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TO l>E SOLD AT AUCTION

By LEONARD & CO. 45 & 47 Tremont St. Boston.

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, 18G4.

At 3 o’clock, P. M.
Coins on exhibition the day of the sale.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
No. of pieces.
To Hanover, fine, scarce.
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Sous, varieties.
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Ships Colonies &c. uncirculated.
- \>(\ Jacksons Head “For our Country.” and other pieces 5
Father Mathew, Temperance Medal. Large. White
metal. poor scarce.
U. S. Cents 1835 to 40. 6
Victoria Halfpenny fine old die
Half Pennies N Scotia. 3
1861 Cent N Brunswick, fine, scarce, but. pierced.
1812 Goddess of Sea rev. “Pure Copper &c.” fine.
Jackson pieces. “Not one cent &c.” fine. 2
Connecticut Cent. very poor.
“Essequebo & Demerara” Coin, South America, fine.
“Wilsons Medal,” and other pieces. 6
1770, African Coin, “Maguta.” rare.
1789 Cayenne
%> Coin, brass, rare.
One Dreilling. fine, small.
“Merchants Exchange, Wall St &c.” good.
“1781 Hebrides Gregorius 3d. Pon ” Catholic, rare
1861 U. S. Quarter Dollar, genuineness questioned.
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21 “Time is Money”' and other pieces, all different, all


fine and some scarce. 10
Grecian coin Sphinx and cross rare.
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Minerva rev. Temple, thin brass.
#u s Cents various dates from 1814 (very good) to
1857 (very fine, but pierced) 26
Silver Kreutz r. rare.
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Silver German coin.
Sardinian coin Carl Felix &c.
29 § Head, E Pluribus Unum rev. Center Market fine.
30 N. Y. Joint Stock Exchange Co. fine.
31 Sicilian coin Toinesi Due. fine and rare.
32 N. Brunswick Ptnnie.- very good.
33 Half penny Upper Canada Geo. 4th fine.
34 One Cent Canada. “
35 Hungarian piece Joseph 2nd rare.
36 Our Country and other piec s. 3
37 U S Cent 1848 fine
88 Wreath and Mug- Gustavus Lindenmueller. queer.
5^ uty)i^ 39 IT. S. Cents 1794 1802, ’03, & 1816 to ’22 10
I. O. U. 1 Cent, curious
1813 Ship Pure Copper &c.
1816 Ein Kreuzer uncirculated.
// U. S Cents 1794, 1803, & 1824, to ’30, 9
1712 German coin, copper rare.
n 1*00 Silver Schilling Courant
// U S cents 1795(thin die)-1831 -32-&35 to 40 8
Shield &c. rev. Standingers card splendid spicimen.
Montreal Bank half Pennies 3
Head and word Alfred rev. Britons Glo»y rare
States of Jersv Coat of Arms 3 Lions. exceBent rare
Nova Scotia Penny.
New Brunswick Half Penny
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N. Scotia Cent splendid specimen.
Pure Copper &c. rev. For Convenience, rare.
1 Stiver Pure copper &c fine, rare.
German piece Two a half Schwerin, perfect
Troy, L. Bland, Brooklyn, and Providence pieces 6

Spanish and Portuguese Pieces.

58 Dollar Ferdin 7th. copy, brass, poor.


59 Quarter dol. “ lead
60 Isabel. 2nd c< pper perfect
61 Ferdinand 7th “ ‘
62 1734 Joannes 5th, Copper. good, rare
63 1765 Josephus 1st. X “ “
64 Joannes Prince Regent, brass very thick large & rare
65 Globe and Coat, of Arms rev. Joannes VI. superb.
66 Maria II excellent specimen.
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Russians Coin.

67 Double Eagle Crowned, excellent scarce


VV 68 Letter II Crowned, very large thick & excellent, rare
69 Double Eagle “ different from above, scarce

AMERICAN COINS.

