H. CHAPMAN 
 
 NOVEMBER 7, 1913 
 
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CATALOG 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SPLENDID 
 
 COLLECTION 
 
 OF 
 
 SILVER & COPPER 
 COINS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 UNITED STATES 
 
 FORMED BY 
 
 JOHN Pi LYMAN, Esq. 
 
 Boston 
 Catalogued by 
 
 S. H. CHAPMAN 
 
 And to be sold at auction 
 
 By S. T. Freeman & Co., Auctioneers 
 
 AT THE ROOM OF THE FORMER 
 
 1047 Drexel Building 
 Philadelphia 
 
 Friday, November 7, at 2 P. M. 
 1913 
 
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 COPYRIGHT, 1913, S. HUDSON CHAPMAN. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 In this catalog I have had the pleasure of describing 
 a collection of coins uniformly in the finest state of pres- 
 ervation, and it is a keen delight to an expert to have to 
 describe a collection in which every piece shows the work 
 of the engraver unmarred by the buffettings of circula- 
 tion. 
 
 The collection was formed principally between 1877 
 and 1884 by Mr. John P. Lyman who was born at Ports- 
 mouth, N. H. in 1847, graduated from Harvard in 1868, 
 and has since become so well-known in the financial world 
 and has been for many years, President of the Webster 
 and Atlas National Bank of Boston. Mr. Lyman 
 has placed the collection in my hands to be sold at auc- 
 tion without reserve. 
 
 The coins are in superlative condition and the collec- 
 tion is so complete that it lacks only three important 
 pieces, the 1823 and 1827 Quarter Dollars and the 1796 
 Half Cent, and a few common dates, and it is useless to 
 enumerate the principal pieces here. One of the principal 
 pieces that will arouse much interest is the 1804 dollar, 
 the first specimen from the dies with this reverse to be 
 offered at auction, which I have determined to be one of 
 the restrikes made before 1870, and for which I have 
 written a very full description and statement of all the 
 matters known about the 1804 dollar in the body of the 
 catalog. 
 
 Among the greatest rarities are the two half dimes 
 of 1802. It is so rare that it is lacking in many collec- 
 tions and was not in several of the largest collections 
 recently sold. The Cents are in superb condition. 
 
 I have followed our practice originated thirty years 
 ago of making the catalog a complete description of all 
 types and dates of the silver and copper coins and when 
 there was no coinage or the collection lacks a specimen 
 the omission is noted in its proper sequence. 
 
I have arranged eight plates as follows : — 
 Plate I— Dollars. 
 Plate II — Half Dollars, Quarters. 
 Plate III — Dimes and Half Dimes. 
 Plate IV to VII— Cents. 
 Plate VIII— Half Cents. 
 Price of the octavo catalog with the 8 plates is $2. 
 The prints will be direct contact prints from the original 
 negatives which are photographed by me personally, and 
 the price is only the cost of the prints. 
 
 Priced catalogs after the sale 50c, or if many orders 
 are received a price list will be issued instead. 
 
 The plate of the 1804 Dollar will be very im- 
 portant and useful as it will give the obverse die, which 
 is the only obverse die known and the second reverse die, 
 of which it will be the first photograph ever published, 
 and the reverse die of the earliest Mint specimens on the 
 reverses of 1801, 2, and 3 restrikes, and it will thus be of 
 great value for reference in studying the numerous alter- 
 ations that are offered to-day. 
 
 I have one regret in writing such a critical article on 
 the 1804 Dollar, that it will be of assistance to future 
 counterfeiters, and I would refrain from ever publishing 
 a criticism on alterations as it would be directly playing 
 into the hands of common forgers. I will take this oppor- 
 tunity to warn my patrons that more alterations of the 
 1804 Dollar are being offered than I have ever seen be- 
 fore. One collector brought to me last week two for my 
 opinion and I have had four other specimens submitted 
 within the year. No amateur ought to purchase an 1804 
 dollar without submitting it to an expert. 
 
 I guarantee all the coins genuine, original or restrike 
 as described, and this guaranty will continue indefinitely. 
 I will faithfully execute all orders for the usual com- 
 mission of 10% on the amount purchased. 
 
 S. H. CHAPMAN, 
 Numismatist. 
 1047 Drexel Building, Philadelphia. 
 
CATALOG 
 
 SILVEE COINS. 
 DOLLAES. 
 
 1794 Head of Liberty r., 8 stars behind and 7 before 
 head, liberty above, date beneath. Eev. united 
 states of America; eagle standing on ground with- 
 in olive wreath. Edge, hundred cents one dol- 
 lar or unit. Very good. Even impression al- 
 though stars are flat as usual. Long, slight 
 scratch down field behind head, and short dent be- 
 tween forehead and r. Eev. Deep test file cut on 
 edge. Very rare. Plate I. 
 
 1795 Head in high relief. Die with small nick be- 
 hind head. Uncirculated. Magnificent, strong 
 impression. 
 
 1795 Bust to r., tied with fillet and draped. Eev. 
 Eagle on clouds within wreath. Obv. Bust in cen- 
 tre. Very fine. 
 
 1796 Small date. Eev. Large letters. Very fine. 
 Three small nicks on jaw and slight planchet 
 scratches on rev. 
 
 1796 Large date. Eev. Small letters ; die with flake 
 out between i c. Fine. Planchet nick on edge 
 opposite last star 1. 
 
 1797 Six stars before, 10 behind bust. Very fine. 
 Scarce. 
 
 1797 Seven stars before, 9 behind bust. Extremely 
 fine. Mint lustre. Eare state. Plate I. 
 
 1798 15 stars. Eev. Small letters— a die of 1795. 
 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. Very rare. 
 
 1798 13 stars. Eev. Large letters. Very fine. Mint 
 lustre. Eare. 
 
i DOLLARS. 
 
 10 1798 Wide date. Eev. Heraldic eagle with shield on 
 
 breast and holding ribbon in beak, inscribed b 
 plukibus unum, arrows in r. talon and olive 
 branch in left, above 13 stars, and a band of 
 clouds stretching from wing to wing. Fine. 
 
 11 1799 Very fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 12 1800 Very fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 13 1801 Eestrike. Obv. From a discarded, unused 
 
 die or from a new die made in the mint about 1870 
 to 1876. Letters of liberty smaller and date fig- 
 ures more slender than the original dollars of the 
 year. The stars of the broad, flat style of the 
 large stars eagle of 1799. Border of small beads 
 within rim. The head is probably from one of 
 the old hubs in the mint. Eev. The die of the old- 
 er 1804 in the mint. Border of beads within rim. 
 Edge lettered — the lettering double in the word 
 cents. Brilliant proof. Struck between 1870 
 and 1876. When I entered this business in May 
 1876, these dollars of 1801, 2 and 3, were being 
 offered by mint officials now deceased, but very 
 few have ever appeared and I believe they are 
 very rare. I have only known of about three sets. 
 Plate I. 
 
 14 1802 Eestrike. From a different hub and with the 
 
 regular stars and size letters of liberty. The 
 figure 2 has a slender, curved top without knob 
 and is heavily shaded, totally different from the 
 figure on the originals. Eev. Same die. Edge 
 lettered as before. Same remarks. Brilliant 
 proof. Plate I. 
 
 15 1803 Eestrike. The obv. probably from an orig- 
 
 inal die. Border of beads within rim. Eev. Same. 
 Edge lettered as before. Same remarks. Bril- 
 liant proof. Plate I. 
 
 16 1804 Eestrike. From the same obv. die as the old- 
 
 er specimen in the mint. Eev. different die, most 
 easily distinguished in that the spaces between 
 the eagles ' wings and states of is only about half 
 the space between states and of. Border bead- 
 
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DOLLARS OP 1804. 
 
 ed. From the same die as the plain edged re- 
 strike in the mint. Edge completely lettered 
 without repetition. Eev. slightly double struck. 
 Very fine. Not fully struck up. As only three of 
 the earlier impressions are known outside of mu- 
 seums, and as a restrike with this reverse it is 
 one of only three known and with the lettered 
 edge is unique, this specimen is of high value. 
 Weight 416 grs. Plate I. 
 
 The great rarity of this dollar known early in the 
 history of collecting in the United States, attracted atten- 
 tion to it and it became the most desired coin in the na- 
 tional series. It apparently differs markedly from the 
 dollars of the previous years in bearing a border of per- 
 fect, round beads within a raised rim and of a different 
 fabric. Some persons who did not study our coinage 
 critically and scientifically doubted the contemporane- 
 ousness of the dies and the originality of the impressions. 
 As to the former a minute study of our coinage shows 
 that on the dime of 1804 we find the same beaded border, 
 and I have found the same border on the half dollars of 
 1801, and several of our gold coins. It is known that the 
 old dies of all years and devices for lettering the edges 
 were preserved in the mint until recently, and therefore 
 in my opinion there is no ground upon which to doubt the 
 contemporaneousness of the dies, and, as mentioned be- 
 low, we know that impressions were there before 1842 
 when collecting began in the United States. 
 
 The first record of the existence of a specimen is in 
 the earliest Numismatic book printed in the United 
 States, "A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Na- 
 tions by Jacob R. Eckfeldt and William E. DuBois, As- 
 sayers of the Mint of the United States, ' 9 and the rest of 
 the title is important for our subject, as follows: " Illus- 
 trated by Numerous Engravings of Coins executed by 
 the Medal Ruling Machine and under the Direction of 
 Joseph Saxton of the United States Mint. 1842," where 
 an engraving of the 1804 dollar is given simply as a spec- 
 imen of one of the types of dollars of the United States, 
 
(J DOLLARS OF 1804. 
 
 without any remarks and underneath it is a representa- 
 tion of the 1841 dollar. It was evidently solely selected 
 because it was the strongest and sharpest impression of 
 the reverse type of the collection. This process of the 
 ruling engine machine and mechanical tracing of the coin 
 itself is equal to a photographic record. 
 
 Next the late Matthew A. Stickney informed me in 
 conversations and by letter that in 1843 he saw two spec- 
 imens in the mint cabinet and exchanged for one of them 
 the unique immune Columbia in gold and some Massa- 
 chusetts silver coins. He also stated that at that time 
 only these two specimens were known. Four others, 
 identical in every way, have since turned up and two or 
 three restrikings have been made which I will describe 
 below. 
 
