Excerpt from Catalogue of Coins, Tokens, and Medals: In the Numismatic Collection of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, Pa The Mint of the United States, Philadelphia January 1, 1912. Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a Catalogue of the Coins, Tokens, and Medals in the Numismatic Collection of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia, prepared pursuant to your instructions by the curator, Mr. T. L. Comparette. It is believed this publication will commend itself to all interested in the coins of the American continents. In Part I the coins of the various countries of the American continents and contiguous islands and the medals of the United States of America are described, while only lists of the coins and medals of other countries are given in Part II. 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.

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