Excerpt from LXXVIII Catalog of the Collection of United States and Pioneer Gold and Silver Coins, Property of Mr. Alex J. Rosborough, Oakland, California: Including Round and Octagonal Fifty-Dollar Gold Pieces, Other Rare California Gold Coins, the Miners' Bank $10, Colorado Gold Including the Extremely Rare Pikes Peak Twenty Dollar Coin, and the Oregon Ten-Dollar Gold Piece; April 9th, 1929 All bids are entered as received and lots distributed to the highest bidder without reserve. When two or more bids are the same, the first received gets the lot. When two or more unlimited bids on a certain lot are received, the first one received gets the lot at an advance of 5% over the highest bid. When I receive your bids, I consider myself as your agent and buy the lot for you as much under your bids as the next highest bid will permit. I simply execute your bids for you as faithfully as if you had yourself been present at the sale. 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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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Choice and Valuable Collection of United States and Pioneer Gold Coins Formed by the Late H. E. Rawson of Chicago and Boston: Collection of Beautiful Ancient Greek Gold and Silver Coins of Dr. A. De Yoanna, Brooklyn, N. Y.; And the Extensive Collection of Foreign Silver Coins Formed by the Late David Strasser, New York City; All to Be Sold Without Reserve at Auction OF america 1852. Reverse, dollar, wreath. Plain edge. A - \v 160. Gold. Brilliant proof. Excessively rare; classed as rarity 12. (only about 8 coined). Only about the second or third specimen I have ever offered. 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.

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Magnificent and Valuable Collection of United States and Pioneer Gold, Silver and Copper Coins, Formed by Mr. B. W. Smith, Redlands, California, Vol. 35: Over Six Hundred Lots of Gold From 25c to $50, Including Brilliant Proof $3. 00 Gold of 1875, Six Different $50. 00 Gold Pieces, Oregon $10. 00, Templeton Reid $2. 50, Both Varieties of Pike's Peak $20. 00, Etc The gold pieces is where the real rarities begin. You will find the 1797 small eagle, 1798, 1804, 1873 and 1876 Philadelphia mint, together with the exceedingly rare St. Gaudens type. Among the Half Eagles there are such rarities as the 1796, 1820, 1823, 1830, 1832 and two varieties of the 1834 with motto. Then there is an 1887 proof, of which but eighty-seven pieces were coined, and of course, a fine line of mint marks. Of the Three Dollar Gold Pieces it can only be said that the set is complete, with a brilliant proof of 1875! Also a Four Dollar Gold Piece. 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.

Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of United States Gold, Silver and Copper Coins, Formed by Mr. W. F. Kapp, Richmond, Virginia, and the Collection of Mr. Horrace Carr, Jr., Kansas City, Mo: Pioneer Gold With Baldwin and Co., Mass. And California Co., Clark Grueber and Co. $20. 00, Two Fifty-Dollar Gold Pieces, Mormon, Carolina, and Oregon Coins United States Silver with Dollars of 1839, 1851 and 1852. Half Dollars with 1796, 1797 and 1878 S. Mint. 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.