 The Mint records show that 19,500 specimens were 
 struck in 1804 and 321 in 1805, but we also know that 
 these records as of the actual dates of coins were worth- 
 less because they were only records of the amount of 
 coins turned over by the cashier or treasurer of the Mint 
 to the United States Treasurer in each year and that no 
 exact records were kept of the identical number of pieces 
 struck in any one year (which practice continued until 
 1836). 
 
 For a sale catalog of a collection belonging to our 
 late firm, sold in 1885, I wrote the only scientific descrip- 
 tion of this dollar and its known restrikes heretofore 
 published, and in it fully described these impressions, 
 differentiating the above six impressions and the two 
 then known issues of restrikes, and in our catalog for the 
 Wetmore collection in 1906 we reprinted this description 
 with the addition of the discovery of the same border on 
 the dime, which I made in 1886. Careful and minute 
 study of the fabric shows that the process of striking at 
 this period was as follows : — 
 
 First — The planchet was stamped out of a sheet of 
 
 metal. 
 Second — This planchet then received on its edge 
 the impression of the inscription and the inter- 
 vening ornaments — stars and squares or on the 
 
DOLLARS OF 1804. 7 
 
 minor pieces and gold— a reeded or milled edge, 
 which was affected by rolling this planchet edge- 
 wise between a wheel bearing the devices and a 
 plain edge. 
 Third — The piece was then placed between the 
 dies and struck. 
 And here I believe I have made a discovery after a 
 close and microscopic inspection of the coins of this pe- 
 riod. I find unmistakable evidence that the silver coins 
 were all struck without a collar, and the object in doing 
 this was to avoid flattening or destroying the indented 
 edge. To accomplish this without a burr rising above the 
 face of the coins, the planchets were made small for the 
 dies or we may say the dies were larger than the plan- 
 chets, for we know that almost never do we see a speci- 
 men of this period in which the border is equally broad 
 or equally struck on all sides; and we also find that im- 
 pressions of the same year and from the same dies are 
 not of the same diameter and very few are perfectly cir- 
 cular. The 1797 dollar, No. 7 in this collection, is excess- 
 ively extended to one side, showing the outer margin of 
 the die and we can see if the piece was continued around 
 the same size the dollar would be vastly larger than any 
 known. The slight burr on the edge from the lettering 
 was possibly sufficient to hold the planchet when placed 
 on the dies by hand until struck. At this time only screw 
 presses turned by hand were used. The edges of all the 
 dollars and half dollars of the period and up to 1836 
 show this same fabric. I have not observed a piece in 
 which there is a burr turned up around the face of the 
 coin, but I have several before me in which there is a 
 slight burr or slight swelling along the edges of the edge. 
 None of the contemporaneous impressions for circulation 
 of the dollars and half dollars coinage before 1836 show 
 the pressure or flattening of the edge against a collar. 
 
 In fact, when we recognize that the pieces were 
 struck without a collar, we can almost be sure that many 
 of the early coins, if they had been held within collars, 
 would have showed a beaded border within a rim and that 
 many of these borders with shapeless or rounded, long 
 
3 DOLLARS OF 1804. 
 
 points are the effect of the flowing away of the metal 
 from the beads. I have in my hand as I write a 1799 
 eagle with large stars which proves this. For the space 
 of a quarter of an inch opposite the lower stars on the 
 sides of the border it has perfect, round beads within a 
 rim whilst around the rest of the periphery they stretch 
 out into rounded points of varying length. No engraver 
 chasing a die for his country's coin of the highest denom- 
 ination would have so varied his execution of the border. 
 
 Mr. Patterson Du Bois, formerly assistant Assayer 
 in the Mint, under his father, who was one of the authors 
 of the book above mentioned, informed me a few days 
 ago that he remembered discussions about "when the 
 collar was introduced ' \ 
 
 The copper coins were some years struck within col- 
 lars and other years without them, or the collars were so 
 large that the impression did not press against them; but 
 as with the exception of 1793, 4 and 5 lettered edge vari- 
 ety, they were without edge devices there was no object 
 in not using a collar to preserve the device. In 1793 the 
 fabric is the same as the silver, no collar employed so as 
 to preserve the edge ; but in 1794 we find perfect square 
 edges lettered. In the latter, the lettering must first have 
 been deeply impressed and the piece struck in a collar 
 but not strongly enough to destroy the inscription. The 
 unlettered edges of the 1795 not only always show no 
 signs of a collar but the markings of the planchet cutter. 
 The wonderfully sharp 1797 Cent in this collection shows 
 a perfect collar edge, some 1803 's for instance do and 
 others do not show collar pressure. As the copper after 
 1795 was without edge device, the use of a collar would 
 not receive consideration but the change of fabric and 
 the adoption of a collar for the gold and silver coins 
 would attract attention and it is to this change that the 
 remark of Mr. Du Bois above alludes. 
 
 In 1836 the Mint was entirely refitted with new ma- 
 chinery driven by steam power and power presses in 
 which collars were introduced, causing a complete change 
 in the fabric. 
 
DOLLARS OF 1804. 
 
 Now all six specimens above mentioned show that 
 after lettering they were specially hand-struck within a 
 collar and that the impression has, in every specimen, 
 flattened the edge and obliterated a portion of the edge 
 inscription, and they are, therefore, specially struck 
 pieces commonly called proofs, as shown by their per- 
 fectly level surfaces, perfectly struck borders and highly 
 finished edges. 
 
 Now as this proof fabric differs from the coins as 
 struck for circulation it prevents us from judging the 
 time by the fabric because proofs are always struck in 
 the same way and it accounts for the difference in appear- 
 ance compared to coins struck in quantity for circulation. 
 
 Next — We come to the specimen in this collection 
 from the same obverse and with a different reverse die, 
 and with the edge properly lettered and not compressed. 
 The fabric of this piece shows the letters of the word 
 liberty and the figures to be squarely struck on their 
 surfaces, not rounded as in the preceding impression. 
 A specimen from the same dies with a plain edge is in 
 the Mint Cabinet. It is known and remembered by men 
 living that about 1870 a nephew of the then Superinten- 
 dent surreptitiously struck about ten specimens with 
 plain edges from these dies and sold several of them for 
 $200 each. His action becoming known, the Superin- 
 tendent through several friends secured the return of all 
 the specimens that they could recover and had them de- 
 troyed, excepting one specimen which he placed in the 
 Cabinet. There was one of the specimens which was pur- 
 chased by an English collector and which no amount of 
 urging could induce him to relinquish, and it still remains 
 abroad. Two of these friends of the Superintendent who 
 assisted in the recovery informed me that all these im- 
 pressions were with plain edges, and I remember one of 
 these statements made thirty years ago. 
 
 Now, here appears a specimen from the same dies 
 with the edge lettered, which Mr. Lyman has owned thirty 
 years or more, and the weight is also full and correct, 416 
 grains, whilst the plain edged one in the Mint is light, 
 weighing, only 381% grains, the standard of the frac- 
 
1Q DOLLARS OP 1804. 
 
 tional coins, and secondly I find some rust spots beside 
 the letter u in united which on the plain edge in the Mint 
 have gone perceptibly further; the largest spot is much 
 larger and there are some smaller spots beside it, which 
 would indicate that the present specimen antedates the 
 impression in the Mint, and is not of the same restriking 
 or batch nor the same lettered. 
 
 As the edge is lettered it is a unique specimen, 
 and as the combination of the two dies is concerned, is, 
 outside of the specimen in the Mint Cabinet, one of only 
 two known. 
 
 About 1876 the third or if we give the Lyman piece a 
 separate number, the fourth striking from the dies of the 
 1804 dollar was made. The obverse and reverse dies of 
 the first mentioned specimens were used and the edges 
 were lettered, but the lettering on all the specimens I 
 have seen of this emission is always blundered with many 
 of the letters repeated. When I entered this business in 
 1876, these dollars were being put on the market by a 
 certain Mint official now long deceased. How many were 
 struck is unknown. I have seen or heard of about four 
 specimens. The price asked for them at the time was 
 $600, which was about the price at which the first impres- 
 sions were selling. 
 
 I would sum up my arguments as follows : — 
 The originality and contemporaneousness of the dies 
 established by the fact that all dies were preserved 
 and by finding the same borders on the coins of the 
 period. I would list the impressions of the dollars as 
 follows : — 
 
 1. Proofs, as the lettered edge specimen in the Mint. 
 Six known. 
 
 2. Proof of before 1870 from the same obverse, but 
 with a different reverse, with the edge lettered, 
 unique. The Lyman specimen. 
 
 3. Proofs of about 1870, same dies as No. 2 with 
 plain edge and with rust spot beside letter u 
 more developed. Specimen in the Mint Cabinet 
 and one abroad. 
 
DOLLARS. 11 
 
 4. Proofs of about 1876, dies of the first mentioned 
 used, but invariably with errors in the lettering 
 of the edges, two or three of the letters being 
 doubled or tripled. Of this latter class there are 
 four or five in existence. 
 
 Note: — No Dollars were legally issued between 
 1804 and 1840. 
 
 17 1836 Pattern Dollar by Gobrecht. Liberty seated 
 
 r. gobrecht on base; exg. 1836. Eev. united 
 
 STATES OP AMERICA. ONE DOLLAR. Eagle flying 
 
 amidst 26 stars. Borders of beads attached to 
 rim. Edge plain. Proof, slightly yellowed by 
 mis-use of cyanide potasium (but not by me). 
 
 18 1836 Proof. Hair-marked, slightly rubbed on the 
 
 highest parts. 
 
 19 1838 Pattern Dollar. Same with 13 stars around 
 
 field, and without signature on base. Rev. same 
 without stars in field. Edge milled. Brilliant 
 proof. Very faint hair-marking in field. Sharp 
 — in some examples stars are flat. Excessively 
 rare. 
 
 20 1839 Pattern Dollar. Same. Brilliant proof . Very 
 
 rare. 
 
 21 1840 Same. Rev. Eagle with open wings, with 
 
 shield on breast bears olive branch in r. and 3 
 arrows in 1. talon. Brilliant proof. Very rare 
 state. 
 
 22 1841 Extremely fine. Proof surface. 
 
 23 1842 Brilliant proof. Short, slight scratch below 
 
 Cap of Liberty. Two or three similar near stars 
 on 1. and r. Very rare state. 
 
 24 1843 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 25 1844 Brilliant proof. Very rare state. 
 
 26 1845 Uncirculated. Scarce. Only 24,500 coined. 
 
 27 1846 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 28 1847 Proof. Lightly hair-marked. Rare state. 
 
 29 1848 Fine. Scarce. 
 