U. S. Cents.

70 1794 Fine date


71 ’95 Thick die. line specimen rare.
72 ’95 ■ Thin die “ “ <»6

l\ i 6 ’96 Liberty cap, “


ji J 74 ’96 Fillet Head “ 6 4

75 ’97 Very “ “
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7(i 1807 ExC' llent specimen


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77 ’08 Fine and rare
78 ’14 Splendid specimen, nearly uni
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’16 Nearly uncirculated
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81 T7 15 stars rare.
82 ’25 good
83 ’57 Large'date, excellent, rare
VX. 84 ’57 Small “ “
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COLONIAL PIECES.

85 1722 Rosa Americana Half Penny, fair and rare


86 ’49 Geo. 2nd. Farthing [ten tons sent for circu¬
lation in America.] excellent specimen and rare.
87 1773 Virginia Half Penny good and rare.
88 ’81 N. American Token scarce
89 ’85 Nova Constellatio (script) excellent and rare
90 ’87 Auctori Connec “ “
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’88 Vermon Auctori excellent specimen, rare
’88 Verm on s Res Publica poor but very rare
93 ’87 Nova Eborac rev. Virt. et Lib. N. Y. Head
to right, very rare indeed
94 ’87 Nova Caesarea N J. very good

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’87 Massachusetts Cent, Indian &c. Fine and ra.io
’88 Inde. et Lib. rev. Geo, III queer and rare
97 ’87 Franklin Cent, 1st. U, S. coppercoined. Fine
98 ’89 N, Y. Motts Token, Fine specimen of this
\\ very rare coin.

Half Cents.

99 1 795 good condition, and rare


100 1800 excellent very rare /
101 03 “ rare
102 1804 !2
103 ’06 excellent very rare
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104 ’07
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105 ’08 very
106 ’09 excellent
107 ’26 & ’28
108 ’28 12 stars rare
109 ’29 Fine
110 ’32
111 ’35
112 ’37 Eagle rev. Half cents worth Ac.
113 ’49 Large date rare
114 ’51 & ’53 excellent
115 ’54
116 ’55

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good specimen of this very rare date.

WASHINGTON PIECES, TOKENS &c.

1783 Head, “Geo, Washington” rev, “One Cent”


“1—lOO” Fine and rare
Medal, Head to right, “Geo, Washington born
Feb, 11, 1732 Died &c.” rev. “Genl, of the Ameri¬
can Armies &c” extremely rare, wh. metal coroded.
Washington’s Head United we stand Fine
“ “ rev “Exchange” “
“ “ in a star queer “
“ Market rev Turkey Gobbler “ queer

PRESIDENTIAL PIECES &c.

Maj. Gen. W. II. Harrison, Peoples Clioice 1840 fine


“ “ “ “ “ ’41 fine rare
126 Maj. Gen. W. H. Harrison, Hero of Tippecanoe,
brqss, large, fine and rare.
127 Henry Cl ay the Ashland farmer. Weighed in the ballauce
and found wanting, excellent and rare.
128 W. H. Seward A faithful friend to our Country, no
date brass good specimen old and rare
129 James Buchanan No Sectionalism scarce
130 Millard Fillmore For the whole Country, brass almost
proof, rare.
131 Brockenridge & Lane Photographic medal, fine uncirc.
132 Douglass and Johnson “ “ “ “
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134 Union of the Sates The Constitution and
the Laws, photographic medal rare variety, uncirculated
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Political and otueu pieces

135 Jackson in money chest L L I) Veto exceedingly fine


13(5 “ turtle & safe rev. T follow in the steps etc.
137 Wreath of stars Millions for defence very good scarce
138 Phoenix Speaie payments suspended May 10 rare, fine
130 “ rev. Millions for defence good scarce
140 General Jackaon and safe rev. donkey
141 Executive finanecering rev. donkey running
142 1837 Head rev Bentonian curreuey
143 1841 “ “ “ “ scrarce variety
144 1838 “ Benton experiment excellent and scarce
145 Ship Webster current rev. snip Van Buren currency
146 “ “ currency “ “ “ “ “ perfect
147 “ “ current “ “ “ “ current “
148 “ “ current rev. Not one cent for tribute, scarce, fine

Miscellaneous Pieces.