 30 1849 Extremely fine. Proof surface. 
 
 31 1850 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
12 DOLLARS. 
 
 32 
 
 1851 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Very rare. 
 
 33 
 
 1852 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Very rare. 
 
 34 
 
 1853 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Bare. 
 
 35 
 
 1854 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Rare. 
 
 36 
 
 1855 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Rare. 
 
 37 
 
 1856 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Rare. 
 
 38 
 
 1857 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Head and npper stars not 
 
 
 sharp. Two small nicks in 1. field. 
 
 39 
 
 1858 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Very rare — only proofs 
 
 
 struck. 
 
 
 40 
 
 1859 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 41 
 
 1860 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Slightly hair-marked. 
 
 42 
 
 1861 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 43 
 
 1862 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 44 
 
 1863 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 45 
 
 1864 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 46 
 
 1865 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 47 
 
 1866 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 48 
 
 1867 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 49 
 
 1868 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 50 
 
 1869 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 51 
 
 1870 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 52 
 
 1871 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 53 
 
 1872 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 
 54 
 
 1873 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Slightly hair-marked in 
 
 field. 
 
 Note : — 1873 Trade dollar, no proof sets. 
 55 1874 Trade Dollar. Liberty seated on cotton bale 
 1. Rev. Eagle, defiant, holds arrows and olive 
 branch. Brilliant proof. 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Standard. Head to 1., by Morgan. Above e. 
 pluribus unum., below 13 stars. Rev. Eagle with 
 wings raised, and eight feathers in tail. Brilli- 
 ant proof. 
 61 1879 Standard Dollar. Rev. seven feathers. Bril- 
 liant proof. 
 
 56 
 
 1875 
 
 57 
 
 1876 
 
 58 
 
 1877 
 
 59 
 
 1878 
 
 60 
 
 1878 
 
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 LYMAN COLLECTION. 
 
HALF DOLLARa 18 
 
 62 1879 Trade. Brilliant proof . 
 
 63 1880 Standard. Brilliant proof. 
 
 64 1880 Trade. Brilliant proof . 
 
 65 1881 Standard. Brilliant proof . 
 
 66 1881 Trade. Brilliant proof. 
 
 61 1882 Standard. Brilliant proof . 
 
 68 1882 Trade. Brilliant proof. 
 
 69 1883 Standard. Brilliant proof . 
 
 70 1883 Trade. Brilliant proof. 
 
 71 1884 Standard. Brilliant proof . 
 
 HALF DOLLARS. 
 
 72 1794 Head of Liberty r., 7 stars before and 8 be- 
 
 hind head, above liberty, beneath date ; Curl 
 through point of star, star to r. joins underneath 
 bust. Eev. united states op ameeica; eagle stand- 
 ing on ground within olive wreath; with 11 ber- 
 ries to r. 10 berries to 1. Edge, fifty gents or 
 half dollar. Very fine. Mint lustre. Even im- 
 pression. Very rare, above fine. Plate II. 
 
 73 1795 Curl between points of star. Star on r. joins 
 
 point of bust. Rev. 8 berries r. 9 berries 1. Fine. 
 
 74 1796 Bust of Liberty r., draped and hair tied with 
 
 a fillet. 7 stars before and 9 behind bust, above 
 liberty, beneath 1796. Rev. united states of 
 America. y 2 Eagle standing on clouds within 
 wreath of olive and palm. Edge, fifty ** # cents 
 ## * or *** . — half ** a ** dol Very fine. Very 
 rare. Plate II. 
 
 75 1797 7 stars before bust and 8 behind. Very fine. 
 
 Unusually strong impression though the stars be- 
 fore face are not up but are much better struck 
 than usual. Very rare state. Plate. 
 Note :— No Half Dollars were struck in 1798, 99 
 and 1800. 
 
 76 1801 Rev. Heraldic eagle, as on the Dollars of 1798. 
 
 Extremely fine. Rare. Plate II. 
 
 77 1802 Very good. Rare. 
 
14 HALF DOLLARS. 
 
 78 1803 Extremely fine. Stars weak as usual. Mint 
 
 lustre. 
 
 Note : — None known of 1804 though three dies are 
 known altered to 5. 
 
 79 1805 Over 4, small 5, cross bar of 4 projecting far 
 
 to r. Point of 1 joins bust. Fine. Scarce. 
 
 80 1805 Uncirculated. Bust and stars not up sharply, 
 
 as usual. Mint lustre. 
 
 81 1806 Point of 1 joins curl. Die cracked fourth star 
 
 to below 0. Very fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 82 1807 Uncirculated. Scratch on side of head. 
 
 83 1807 Bust to 1. wearing cap of Liberty and draped. 
 
 Rev. Eagle to r., above on scroll e plukibus unum, 
 below 50 c. Extremely fine. Scarce. 
 
 84 1808 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 85 1809 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 86 1810 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 87 1811 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 $8 1811 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 89 1812 Small 8. V. f . Three nicks on neck. 
 
 90 1812. Large 8. Unc. Sharp. Superb specimen. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 91 1812 Large 8. Flat topped l's. Rev. i under cen- 
 
 tre of t. Unc. 
 
 92 1813 Unc. Stars sharp. 
 
 93 1813 Uncirculated. 
 
 94 1814 Uncirculated. 
 
 95 1814 over 13. Very fine. 
 
 96 1814 Uncirculated. Border off to 1. Rev. evenly 
 
 struck. 
 
 97 1815 over 12 as all. Very fine. Rare. 
 
 Note : — None struck in 1816. 
 
 98 1817 over 13. Extremely fine. Mint lustre. Sharp. 
 
 99 1817 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 100 1818 over 17. Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 101 1819 over 18. Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 102 1818 over 19. Double profile. Very fine. 
 
 103 1819 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 104 1820 over 19. Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 105 1820 Small date. Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
HALF DOLLARS. 15 
 
 106 1820 Large, wide date. Brilliant proof, with sur- 
 
 face slightly hair-marked. Original. I never 
 saw an mipression from this die before in this 
 state. 
 
 107 1821 Uncirculated. Sharp. 2 and 1 close. 
 
 108 1822 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 109 1822 Extremely fine. 
 
 110 1823 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 111 1824 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 112 1824 Long cross-bar. Double profile. Very fine. 
 
 Lustre. 
 
 113 1825 Close 5. Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 114 1825 Distant 5. Star points to bend of curl. Dou- 
 
 ble profile. Rev. Large C. Unc. 
 
 115 1825 Wide date. Star point above bend of curl. 
 
 Rev. Large C. Ex. fine. 
 
 116 1825 Different dies. Ex. f. Sharp. Another, Unc. 
 
 2 pes. 
 
 117 1827 Square based 2. Sharp. Magnificent impres- 
 
 sion. Unc. Proof surface. 
 
 118 1828 Square based 2, small 8 's. Rev. i to 1. of cen- 
 
 tre of t. Unc. Sharp. 
 
 119 1828 Same. Star almost touches curl. Rev. i to r. 
 t. Unc. Proof surface. 
 
 Square based 2. Large 8's. F. f. Scarcest. 
 
 Large, curved 2. Very fine. 
 
 Large, curved 2 with knob. Scarce. Ex. f . 
 
 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 Extremely fine. 
 
 Extremely fine. 
 
 Star points to curl on forehead. Unc. Mint 
 lustre. 
 
 127 1831 Star points to fillet. Unc. Proof surface. 
 
 Superb example. 
 
 128 1832 Different dies. V. f. 2 pes. 
 
 129 1832 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 130 1833 Uncirculated. Sharp. Mint lustre. 
 
 131 1834 Large date. Rev. Large letters. Unc. Sharp. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 
 of 
 
 120 
 
 1828 
 
 121 
 
 1828 
 
 122 
 
 1828 
 
 123 
 
 1829 
 
 124 
 
 1829 
 
 125 
 
 1830 
 
 126 
 
 1831 
 
IQ HALF DOLLARS. 
 
 132 1834 Spaced 8 3 close. Eev. Small letters. high. 
 
 Unc. Sharp. 
 
 133 1834 Evenly spaced. Eev. 50 even. Small letters. 
 
 Unc. 
 
 134 1834 Small date. Large stars. Broad serratures 
 
 as preceding. Rev. Small letters, i to r. of t. 
 V.f. 
 
 135 1834 Small date. Small stars, as in 1835. Rev. 
 
 Small letters. Extremely fine. Proof surface. 
 
 136 1835 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 137 1836 Brilliant proof. Original. Five upper stars 
 
 and top of cap not sharp — as always. Very rare 
 state. 
 
 138 1836 By Gobrecht. Same type but of a harder and 
 
 colder style. Rev. Without motto, below 50 cents ; 
 border of beads attached to rim. Uncirculated. 
 Proof surface. Rare. 
 
 139 1837 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 140 1838 Rev. Eagle slightly smaller, letters larger and 
 
 broad rim. Unc. 
 
 141 1838 Pattern Half Dollar. Bust of Liberty to 1. 
 
 wearing very high spendone, and ribbon draped 
 over the head, inscribed liberty. Rev. Eagle 
 holds olive spray in r. and four arrows in 1. talon, 
 below half dollar. Brilliant proof. Rare. A. 70. 
 
 142 1839 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 143 1839 New Orleans Mint. Uncirculated. 
 
 144 1839 Liberty seated to r. head twisted to face 1. 
 
 Type of 1836 Dollar. Around 13 stars. Rev. sim- 
 ilar to preceding. Unc. Mint lustre. 
 
 145 1840 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 146 1840 Rev. Large letters and larger eagle as first 
 
 of 1839. Unc. Mint lustre. 
 
 147 1840 Small letters and eagle as second 1839. Unc. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 148 1841 New Orleans Mint. Unc. Mint lustre. 
 
 149 1842 Small date. Scarce. Unc. 
 
 150 1842 Large date. Extremely fine. Proof surface. 
 
 151 1842 Large date. Orleans Mint. Unc. Mint lus- 
 
 tre. 
 
HALF DOLLARS. 
 
 17 
 
 152 
 153 
 154 
 155 
 
 156 
 157 
 158 
 159 
 160 
 161 
 
 162 
 163 
 
 164 
 165 
 
 166 
 167 
 168 
 169 
 170 
 171 
 172 
 173 
 174 
 175 
 176 
 177 
 178 
 179 
 180 
 181 
 182 
 183 
 184 
 185 
 186 
 187 
 
 1843 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 1844 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 1845 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 1845 New Orleans Mint. Extremely fine. 
 Note : — The collection lacks the common 1846. 
 
 1847 New Orleans Mint. Extremely fine. 
 
 1848 Fine. Light scratches. 
 
 1849 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 1849 New Orleans Mint. Very fine. 
 
 1850 Uncirculated. 
 
 1850 New Orleans Mint. Uncirculated. Proof sur- 
 face. 
 
 1851 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Scarce. 
 
 1851 New Orleans Mint. Extremely fine. Proof 
 surface. 
 
 1852 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Bare. 
 
 1852 New Orleans. Uncirculated. Mint lustra 
 Rare. 
 
 Rev. Glory behind eagle. V. g. 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 1853 With arrows. 
 
 1854 Uncirculated. 
 
 1855 New Orleans. 
 
 1856 New Orleans. 
 
 1857 New Orleans. 
 
 1858 Very fine. 
 
 1859 New Orleans. 
 
 1859 Brilliant proof. 
 
 1860 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1861 Brilliant proof. 
 
 1862 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1863 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1864 Brilliant proof. 
 
 1865 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1866 Brilliant proof. 
 
 1867 Brilliant proof. 
 
 1868 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1869 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1870 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1871 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1872 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1873 Brilliant proof. 
 
 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
13 QUARTER DOLLARS. 
 
 188 1873 With arrows beside date. Brilliant proof. 
 
 189 1874 With arrows beside date. Brilliant proof. 
 
 190 1875 Without arrows. Brilliant proof. 
 
 191 1876 Brilliant proof. 
 
 192 1877 Brilliant proof . 
 
 193 1878 Brilliant proof. 
 
 194 1879 Brilliant proof. 
 
 195 1880 Brilliant proof . 
 
 196 1881 Brilliant proof . 
 
 197 1882 Brilliant proof . 
 
 198 1883 Brilliant proof. 
 
 QUABTEE DOLLARS. 
 
 199 1796 Bnst of Liberty r., draped and with flowing 
 
 hair tied with fillet, libekty above ; beneath 1796. 
 Seven stars before and eight behind head. Bev. 
 united states of ameeica. Eagle standing on 
 clouds within wreath. Broad border of deep ser- 
 ratures. Very fine. Plate II. 
 Note : — None subsequently struck until 1804. 
 
 200 1804 Very good. Rare. Edge smooth. 3grs. light. 
 
 201 1805 Very fine. Scarce. 
 
 202 1806 Uncirculated. Stars not sharp, as always. 
 
 Mint lustre. Plate II. 
 
 203 1807 Large date, large stars. Rev. Top of 5 to r. 
 
 of arrows joins eagle's tail. Unc. Stars flat as 
 always. Mint lustre. Very rare in this state. 
 Plate II. 
 
 204 1807 Small date. First three stars to 1. small. 
 
 Stars flat as usual. Rev. Top of 5 on the ends of 
 
 arrows. Unc. Mint lustre. Plate II. 
 
 Note: — None struck between 1807 and 1815, and 
 
 in 1816 and 1817. 
 
 Uncirculated. Sharp. Mint lustre. 
 
 Very wide date. Unc. Mint lustre. 
 
 Uncirculated. Sharp. Mint lustre. 
 
 Small date. Very fine. 
 
 Large 0. Unc. Mint lustre. 
 
 Extremely fine. Proof surface. 
 
 205 
 
 1815 
 
 206 
 
 1818 
 
 207 
 
 1818 
 
 208 
 
 1819 
 
 209 
 
 1820 
 
 210 
 
 1821 
 
QUARTER DOLLARS. 19 
 
 211 1822 Fine. Scarce. 
 
 Note : — The collection lacks the very rare 1823. 
 
 212 1824 Good. Scarce. 
 
 213 1825 Uncirculated. Sharp. Mint lustre. 
 
 Note: — None struck in 1826 and the collection 
 lacks the extremely rare 1827. 
 
 214 1828 Very rare. 
 
 Note :— None struck in 1829 and 1830. 
 
 215 1831 Smaller size. Eev. without motto. Unc. 
 
 2 pes. 
 
 216 1832 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 217 1833 Uncirculated. Proof surface. Scarce. 
 
 218 1834 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 219 1835, 1836 Good. 2 pes. 
 
 220 1836 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 221 1837 Extremely fine. Proof surface. 
 
 222 1838 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 223 1838 Liberty seated. By Gobrecht. Eev. s imil ar 
 
 but smaller eagle, below, quae. dol. 
 
 224 1839 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 225 1840 Without drapery from elbow and narrow 
 
 rim. New Orleans. Very fine. 
 
 226 1840 Drapery from elbow. Broad border. New 
 
 Orleans. Very fine. 2 pes. 
 
 227 1841 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 Note: — The collection here lacks the common 
 1842 and 1868. 
 
 228 1843 Very fine. 
 
 229 1844 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 230 1844 New Orleans. Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 Rare state. 
 
 231 1845 Very fine. Proof surface. 
 
 232 1846 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 233 1847 Proof. Rare state. Jabbed five times on obv. 
 
 and three on Rev. by express needle. 
 
 234 1849 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 235 1850 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 236 1851 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Scarce. 
 
 237 1852 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Scarce. 
 
20 QUARTER DOLLARS — TWENTY CENTS. 
 
 238 1853 Heavy weight. Without arrows. Extremely 
 
 fine. Few small, black specks on planchet. Eare. 
 
 239 1853 With arrows. Eev. Glory behind eagle. Light 
 
 weight. Fine. 
 
 240 1854,55,56. Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 2 pes. 
 
 241 1857 Brilliant proof . Eare. 
 
 242 1858 Brilliant proof. Eare. 
 
 243 1859 Brilliant proof. 
 
 244 1860 Brilliant proof . 
 
 245 1861 Brilliant proof . 
 
 246 1862 Brilliant proof. 
 
 247 1863 Brilliant proof . 
 
 248 1864 Brilliant proof . 
 
 249 1865 Brilliant proof . 
 
 250 1866 Brilliant proof . 
 
 251 1867 Brilliant proof . 
 
 252 1868 Brilliant proof . 
 
 253 1869 Brilliant proof. 
 
 254 1870 Brilliant proof . 
 
 255 1871, 2, 3 3 with arrows, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 80. Brilliant 
 
 proofs. 11 pes. 
 
 256 1881,2,3,4 Brilliant proof s. 4 pes. 
 
 TWENTY CENTS. 
 
 257 1875 Same type. Eev. Eagle standing with open 
 
 wings, holds three arrows in r. and olive branch 
 in 1. talon, below twenty cents Brilliant proof. 
 Scarce state. 
 
 258 1876 Brilliant proof . Scarce. 
 
 259 1877 Brilliant proofs. Only proofs issued. Very 
 
 rare. 
 
 260 1878 Brilliant proof. Only proofs issued. Very 
 
 rare. 
 
 DIMES. 
 
 261 1796 Bust of Liberty r., draped and with flowing 
 
 hair tied with fillet, liberty above ; beneath 1796. 
 Seven stars before and eight behind head. Eev. 
 united states or America. Eagle standing on 
 clouds within wreath. Broad border of deep ser- 
 
 
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DIMES. 21 
 
 ratures. Die with break at first star to 1. Un- 
 circulated. Mint lustre. Plate III. 
 
 262 1797 13 stars. 6 before and 7 behind bust. Fine. 
 
 Very rare. Plate III. 
 
 263 1797 15 stars. Die cracked above date. Very good. 
 
 Rare. 
 
 264 1798 over 7. Rev. Heraldic eagle. Extremely fine. 
 
 Mint lustre. Rev. Proof surface. Very rare. 
 Plate III. 
 
 265 1798 Perfect date. Stars weak as always. Very 
 
 fine. Plate III. 
 
 Note : — None struck in 1799. 
 
 266 1800 Fine. Rare. 
 
 Note : — Collection lacks 1801. 
 
 267 1802 Very fine. Very rare. Plate III. 
 
 268 1803 Extremely fine. Rare. Plate III. 
 
 Note : — The collection lacks the rare 1804. 
 
 269 1805 Rev. 4 berries on laurel branch. Extremely 
 
 fine. Mint lustre. Plate III. 
 
 270 1805 Rev. 5 berries on laurel branch. Uncirculat- 
 
 ed. Magnificent impression. Mint lustre. Rare 
 
 state. Plate III. 
 
 Note : — None struck in 1806. 
 
 271 1807 Uncirculated. Stars behind head flat as usu- 
 
 al, and planchet scratches in field to 1. of date and 
 crossing first star on 1. Mint lustre. Plate III. 
 Note : — None struck in 1808. 
 
 272 1809 Bust of Liberty to 1. wearing soft cap, in- 
 
 scribed on band libeety, draped. Uncirculated. 
 Mint lustre. Very rare. Plate III. 
 Note : — None struck in 1810. 
 
 273 1811 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. Rare, and very 
 
 rare in this state. Plate III. 
 Note:— None struck in 1812 and 1813. 
 
 274 1814 Large date. Fine. 
 
 Note :— None struck in 1815, 16, 17, 18 and 19. 
 
 275 1820 Large 0. Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 276 1821 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 277 1821 Small date, bust high in field. Uncirculated. 
 
 Mint lustre. Rare. Plate IIL 
 
22 DIMES. 
 
 278 1822 Very fine. Mint lustre. Very rare. 
 
 279 1823 Very fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 280 1824 Extremely fine. Sharp. Proof surface. Eare. 
 
 Plate III. 
 
 281 1825 Very fine. Hair-marked. 
 
 Note : — None struck in 1826. 
 
 282 1827 Very fine. 
 
 283 1828 Small date. Very fine. 2 pes. 
 
 284 1829 Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 285 1830 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 286 1831 Different dies. Uncirculated. Proof surface. 
 
 2 pes. 
 
 287 1832, 3, 4, 5 (2) Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 5 pes. 
 
 Note :— The collection lacks 1836, 47, 48, 49 & 55. 
 
 288 1837 By Gobrecht. Liberty seated, below date. 
 
 Large and small date. Uncirculated. 2 pes. 
 
 289 1838 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 290 1839 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 291 1840 Without drapery from elbow. Very fine. 
 
 292 1841 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 293 1842 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 294 1843 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 395 1844 Extremely fine. Mint lustre. 
 
 296 1845 Uncirculated. Two scratches in field behind 
 
 rock. 
 
 297 1846 Very fine. Eare state. 
 
 298 1850 Different dies. Extremely fine. 2 pes. 
 