{/140 Savage Tree and Ship Liberia &c. One Cent


150 Am 1 not a woman and a sister, splendid scarce.
151 Medal Young Mens Total Adstinance Society line
152 Negro boy trampling tobacco rev. pledge unciro. rare
153 Lafayette a friend to America and Freedom
154 American Institute medal copy in copper very fine
155 Charleston S C 1846 Palmetto tree reverse Auc¬
tioneer excellent specimen and very rare
156 S T 1860 X rev. 3 ct. stamp under isinglass window a
queer specimen of Postage currency four years since.
157 Sigilium Beipublicae Connecticutensis queer
158 1837 Pattern piece One Cent Feutehtwanger &c. scarce
159 Army & Navy varieties all different fine 3
• 160 Chicago 11 II Countiss. excellent old and rare

Buttons

Herrison & Reform log cabin excellent and rare


XX Found near road to Lexington probably an old
Revolutionary relic once worn by a British soldser rare
National Guard N Y S A Excelsior fine
Navy button small

ENGLISH PIECES.

165 1689 James U Gun money, struck in Ireland from


King J’s. cannon.
166 1699 William III half penny fair rare
167 William III. Farthing poor very rare
168 1774 George III Halfpenny fine scarce
160 1797 “ “ Two penny copper fine queer rare
170 1799 “ “ Farthing very fine queer and rare

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171 Goo. Ill Penny and lnilf* penny extra tine scarce 2
1 172 George IV Penny poor
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178 “ half penny fine
174 William IV half penny tine and scarce
175 Victoria half penny New die very fine
170 Victoria Set. Penny (new die) half penny, faithing,
and half farthing (very rare) all in very fine condition,
and the sett is difficult to obtain.

SILVER &c. MEDALS AND COINS.

j? ; , (m English 1580 Elizabeth Hulling good extremely rare


-1/ o ) 178 “ 1004 James I Shilling date fine “ “
) 179 “ Charles I Shilling extremely rare
Vt80 “ 1713 Queen Anna 3 pence, fine, exceeding rare
“ 1794 Guinea counterfeit rare
», jz. Egg “ Prince of Wales Model Half Sovereign brass rare
yi r-tna h /J* 188 French 1043 Louis XIV about 150 centimes very
Jr fine condition and a rare coin
/184 “ 1812 “Napolean Empereur” half franc, good, scarce
, 1185 “ “Louis Napolean Buonaparte” rev. Republic
Fi •ancaise” 1 Franc splendid condition rare
180 “ 1848 “Louis Napoleon Bonaparte elu President”
etc. Inauguration medal, beautiful proof wh. metal
187 Spanish 1711 Carlos III abt. size quarter dol curious, rare
188 “ 1754 Half Real queer
189 “ 1783 “
190 “ Helvetia reverse “20”
191 Danish Skilling Danske fair
19*2 Greenland Dansk Amerik fine sesree
193 “ “ . “ good
7 194 small
195 Republica Boliviana Half dollar
196 Republica de Colombia. One real. fair.
fajrt*. 197 Popeyan small curious and rare
198 East Indies two Annas curious
199 Italian coin of Napoleon the Great pierced but rare
200 Jewish Shekel fine copy in white metal “
201 Mexican dollar genuineness doubtful fine
202 ‘‘ half Real genuine
203 Prussian coin Frederick Wm. 4 th. 2 £ groshen very fine

CHOICE & RARE MEDALS & TOKENS

(d ‘#i b 204 London 2 d. City Omnibus oval very fine and rare
“ “Crystal Pallace proposed by H. R. II. Prince
/l '-/I206 Albert Cost £150 000” brass rare
Three legs Quocunque Jeceris Stabit. curious and rare.
Wellington piece, list of battles (in Spanish) good, scarce
fa St. Stanislaus rev. St. Louis. Catholic oval fine rare
1 209 Virgin Mary piece “ “ “
Beetjiooven (Ludwig A on) tine little brass medal rare
One birthing payable in Dublin, Cork or Limerick, line rare
E. D. Mabony Cork tine scarce
Arabic Piece Characters on both sides tine rare
Turkish Piece old and rare copper
Java Piece 1749 size of half cent very rare
1821 St. Helena half penny very fine and rare struck
the year of Bonaparte’s death there.