 299 1851 Uncirculated. 
 
 300 1852 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 301 1853 With arrows. P and O mints. Unc. 2 pes. 
 
 302 1854 Uncirculated. 
 
 303 1856 Brilliant proof. Very rare state. 
 
 304 1857 Brilliant proof . 
 
 305 1858 Brilliant proof . 
 
 306 1859 Brilliant proof. 
 
 307 1860 united states of amekica, below date. Liber- 
 
 ty seated r. Eev. one dime within composite 
 wreath. Unc. 
 
 308 1861,2,3,4,5 Brilliant proof s. 5 pes. 
 
 309 1866,7,8,9,70 Brilliant proof s. 5 pes. 
 
HALF DIMES. 23 
 
 310 1871, 2, 3, 3 with arrows, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 80, 1, 2, 3, 4. 
 
 Brilliant proofs. 14 pes. 
 
 HALF DIMES. 
 
 311 1794 Head of Liberty to r., with flowing hair tied 
 
 with a fillet, libekty; beneath, 1794. Seven stars 
 before, and eight behind head. Eev. united 
 states of amekica. Eagle within wreath. Edge 
 milled. Type 1794-1795. Uncirculated. Sharp. 
 Superb impression. A gem. Very rare. Plate 
 III. 
 
 312 1795 Die with first star on r. joining point of bust, 
 
 and points of first star on 1. touching two lowest 
 locks; and broken over ty and next star. Rev. 
 Point of leaf touches bottom of u. 5 berries r., 5 
 on 1. Uncirculated. 
 
 313 1795 Star on r. distant and above point of bust, 
 
 second lock between points of star. Rev. Leaf 
 
 passes under u; 4 berries r., 3 on 1. V. f. Not 
 struck up on cheek bone. 
 
 314 1796 Over 5. Bust to r. Hair tied with fillet, 
 
 draped. Rev. Eagle on cloud within wreath. Fine. 
 Rare. 
 
 315 1796 Perfect date. Uncirculated. Sharp. Mint 
 
 lustre. Gem. Very rare. Plate III. 
 
 316 1797 16 stars. Extremely fine. Centre of bust 
 
 and breast of eagle on rev. not struck up as al- 
 ways. Rare. Plate III. 
 Note:— None struck in 1798 and 1799. 
 
 317 1800 Fine. 
 
 318 1801 Rev. Heraldic eagle. Very good. Rare. 
 
 319 1802 Extremely fine. Drapery and Border behind 
 
 head not fully struck up as always and in this 
 case showing a small depression on rim where 
 the die was not filled; the other two-thirds of 
 border before the bust strongly struck. Rev. 
 Short dent on rim above eagle's wing. Proof 
 surface. One of the finest specimens known. 
 Plate III. 
 
24 HALF DIMES. 
 
 When I first entered this business in May 1876 
 there were only three specimens known. During 
 that year an uncirculated specimen was first dis- 
 covered which was sold for $200. After the re- 
 sumption of specie payments in 1878, twelve more 
 were found, but the price steadily advanced, 
 reaching $460 about 1890, and $710 for an un- 
 circulated specimen in sale of Mr. Elder in 1908. 
 Subsequently two or three poor ones have been 
 found and I estimate that the number known is 
 not over twenty specimens in all grades of con- 
 dition. 
 
 320 1802 Good. Excessively rare. Plate III. 
 
 321 1803 Fine. Eare. Plate III. 
 
 322 1805 Obv. very good, Eev. fine. Eare. Plate III. 
 
 Note : — None struck between 1805 and 1829. 
 
 323 1829 Bust of Liberty to 1. wearing soft cap, in- 
 
 scribed on band liberty, round, 13 stars, below 
 date. Eev. Defiant eagle wearing shield on breast, 
 holding laurel branch in r. and arrows in 1. talon. 
 Above on ribbon e pluribus unum, below 5 c. 
 Proof. Plate III. 
 
 324 1830 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Nick before 
 
 mouth. 
 
 325 1831 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Absolutely struck 
 
 up. 
 
 326 1832 Small and large stars. Uncirculated. 2 pes. 
 
 327 1833 Different dies. Uncirculated. 2 pes. 
 
 328 1834 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 329 1835 Large and small dates. Uncirculated. 2 pes. 
 
 330 1836,37 Uncirculated. 2 pes, 
 
 331 1837 By Gobrecht. Liberty seated r., below, date 
 
 in curve. Unc. 
 
 332 1838 13 stars in field. Unc. 
 
 333 1839 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
 334 1840 Tall date. Liberty without drapery beyond 
 
 elbow. Unc. 
 
 335 1840 Liberty with drapery beyond elbow. Broad- 
 
 er border. Unc. 
 
 336 1841 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 
HALF DIMES. 
 
 25 
 
 337 
 338 
 339 
 340 
 341 
 342 
 343 
 344 
 345 
 346 
 347 
 348 
 349 
 350 
 351 
 352 
 
 353 
 354 
 355 
 356 
 
 357 
 
 358 
 359 
 360 
 361 
 362 
 363 
 
 364 
 365 
 366 
 
 1842 
 1843 
 1844 
 1845 
 1846 
 1846 
 1847 
 1848 
 1849 
 1850 
 1851 
 1852 
 1853 
 1853 
 1855 
 1856 
 
 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 Eecut figures. Uncirculated. 
 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. 
 Very fine. Bare. 
 Fine. Rare. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 Uncirculated. 
 Uncirculated. 
 Uncirculated. 
 Uncirculated. 
 Uncirculated. 
 Uncirculated. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 Mint lustre. Scarce. 
 
 Mint lustre 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 
 Mint lustre. 
 Without arrows. Uncirculated. Eare. 
 With arrows, 1854 Uncirculated. 2 pes. 
 
 Brilliant proof. Very rare state. 
 New Orleans. Brilliant proof. Exceedingly 
 rare state. 
 
 1857 Brilliant proof. Rare state. 
 
 1858 Brilliant proof. Rare state. 
 
 1859 Brilliant proof . 
 
 1860 Same obv. Rev. half dime within composite 
 wreath. Thus without united states of America. 
 Unc. Very rare. 
 
 1860 united states of America. Liberty seated. 
 1, 2, 3 Brilliant proofs. Scarce. 4 pes. 
 
 1864 Brilliant proof. Rare. 
 
 1865 Brilliant proof. Rare. 
 
 1866, 7, 8, 9 Brilliant proofs. Scarce. 4 pes. 
 
 1870,1,2 Brilliant proof s. 3 pes. 
 
 1873 Brilliant proof. Rare. Last year. 
 
 Nickel. 1866. Pattern, united states of America. 
 Below cents. Centre 5 within 13 stars. Rev. 
 Shield, above in god we trust, below date. Bril- 
 liant proof. Very rare. 
 
 1866 Same type, but bet. stars triple rays. Unc. 
 
 1867 With rays. Unc. Rare. 
 
 1867 Without rays, to 1883. 1883, head of Liberty 
 to 1. surrounded by 13 stars, below date. Rev. 
 
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; below E PLURIBUS 
 
 unum; within wreath v. 1883. Same. rev. e 
 
2$ THREE CENTS. 
 
 pluribus unum above wreath, below cents. 1884. 
 Brilliant proofs, includes the very rare 1877 and 
 78. 20 pes. 
 
 THEEE CENTS. 
 
 367 1851, 2 Star, on which shield, united states op 
 
 America. Below date. Eev. in c, 13 stars. Unc. 
 
 2 pes. 
 
 368 1853,4,6 Fine. 3 pes. 
 
 369 1855 Ex. fine. Sharp, evenly struck. Rare state. 
 
 370 1857 Brilliant proof. Rare state. 
 
 371 1858 Brilliant proof . Rare state. 
 
 372 1859 Brilliant proof. 
 
 373 1860 Brilliant proof . 
 
 374 1861 Proof. Hairmarked. 
 
 375 1862 Brilliant proof . 
 
 376 1863 Brilliant proof . 
 
 377 1864 Brilliant proof . Rare. 
 
 378 1865 Brilliant proof . Rare. 
 
 379 1866 Brilliant proof . Scarce. 
 
 380 1866 Brilliant proof. Scarce. 
 
 381 1867 Uncirculated. Mint lustre. Scarce. 
 
 382 1868 Brilliant proof . 
 
 Note : — Collection lacks 1869. 
 
 383 1870 Brilliant proof . 
 
 384 1871 Brilliant proof . 
 
 385 1872 Brilliant proof . 
 
 386 1873 Brilliant proof. Last year. Rare. 
 
 387 Nickel. 1865 (rare), to 1884, including the rare 
 
 1877. Brilliant proofs. 20 pes. 
 
 CENTS. 
 
 388 1793 Chain. Head of Liberty to r. with flowing 
 
 hair, the hair rather short and head broad, in low 
 relief. Above liberty, beneath date. Rev. united 
 states of America. Endless chain of fifteen links 
 enclosing one cent — 1/100. Edge, vine and bars. 
 Very fine. Light olive color. Very rare. C. 1-B. 
 See plate IV. 
 
CENTS. 
 
 27 
 
 389 1793 Chain. Periods after liberty and date. Head 
 
 in very low, delicate relief, which when slightly- 
 worn is almost invisible. Uncirculated. Sharp. 
 Five minute, dents like needle point pricks which 
 were in the planchet before striking, on the nose 
 below the eye. Light olive. Beautiful specimen 
 and one of the finest known of this variety. C. 
 2-B. Plate IV. 
 
 390 1793 Wreath. Large liberty and date. Head of 
 
 Liberty r. with large coarse locks as if blown by 
 the wind; below, triple leaved olive spray with 
 broad leaves, below 1793. Bev. united states of 
 America; in centre olive and clover wreath, en- 
 closing one cent. Edge, vine and bars. Uncircu- 
 lated. Nick on cheek. Light olive color. Perfect 
 surface. Slight cabinet friction on the highest 
 locks of hair. Beautiful specimen. C. 6-F. Plate 
 IV. 
 
 391 1793 Wreath. Similar head of Liberty, lowest 
 
 tress of hair terminates in two points; spray 
 starts between 7-9, trends to r. and has broad 
 leaves, liberty and date small. Very fine except 
 that the head and r. field are slightly pitted, the 
 field behind head perfectly smooth. Light olive. 
 Very rare. C. 7-F. Plate IV. 
 
 392 1793 Wreath. Small liberty and date. Branch of 
 
 olive spray horizontal, from which rises three 
 leaves. Rev. Triangular bow of ribbon. The 
 rarest rev. with this obv. Uncirculated. Sharp, 
 strong impression. Brown, olive color. Splendid 
 specimen. C. 9-G. Plate IV. 
 
 393 1793 Wreath. Spray starts between 7-9 and has 
 
 three narrow leaves, the central one nearly ver- 
 tical, and leaf to 1. not near hair. Rev. similar 
 but bow of medium size enclosing irregular, tri- 
 angular space. Spray of berries 1. branch points 
 to 0. Fine. Surface slightly eroded. Light olive. 
 V. r. C. 10-1. Plate IV. 
 
28 CENTS. 
 
 394 1793 Wreath. Spray starts over 9, first leaf ver- 
 
 tical and the two others trending to r. Eev. 
 Smaller wreath and letters distant from border. 
 Edge lettered. Very fine. Light olive. C. 11-J. 
 Plate IV. 
 
 395 1793 Liberty Cap. Bust of Liberty to r. Finely 
 
 modeled and of artistic merit. Over her 1. should- 
 er Liberty cap on pale. Eev. Similar. V. good. 
 V. rare— the rarest Cent. C. 12-L. Plate IV. 
 
 396 1793 Liberty Cap. Cracked die. The die split ver- 
 
 tically from e to 3. Obv. fine. Rev. surface light- 
 ly corroded. Extremely rare. C. 13-L. Plate 
 IV. 
 
 397 1794 Head resembling the preceding of the same 
 
 style and by the same hand. Date curved. Hays 
 No. 3. Very fine. Light olive. Very rare. Beau- 
 tiful specimen. Plate IV. 
 
 398 1794 Hays 17. Uncirculated. Magnificent, strong 
 
 impression. Deeply struck border. Green olive 
 color. Plate IV. 
 
 399 1794 Hays 18. Die cracked as always along upper 
 
 edge of cap, across head and jaw to border below 
 end of pole. Very fine. Dinge on obv. edge be- 
 low curl. Light olive, brown color. Very rare. 
 Plate IV. 
 
 400 1794 Hays 21. Uncirculated. Apparently a light 
 
 bronze proof. Upper border off as always. Beau- 
 tiful specimen. Plate V. 
 
 401 1794 Hays 23. Uncirculated. Two minute nicks 
 
 on cheek. Rev. of not struck up, otherwise sharp. 
 Small speck of silver imbedded bet. leaves to r. of 
 e in one. Light olive. Beautiful specimen. Plate 
 V. 
 
 402 1794 Hays 45. Poor. 
 
 403 1795 Edge lettered, l distant from cap. r close to 
 
 hair and upright to r. of line of fillet. Entire top 
 of 5 against but visible underneath bust. Rev. 
 one cent in centre of wreath. Very fine. Brown. 
 Rare. Plate V. 
 
CENTS. 
 
 29 
 
 404 1795 Thin planchet, plain edge. Letters of liberty 
 
 close, l far from cap and top of 5 entirely visi- 
 ble, the end just touches bust. Eev. one cent in 
 centre of wreath. On rev., border for a distance 
 of three serratures above letter d depressed. Un- 
 circulated. Small nick on cap of Liberty. Light 
 olive. Plate V. 
 
 405 1795 Same dies. Double struck showing two com- 
 
 plete profiles. Fair. 
 
 406 1795 So-called ' < Jefferson head, ' ' from the head of 
 
 Liberty being supposed to look like Jefferson. 
 Contemporaneous struck counterfeit. Poor. Head 
 good. Eare. 
 
 407 1796 Liberty Cap. Finer execution in higher re- 
 
 lief. 6 distant from bust. First leaf r. points to 
 first foot of A. Extremely fine. Small dent on 
 temple. Evenly struck which is superior to the 
 usual impression, as the lower border is general- 
 ly off. Beautiful specimen. G-E. Obv. C or G. 
 Eev. D. Plate V. 
 
 408 1796 Same obv. Definition of the plate in Gilbert- 
 
 Elder is so bad and diffused that it is impossible 
 to determine any differences, and I think that 
 they have mistaken the slight difference of ap- 
 pearance caused by variation of the impression 
 for different dies. These two pieces differ in ap- 
 pearance of the obv., but they are from the same 
 dies, whereas the reverses are different and iden- 
 tifiable. Eev. First leaf on r. joins r. foot of a, 
 slightly to r. of the 1. point of the foot, and the 
 only berry on the outside of the r. side of wreath 
 is opposite the middle of the juncture of the feet 
 of an. This combination identifies it from the 
 other revs. Obv. C or G. Eev. C. Obv. die 
 slipped to the r. and the border off from before 
 face to beneath date. Eev. evenly struck. Ex- 
 tremely fine. Light olive, brown color. Plate V. 
 
 409 1796 Bust of Liberty to r. draped, the hair tied 
 
 with a fillet. Broad border of long serratures 
 within rim. Obv. Top of 6 merged in bust. Die 
 
30 CENTS. 
 
 cracked below curls and 1 7. Kev. Large, coarse 
 wreath. The opening below e-s. Uncirculated. 
 Light brown, olive color. G-E. No. 15. Very rare. 
 Plate V. 
 
 410 1797 7-9 rather widely spaced. Eev. Fine wreath, 
 
 opening below s. Stem on r. points to r. foot of 
 a; r. branch outside 4 berries, inside 2, 1. branch 
 outside 3 berries, inside 3. Uncirculated. Nick 
 on cheek and bust. Small, dark spot on cheek 
 and on hair. Light olive with traces of original 
 red. Wonderfully sharp impression. Eare state. 
 Plate V. 
 
 411 1798 over 7. Huge date, broad milling. Very good 
 
 almost fine. Brown. Eare. 
 
 412 1798 Same. Different dies. Good, eroded. 
 
 413 1798 Large 8, narrow border. Eev. die cracked 
 
 from e to 1 and last 0. Extremely fine. Olive, 
 steel color. Plate V. 
 
 414 1798 Small 8. Eev. die cracked over it. Extreme- 
 
 ly fine. Light, yellow, olive. Plate V. 
 
 415 1799 Over 8. Good. Very rare — rarer than the 
 
 plain date. Plate V. 
 
 416 1799 Very good. Obv. surface eroded and slightly 
 
 pitted, has been burnished, libekty weakly 
 struck and only partially legible. Date strongly 
 struck. Eev. Fine. Lightly eroded surface. Very 
 rare. Plate V. 
 
 417 1800 over 79. Fine. Light olive. Dark spot and 
 
 nick on field. 
 
 418 1800 Very fine, libekty and date weakly struck. 
 
 Light olive. 
 
 419 1801 Eev. 1/100. Very fine. Strong, even impres- 
 
 sion. Plate VI. 
 
 420 1802 Uncirculated. Bust unusually sharp, liberty 
 
 weak. Beautiful, iridescent, purple color. Plate 
 VI. 
 
 421 1802 Strongly and evenly struck. Eev. Thin, dou- 
 
 ble fraction line joins tops of 10. Extremely fine. 
 Light olive. Plate VI. 
 
CENTS. 31 
 
 422 1802 Die broken over rty. Extremely fine. Not 
 
 struck up on bust and op. Light yellow, olive. 
 Plate VI. 
 
 423 1803 Rev. Large 1/100. Uncirculated. Bright red, 
 
 shading to light olive. Plate VI. 
 
 424 1803 3 joins bust. Die cracked underneath point of 
 
 bust. Rev. Small 1/100. Uncirculated. Light 
 olive. Strong impression. Plate VI. 
 
 425 1803 Rev. 1 over 1/000. Very good. Light green, 
 
 olive. 
 
 426 1804 Die perfect. Fine. Brown. Very rare. 
 
 Plate VI. 
 
 427 1805 Extremely fine. Slightly weak as usual. Beau- 
 
 tiful light olive color. Plate VI. 
 
 428 1806 Very fine. Large shallow dent on throat. 
 
 Light brown. Rare. Plate VI. 
 
 429 1807 over 6. Fine. Steel color. Rev. not struck 
 
 up as always. Scarce. 
 
 430 1807 Comet variety. So named because of large 
 
 groove in die behind head and two slight ones in 
 field before face. Rev. small 1/100. Uncircu- 
 lated. Beautiful, lustrous, olive color with faint, 
 dark streaks in the color on obv. Magnificent im- 
 pression and beautiful specimen. Plate VI. 
 
 431 1808 Head to 1. bound with ribbon on which liber- 
 
 ty. Rev. one cent, below bar, within continuous 
 wreath made with one branch of olive. Very fine. 
 Black. 
 
 432 1809 over 8 as all. Uncirculated. Obv. stars weak ; 
 
 bright red shading to light olive. Rev. Sharp. 
 Lustrous, light olive. Highest rarity in this con- 
 dition. Plate VI. 
 
 433 1810 over 9. Fine, except for deep nick on chin, 
 
 jaw, back of head and forelock. Light brown 
 color. 
 
 434 1810 Plain date. Extremely fine. Stars before 
 
 face not up as usual. Light olive color. PL VIL 
 
 435 1811 over 10. Fine. Light olive color. 
 
32 CENTS. 
 
 436 1811 Perfect date. Extremely fine. Curved 
 
 scratch from nose to third star fro mtop. Brown, 
 steel color. Eare. Plate VII. 
 
 437 1812 Small date. High 1, large 8. Very fine. Light 
 
 olive. 
 
 438 1812 Small date. Date evenly curved. Fine. Light 
 
 olive. 
 
 439 1812 Large date. Very fine. Light olive. 
 
 440 1813 Uncirculated. Olive, steel color. Eare state. 
 
 Plate VII. 
 
 441 1814 Plain 4. Chip out of die under jaw giving the 
 
 affect of a small heard. Uncirculated. Lustrous, 
 black, steel color. Sharp. Plate VII. 
 
 442 1814 Crossed 4. Uncirculated. Light olive. Sharp. 
 
 Plate VII. 
 
 Note: — None struck in 1815, during which year 
 the mint was burned. 
 
 443 1816 Head of Liberty to 1. hair in chignon tied 
 
 with cord passed twice around and wearing high 
 diadem inscribed libekty. Widely spaced date. 
 Perfect die. Stars weak. Unc. Light olive. 
 
 444 1816 Die broken on border behind head. Unc. Part- 
 
 ly bright red. 
 
 445 1817 13 stars. Spaced 1 8 17. Uncirculated. Weak. 
 