ANCIENT ROMAN COINS.

°17 “Constantins” small copper coin, struck during the reign


of Constantine abt. A. D. 400. very good, exceedingly rare
‘21S “Imp. C Claudius” &c. Head rev. Female holding a
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during the reign of Claudius about A. D. 50. copper
good condition, small and exceedingly rare.
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F R E N C II.

/ 219 1788 Louis XVI Copper piece scarce and very fine
220 179*2 “ “ “ Revolutionary piece, fair, scarce
221 “ “ “ Brass “ piece large and rare
222 Renubliquo Francaise Eye and Tablet rev. wreath and
scales “Libertad’, &c. brass, fair and rare.
223 Revolutionary Medal Goddess of liberty, soldiers etc. Lid-
erty or death (“Yivre Libre” etc.) copper large, rare, fine
224 Charles X etc. brass good specimen
225 Lonis Phillip I copper scarce
226 “ “ I lead medal poor
227 1 849 Republic Francaise small very fine and rare
228 Louis Napoleon 10 and 5 centime pieces fine

EUROPEAN & OTHER COINS

Ttusti 1723 George I Woods half penny fine and scarce


“ “ IY “ “ good
“ Camac Rvan & Camac “ “ “ and rare
Danish Skilling danske good and scarce.
1754 Prussian Double eagle &c. very good
Switzerland 1 Batz Bear etc. fine and rare
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Oscar etc. very fine indeed
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East India “One Cent” fine and scarce


“ “ Half cent good and rare
“ “ Quarter cent fine and rare
239 “ “ 1804 Lions and Coat of Arms. rev. Indian
characters, very good large and rare
“ “ Lions etc. rev. One Quarter Anna, very fine
“ “ “ “ rev. Indian characters, fine.
“ “ Ir dian characters on both sides, fine scaree
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN PIECES &c.

248 Mexican copper piece. Eagle cactus etc. fine and rare.
244 Sandwich Id. coin Kamahameha III fine and rare
245 Chihuahua (Cent. Amer.) “Estado liber ’ etc. fine rare <
24(3 Hayti Ropublique I)’ Haytii small fine
247 “ “ “ large fine
248 “ Faustin I Empereur large fine and rare
249 Uriguay Sun with face rev. “Centisimos 40” brass.
very large, thick and rare
Venezuela, (Republic of) very fine.
Chili “ “ star “Economia” etc. fine 2
Buenos Ayres Liberty cap and sun. good small rare
“ “ Banco National etc. good, small and rare.
“ “ Casa de Monia. fine, large and rare.
Brazil Petrus I In hoc signo vinces large and good
“ “40” In hoc etc. large and good.
Gen. Burnside’s head. “Rhode Island first in the field.”
Eagle, shield 19 stars, brass, queer.
Army & Navy and other pieces 6
Scales rev. Apoth. weight One dram curious very fine
1807 George III half penny poor
1832 Half penny token poor
Goddess of the Sea. rev. Ship. Trade and commerce

BOOKS and CATALOGUES.

nr-j At. 204 1626 Antedated. History of English money, fine and rare.
265 Account of English money small.
'*j /* 1" 266 May 301860 Priced Catalogue of Coins sold by Leonard &Co.
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267 June 27-8 1860 “ (partly) “
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268 Sept.21, 1864 “ t l C C
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! 269 Oct. 5 “ “
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A. L. Elliot, Printer, Eoxborough, Mass.


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.2.') 65 Franklin Me.ials.
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25 pieces,
.01 67 A nnniher ol < 'oins.
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