 Eed. 
 
 446 1817 Close date. Unc. Cleaned. Another, same 
 
 as before. 2 pes. 
 
 447 1817 15 stars. Very fine. Olive color. Eare. 
 
 448 1818 Perfect die. Evenly spaced. Unc. Light 
 
 olive. 
 
 449 1818 Wide date. Evenly spaced. 1 to 1. of point 
 
 of bust. Die creacked around stars. Unc. Part- 
 ly bright red. 
 
 450 1818-1819 Fine. 2 pes. 
 
 451 1819 Large date. Extremely fine. Sharp. Light 
 
 orange, olive. 
 
 452 1819 Small, wide date. Unc. Bright red, rev. light 
 
 olive. 
 
 453 1819 Small, close date. Extremely fine. Partly 
 
 bright red. 
 

 CENTS. 33 
 
 454 1820 over 19. Unc. Light olive. Bare. 
 
 455 1820 Small date. Perfect die. Unc. Bed, shad- 
 
 ing to steel, olive color. Beautiful specimen and 
 rare state. 
 
 456 1820 Large, close date. Perfect die. Unc. Obv. 
 
 border and stars not fully struck up. L. o. 
 
 457 1820 Large, wide date. Die cracked through stars. 
 
 Border well struck. Unc. Bed. 
 
 458 1821. Large date follows the curve of border; l's 
 
 heavy ; star behind head almost touches hair ; in- 
 ner line around upper part ; stars large and deep- 
 ly cut in die. Bev. Heavy letters particularly 
 noticeable compared with specimen below in one 
 cent. Wreath far from letters, leaf terminates 
 under opening in a. Fine. Light yellow, olive 
 color. 
 
 459 1821 Small date nearly horizontal. Different hub 
 
 to above. Bev. fine letters far from border and 
 close to wreath ; last leaf terminates under 1. foot 
 of a. Proof, but has been cleaned, obv. red. rev. 
 purple. Very rare — the rarer variety. 
 
 460 1822 Close date. Extremely fine. Light olive. 
 
 461 1822 Wide date. Very fine. Been cleaned, now 
 
 brown. 
 
 462 1823 Perfect date. Extremely fine. Shallow 
 
 scratch bet. two stars before nose. Bluish steel 
 color. Very rare. Probably the third finest spec- 
 imen known, second only to the two uncirculated 
 specimens, one of which was in my sale of the 
 Sargent collection in June, sold for $190. Plate 
 VII. 
 
 463 1824 over 3 or 2. Strong, even impression. Very 
 
 fine. Bare. 
 
 464 1824 Close date. Extremely fine. Few minute 
 
 nicks bet. curl and first star. Lustrous, brown 
 surface. Bare. Plate VII. 
 
 465 1824 Wide date. Very fine. Black, uneven color. 
 
 466 1825 Star and back of head almost touches hair, 
 
 and star points inside of diadem. Unc. Head and 
 stars splendidly struck up, but border half off on 
 
34 CENTS. 
 
 r. side. Lustrous, bright red color, shading to 
 olive. Beautiful specimen. Rare. Plate VII. 
 
 467 1825 Star points to point of diadem and one be- 
 
 hind head more distant. Stars not sharp. Una 
 Light olive. Plate VII. 
 
 468 1825 Same die. Very fine. Cleaned. 
 
 469 1826 Spaced thus: 1 8 26. Una Light olive. PL 
 
 VII. 
 
 470 1827 1 distant. Una Stars sharp. Lustrous, ol- 
 
 ive, steel color. Plate VII. 
 
 471 1827 Close date. Die cracked around stars. Very- 
 
 fine, obv. cleaned. Rev. Light olive. 
 
 472 1828 Large date. 82 touch. Tail of 2 almost touch- 
 
 es last 8. Una except for slight rub on cheek. 
 Stars sharp. Evenly struck border. Beautiful, 
 orange, olive color. Plate VII. 
 
 473 1828 Large date. Last 8 distant. Crack through 
 
 date and star r. Una Few minute nicks on neck 
 and one in lower 1. field. Beautiful, lustrous, yel- 
 low, olive color. Plate VII. 
 
 474 1828 Small date. Fine. Brown color. Rare. 
 
 475 1829 Extremely fine. Sharp, even impression. 
 
 Light olive. 
 
 476 1830 Inner line. Wide date. Very fine. Light 
 
 olive. 
 
 477 1831 Date close to border. Rev. Large letters. Una 
 
 Magnificent, sharp impression, all the stars fully 
 struck up. Obv. golden olive, Rev. red shading 
 to blue. 
 
 478 1831 Very fine. Date not quite so near border. 
 
 Well struck, deep milling. Yellow olive, except 
 on face which is dark. 
 
 479 1832 Uncirculated. Stars weak. Lustrous, pur- 
 
 ple color with traces of red. 
 
 480 1833 Star points to edge of diadem. Una Some 
 
 stars not up as usual. Light olive with traces of 
 original red. 
 
 481 1833 Star points inside of diadem. Una Dull, 
 
 original red color. Stars before face not up. 
 
CENTS. 35 
 
 482 1834 Small, close date. Unc. All stars except two 
 
 well struck. Bright red, shading to beautiful 
 light olive. 
 
 483 1834 Small date, slightly further apart. First star 
 
 on r. higher and closer to curl. Unc. Stars not 
 sharp. Obv. lustrous, red color. Eev. light olive. 
 Beautiful specimen. 
 
 484 1834 Same die. Very fine. Light olive. 
 
 485 1835 Same head with low, blunt pointed diadem. 
 
 Large stars, large 18. Extremely fine. Stars be- 
 fore face flat, behind head sharp. Brown. Scarce. 
 
 486 1835 High, pointed diadem. Medium sized stars. 
 
 Small, close date. Top of head and stars not up. 
 Sharp, even border. Ex. fine. 
 
 487 1835 High diadem, small stars, small date. Unc. 
 
 Bright red shading to light olive. 
 
 488 1836 Curved date. Border broken opposite point 
 
 of diadem. Unc. Obv. Bright red. Rev. Light 
 olive. 
 
 489 1837 As before, plain hair cord. Unc. Stars weak 
 
 as usual. Bright red shading to light olive. 
 
 490 1837 Beaded hair cord, broader rim. Unc. Light 
 
 olive. 
 
 491 1838 Unc. Upper stars flat as usual. Bright red 
 
 shading to light olive. 
 
 492 1839 Booby head. Stars all show centre lines but 
 
 borders not struck up. Unc. Bed, slightly dull. 
 Rare state. 
 
 493 1839 Head in low relief— the silly head. Unc. 
 
 Light brown, olive color. 
 
 494 1839 Head of new design in low, flat relief, and of 
 
 hard style. Rev. Small letters. Unc. Bright 
 red shading to 1. olive. 
 
 495 1840 Large date. Stars flat as usual. Unc. Light 
 
 olive. 
 
 496 1840 Small date. Extremely fine. Steel color. 
 
 Rev. Red. 
 
 497 1841 Uncirculated. Olive with traces of red. 
 
 498 1842 Uncirculated. Upper stars flat as always. 
 
 Partly bright red and light olive. 
 
36 CENTS. 
 
 499 1842 Large date. Extremely fine. Light olive. 
 
 500 1843 Uncirculated. Light olive. 
 
 501 1843 Broad rim. Eev. Large letters as continued 
 
 to the end of the series. Unc. Bed. 
 
 502 1844 Very fine. Obv. polished. 
 
 503 1845 Unc. Sharp. Light olive partly red. 
 
 504 1846 Small date. Very fine. Dark olive. 
 
 505 1846 Large date. Unc. Bright red — light olive. 
 
 506 1846 Tall date. Good. Scarce. 
 
 507 1847 Bright red. Unc. 
 
 508 1848. Bright red. Unc. 
 
 509 1849 Unc. Eed, lacquered. 
 
 510 1850 1 under bust. Unc. Bright red. 
 
 511 1851 Unc. Bright red. Eev. olive. 
 
 512 1852 Unc. Bright red. 
 
 513 1853 Unc. Bright red. Different dies. 2 pes. 
 
 514 1854 Unc. Bright red. 
 
 515 1854 Unc. Eed. 
 
 516 1855 Slanting and vertical 5 's. Unc. Eed. 2 pes. 
 
 517 1855 Slanting 5. Knob over ear. Unc. Eed. 
 
 518 1856 Different dies. Unc. Eed. 2 pes. 
 
 519 1857 Large date. Lower stars and truncation not 
 
 sharp as usual. Unc. Partly red. 
 
 520 1857 Small date. Unc. Upper diadem and stars 
 
 not sharp. L. o. 
 
 521 1794 to 1808, 32 pes. 1808 to 1814, poor to good, 15 
 
 pes. 1816 to 1840, 69 pes. Poor to fine. 1840 to 
 1849, 32 pes. Fine. 1849 to 57, very fine to unc. 
 36 pes. None damaged. 184 pes. 
 
 522 1856 Pattern, united states of ameeica. Eagle 
 
 flying to 1. Eev. one cent within composite 
 wreath of wheat, corn and cotton. Pure copper. 
 Brilliant proof. V. rare. 
 
 Same. Nickel-copper. Proof. Eare. 
 
 Proof. Eare state. 
 
 Uncirculated. 
 
 Head of Liberty wearing Indian head-dress to 
 Eev. Laurel wreath. Proof. 
 
 Oak-wreath. Between ends of wreath shield. 
 Proof. Eare. 
 
 523 
 
 1856 
 
 524 
 
 1857 
 
 525 
 
 1858 
 
 526 
 
 1859 
 
 
 1. 
 
 527 
 
 1859 
 
TWO CENTS— HALF CENTS. 37 
 
 528 1860 Same, to 1864, copper nickel. 1864 to 1884, 
 
 bronze. Proofs, except 1861. Unc. 26 pes. 
 
 529 1863 Pattern TWO CENTS, united states op 
 
 America, 2 cents within wheat leaf. Eev. Shield 
 on arrows. Above god our trust, below 1863. 
 Copper. Proof. Bare. 
 
 530 TWO CENTS 1864 to 1873, Inc. Last rare, unit- 
 
 ed states of America. 2 cents within wreath, 
 broader. Rev. Shield on arrows. Above on rib- 
 bon in god we trust. First use of the motto. 
 Bronze. Proof. 10 pes. 
 
 HALF CENTS. 
 
 531 1793 liberty, above; below, 1793. Head of Liber- 
 
 ty 1. over shoulder pole with cap. Rev. united 
 states of America, wreath of olive enclosing half 
 cent below 1/200. Edge two hundred for a dol- 
 lar. Die in which line of nose and forehead points 
 to i. Very fine. Light olive. Dinge on rev. edge. 
 C. 1-A. Plate VIII. 
 
 532 1794 Large head in low relief, high up on the die, 
 
 leaving a wide space between neck and date which 
 is close to edge. Unc. Slight bruise on rev. edge, 
 probably received falling from the dies. Light 
 olive color. Exquisite specimen. Plate VIII. 
 
 533 1795 Small head in low relief, of entirely different 
 
 style. Edge lettered as before. Unc. Light olive. 
 Rare state. Plate VIII. 
 
 534 1795 Same, l further from cap. Small crack like 
 
 a comma after 1. Rev. same die. Extremely 
 fine. Light olive. Plate VIII. 
 
 535 1795 Thin planchet, plain edge. Head to r. with- 
 
 out pole to cap in front of neck. Rev. Wreath 
 has on branch to r. 3 berries outside and 3 inside, 
 and on 1. 3 berries inside and none outside, 00 in 
 fraction join. Unc. Border of broad serratures. 
 Iridescent red color. Small spot in field to 1. 
 Beautiful specimen and very rare in uncirculated 
 condition. Plate VIII. 
 
 Note : — The collection here lacks the rare date of 
 1796. 
 
38 HALF CENTS. 
 
 536 1797 Edge lettered. Good. Extremely rare. 
 
 537 1797 1 above 1. Die cracked in several directions 
 
 before face up to b. Very fine. Light olive. Rare. 
 Plate VIII. 
 
 538 1797 Wide date. Border of long serratnres. Fine. 
 
 Rare. 
 
 Note :— None struck in 1798 and 1799. 
 
 539 1800 Bust of Liberty to r., draped and hair tied 
 
 with a fillet. Rev. similar. Extremely fine. Light 
 brown, olive. Scarce. Plate VIII. 
 Note : — None struck in 1801. 
 
 540 1802 over 0. Very good. Rare. 
 
 541 1803 Very fine. Light olive. 
 
 542 1804 Plain 4. Very fine. Light olive. 
 
 543 1804 Crossed 4. Fine. Corrosion on field to r. 
 
 Black. 
 
 Note : — The collection lacks 1805, and 8. 
 
 544 1806 Large 6 joins bust. Very fine. Brown. Rare. 
 
 545 1806 Uncirculated. Beautiful, light olive color. 
 
 546 1807 Very good. 
 
 547 1809 Head of Liberty 1., bound with fillet on which 
 
 libeety; beneath, date; 7 stars in front of head, 
 6 behind. Rev. united states of America. With- 
 in olive wreath of one branch half cent. Three 
 dinges on edge. Light olive. 
 
 548 1810 Extremely fine. Stars r. weak as usual. 
 
 549 1811 Good. Rare. 
 
 Note : — None struck between 1811 and 1825. 
 
 550 1825 Uncirculated. Beautiful orange, olive color. 
 
 551 1826 Uncirculated. Red, steel color. 
 
 Note : — None struck in 1827. 
 
 552 1828 Uncirculated. Partly bright red. 
 
 553 1828 12 stars. Fine. Light olive. 
 
 554 1829 Very fine. Light olive. 
 
 Note : — None struck in 1830. 
 
 555 1831 Restrike. This is the first restrike with the 
 
 original rev. which is slightly curved-convex. 
 Bright red. Brilliant proof. Very rare. Plate 
 VIII. 
 
556 
 
 1832 
 
 557 
 
 1833 
 
 558 
 
 1834 
 
 559 
 
 1835 
 
 560 
 
 1836 
 
 HALF CENTS. 39 
 
 Uncirculated. Light olive. 
 
 Brilliant proof. Bright red. 
 
 Uncirculated. Original red. 
 
 Uncirculated. Light olive, traces of red. 
 
 Eestrike, with the rev. of 1849. Proof. Bright 
 red, changing to olive on head. Very rare. PL 
 VIII. 
 Note : — None struck in 1837, 8, 9 and only proofs 
 
 from 1840 to and including the small date of 
 
 1849. 
 
 561 1841 Eestrike. Rev. small berries of 1849. Bril- 
 
 liant proof. Bright red. Very rare. Plate VIII. 
 
 562 1843 Original. Rev. Large berries. Brilliant proof. 
 
 Beautiful bright golden red. Ex. rare. Plate VIII. 
 
 563 1844 Original. Rev. Large berries. Brilliant 
 
 proof. Bright red. Green spot in the curl below 
 bust. Rev. Red with a purple tinge. Ex. rare. 
 Plate VIII. 
 Note:— Collection lacks 1845 and 1846. 
 
 564 1847 Restrike. Brilliant proof. Bright red. Very 
 
 rare. 
 
 565 1848 Restrike. Rev. Small berries. Brilliant proof. 
 
 Bright red. Very rare. 
 
 566 1849 Large date. Uncirculated. Light olive. 
 
 567 1850 Proof. Obv. bright red with some small dark 
 
 spots. Rev. Original red and olive steel color. 
 Rare state. 
 
 568 1851 Unc. Bright red. 
 
 Note: — Collection lacks 1852, which was only 
 struck in proof. 
 Uncirculated. Light olive. 
 Uncirculated. Bright red. 
 Uncirculated. Partly red. 
 Proof. Bright red. Very rare state. 
 Uncirculated. Bright red. Last year. 
 
 569 
 
 1853 
 
 570 
 
 1854 
 
 571 
 
 1855 
 
 572 
 
 1856 
 
 573 
 
 1857 
 
40 PROOF SETS. 
 
 PEOOF SETS. 
 
 Each contains the silver and minor coins of the year 
 in brilliant proof condition, and will be sold at so much 
 per set. 
 
 574 1857 Dollar, half, quarter, dime, half dime, three 
 
 cent, nickel cent. The set of the latter part of the 
 year. Very rare. 7 pes. 
 
 575 1858 Dollar, half, quarter, dime, half dime, three 
 
 cent, nickel cent. Very rare. 7 pes. 
 
 576 1864 Dollar, half, quarter, dime, half dime, three 
 
 cent, two cent, one cent nickel and bronze. Unc. 
 Rarer than proof. 9 pes. 
 
 577 1865 Same denominations, including the rare three 
 
 cent nickel, not usually in the set. Proofs. 9 pes. 
 
 578 1867 Same denominations, and also five cents with- 
 
 out rays, and three cents nickel. The two cent 
 and one cent silver plated before striking. The 
 last might be considered patterns and unique in 
 this state. 10 pes. 
 
 579 1867 Same. Five cent nickel with rays. Unc. 
 
 Rarer than proof. 10 pes. 
 
 580 1870 Same denominations. Proofs. 10 pes. 
 
 581 1872 Same denominations. 10 pes. 
 
 582 1873 Same denominations. 10 pes. 
 
 Note: — Last year of half dimes and three cent 
 silver. 
 
 583 1873 Trade dollar, half, quarter and dime, each 
 
 with arrow heads at sides of date. Nickel five 
 cents, three cents nickel, one cent. 7 pes. 
 
 584 1876 Same denominations and twenty cents. 8 pes. 
 
 585 1877 Same denominations. Rare. 8 pes. 
 
 586 1878 Same denominations. 8 pes. 
 
 587 1879 Standard and Trade dollars, half dollar, 
 
 quarter, dime, nickel five and three cent, bronze 
 one cent. 8 pes. 
 
 588 1880 Same denominations. 8 pes. 
 
 589 1881 Same denominations. 8 pes. 
 
 590 1882 Same denominations. 8 pes. 
 
PROOF SETS— THREE DOLLARS. 
 
 41 
 
 591 1883 Same denominations, and also five cent nickel 
 
 head of Liberty with and without cents. 10 pes. 
 
 592 1884 Standard dollar, half, quarter, dime, nickel 
 
 five and three, and bronze one cent. 7 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 7 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 7 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 7 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 7 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 7 pes. 
 
 Standard dollar, half, quarter, dime, nickel 
 five, bronze cent. Eare. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. 6 pes. 
 
 Same denominations. Last year of dollar. 
 
 6 pes. 
 
 611 1896 New Orleans Mint. Dollar, half, quarter, 
 
 dime. Unc. Eare state. 4 pes. 
 
 612 1897 San Francisco. Dollar, half, quarter, dime. 
 
 Unc. Eare state. 4 pes. 
 
 613 1901 New Orleans. Dollar, half, quarter, dime. 
 
 Unc. 4 pes. 
 
 614 1903 New Orleans. Same. Unc. 4 pes. 
 
 THEEE DOLLAES. 
 
 615 1883 Uncirculated. Proof surface. V. rare. Only 
 
 930 coined. 
 
 616 1883 Duplicate. Dark streak before neck. 
 
 617 1885 Uncirculated. Proof surface. V. rare. Only 
 
 910 coined. 
 
 618 1885 Duplicate. Slight scratch below bust. 
 
 593 
 
 1885 
 
 594 
 
 1886 
 
 595 
 
 1887 
 
 596 
 
 1888 
 
 597 
 
 1889 
 
 598 
 
 1890 
 
 599 
 
 nv 
 1891 
 
 600 
 
 1892 
 
 601 
 
 1893 
 
 602 
 
 1894 
 
 603 
 
 1895 
 
 604 
 
 1896 
 
 605 
 
 1897 
 
 606 
 
 1898 
 
 607 
 
 1899 
 
 608 
 
 1901 
 
 609 
 
 1903 
 
 610 
 
 1904 
 
42 
 
 CABINET AND SAFE. 
 
 619 Walnut cabinet with 44 drawers in two tiers. Each 
 drawer measures inside 11% by 9% and % in. 
 deep. The drawers are faced with root veneer 
 have wooden knobs, and are lined with cotton 
 flannel. The cabinet fits within thick fire-proof 
 safe with single door with tumbler combination 
 lock, made by E. R. Morse & Co., Boston. The 
 safe measures outside, height from top to the 
 floor 41% in. by 34% wide by 28 deep, and weighs 
 2,000 pounds. Outside japanning in good condi- 
 tion except it is scaled on top strap on each side. 
 The cabinet would hold about 2,000 coins. Mr. 
 Lyman's collection, widely spread out, only occu- 
 pied one half of it. And I might mention that his 
 silver coins were preserved in it untarnished. 
 
OUT Si 1913 
 
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