Ernest of the Compasses, celebrated May 16, 1856. Size 24. (Marvin CCCXCI.) A bronze proof of a Halberstadt Medal with the arms of the city. (Marvin CCCXCII.) Silver and bronze impressions: obv. bust of Palaprat, Grand Master of Knights Templar in France, and inscription in Templar cypher. Size 23. (Marvin CCLV.) Another in silver, with jugate busts of Prince William Frederick of the Netherlands and the Princess Louisa Augusta of Prussia; struck by the Masons in honor of their silver wedding, May 21, 1850. Size 36. (Marvin CCIII.) Also, several Masonics not yet described by Marvin.

These minutes having been read and approved, on motion adjourned.

The regular November meeting was held on the evening of the 16th, at the Society's rooms No. 30 Lafayette Place, Prof. Anthon presiding. After the reading of the previous minutes the Executive Committee made their report, which resulted in the unanimous election of the following gentlemen for resident membership, - Lieut. Commander H. H. Gorringe, Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan, and William H. Hurlbut, all of this city; for permanent Corresponding Members,- Edward Maris, M. D., of Philadelphia, Henry W. Holland, LL. B., Boston, and William Lee, M. D., of Washington, D. C.; for Corresponding Member for two years, -George W. Rode, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Acceptances of their election have been received from Resident Members Russell Sturgis, Clement Ferguson, and Lyman H. Low; and from Corresponding Member G. F. Ulex.

The Committee called the attention of the members to the appropriate gift, (now first in use at the present meeting), of twelve chairs from John M. Dodd, Jr., for which the special thanks of the Society were voted. The Librarian, Mr. Lawrence, stated he had received 47 bound volumes, and 155 catalogues and pamphlets, since the annual meeting, of which Mr. Ponce de Leon presented 28 bound volumes, among them the complete works of Goltz, Spanheim, Paruta, and Mechel's collection of Hedlinger's Medals. The thanks of the Society were unanimously voted to Mr. Ponce de Leon, for his valuable additions to our library.

A letter was received from corresponding member G. F. Ulex, accompanying a donation of several pieces, for which the thanks of the Society were voted. Mr. Wright, the Curator, reported a gift of 14 medals and coins from Messrs. R. H. Lawrence, G. F. Ulex, Major C. P. Nichols, and Prof. Solomon Woolf.

A communication was received from Mr. S. K. Harzfeld, calling the attention of the Society to his interview with the Superintendent of the Philadelphia Mint, as published in a recent number of Numisma. The subject was referred to a special committee of Messrs. Hewitt, Poillon, and Feuardent.

Letters were received from W. L. Brown, of Chicago; Honorary Member W. E. DuBois, Corresponding Members G. F. Ulex and William Lee, and others. These minutes having been read and approved, on motion, adjourned. WILLIAM POILLON, Secretary.

NUMISMATIC AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Å MEETING of the Society was held at its hall, on the evening of Dec. 13, Pres. Price in the chair. A number of letters were read and donations received for the library and cabinets. Among the coins presented were a silver XII Marien Groschen piece of John Frederick of Brunswick, dated 1676, in very fine condition; a silver coin of the Republic of Lucca, dated 1726, bearing on the obverse the Vultus Sanctus, a representation of a famous painting in the cathedral of Lucca, and the patron of the State; a copper coin issued by Ravenna in the sixth century: obverse, a helmeted bust of Rome, with inscription, "In victa Roma," an eagle with outspread wings, and the letters XL, the value of the piece; a fine silver coin of Philip the Fair, of France, about 1285; a base metal coin of the Republic of Florence, issued in the fourteenth century, and a semi-uncia of the Roman Republic of the second century before Christ; one silver denarius of Vespasian, and three family coins found near San Remo in Italy; a small silver coin of the Republic of Sienna, issued in 1550. Mr. John R. Baker presented a bronze medal, which the Ministerium of Pennsylvania, by resolution, authorized him to

cause to be prepared in commemoration of the presentation of the Augsburg Confession to the Emperor Charles V. on June 25, 1530, and of the publication of the Book of Concord, June 25, 1580.

A ROMAN BULLA. The following communication was read from Mr. A. E. Richards, of Florence, Italy, a Corresponding Member of the Society:

"There came into my possession lately, among a lot of bronze Roman coins, of the first to third centuries, found near Ord, a curious piece of lead of which I enclose you a rubbing. Although the classical dictionary says they were of gold, it may be that such were only for the rich, while the poorer classes were obliged to be content with baser metal. This is only my conjecture. The piece of lead to which I refer is nearly circular, and is of an inch in diameter. It bears on the obverse the word Sospites, around the letters PL; on the reverse is a standing figure, like a tutelar god (a Lar), holding out a sword with one hand and in the other a curved pruning-hook or sickle. The two holes may indicate the position of the fastenings by which they were suspended around the necks of the Roman youth, while still bearing the toga pretexta. Perhaps this medal of Sospites (a deliverer) may have been the origin of the later custom of baptismal medals still worn by the Roman Catholics in Italy at the present time, and even buried with the body at death."

Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., read the following communication on the Burial Place of a Mexican King, lately discovered near Tehuantepec:—

"Not far from the suburb of St. Sebastian, near the village of Tehuantepec, there dwelt in the autumn of 1875, in an adobe house, a woman of the Zapetekan race, whose name was Donna Gregoria Todedo-Ortiz. Actuated by the desire to renovate and restore her habitation, she came upon a great archæological "find," which, unfortunately, owing to the incredible stupidity and ignorance of the villagers, has been suffered to be exposed to ruin and loss. The Indians who were employed in levelling the earth in the court-yard of her house, preparatory to rebuilding her mansion on a new foundation, dug into a mound, which had always stood within the enclosure, but to whose origin no thought had ever been directed. Suddenly the tools struck against some resisting substances, and further research disclosed that the obstacles were objects of a yellow metal, of varied and remarkable forms. As they came across them they marked them in the order of their discovery and carried them to Donna Gregoria, who was not far distant, overseeing their labors. Her surprise was naturally very great, although she scarcely dared to hope or to believe that these glittering substances were actually gold, as they appeared to be. The workmen continued their labors, and were rewarded still further by finding great quantities of small golden statuettes, ear-rings, lip-rings, and many other curiously-shaped objects, including a dozen golden tortoises. A large golden tablet, engraved with fantastic figures and hieroglyphs, probably being the history of the treasure, and the cause of its being deposited in the mound, were also obtained. Small ornaments of copper, burnt-clay, utensils, vases of artistic form beautifully painted, a cup whose handle represented the paw of a cat remarkably well executed, and bracelets of mussel shells were also found in the tumulus. In the midst of all these objects lay the remains of a human skeleton on which the lapse of ages had pressed so heavily that at the very first touch it fell to pieces, rotten and mouldered and brittle, and became entirely lost in the adjacent dust.

"All the circumstances point to the fact that this mound had been the sepulchre of some Zapetekan monarch in far-distant antiquity. Independent of the mouldered and crumbled condition of the skeleton, which of itself would attest the remoteness of the interment, the fact that the grave had not been rifled and despoiled of its contents, points to a date of burial long before the arrival of the Spaniards, and that the monarch had long been forgotten. Had the invaders been aware of the existence of this sepulchre, it would certainly have been plundered with as little compunction and respect as they ever exhibited to similar suspected receptacles of treasure. Neither palaces nor temples, nor even the sanctity of the grave, ever remained inviolate before the greedy investigations of the Conquestadores, everywhere ravening for gold. The tortures which they so freely applied to the unfortunate natives would have surely caused the treasure buried in this mound to be revealed, had it been known to the Indians of those days-a sure proof of the extreme age of this sepulchre, so long buried that it had been utterly forgotten.

"Donna Gregoria rejoiced exceedingly at her great good fortune, and, not knowing that these objects could possibly possess any other worth than their value as metal, sent all these invaluable archæological relics to the nearest goldsmith, who, with much greater stupidity, threw them into his melting-pot, and gave her current money in exchange, to the amount of over one thousand dollars, the gold being unalloyed and almost chemically pure.

"From this spoil and devastation only four of these escaped. A small golden statuette, supposed to represent the identical Zapetekan monarch whose remains had found their resting-place in the mound, and a golden hanging breast ornament, decorated with a woman's head, were sold at their gold value, $60, to a Mr. Carlock, who sold them to Mr. Thomas Clayton, purser of the English war-vessel Phantom, which, in the early part of 1876, was lying in the harbor of Salina Cruz, in the Pacific Ocean. In February, 1876, Mr. Frederick Maler, of Berlin, visited Tehuantepec, and purchased for $15 a golden lip ring and a tortoise of the same metal, these being then the last survivors of the discovery. Not caring to expose the precious relics to the perils of his wanderings and the possibility of loss, Mr. Maler generously donated them to the museum in Berlin, where they now are. The statuette of the King represents him seated on his throne in a ludicrously stiff attitude; upon his forehead is a lofty crown, while his left hand holds something that may be either a sceptre or a club. His right hand holds a shield. In his ears are

deep ear-rings and his under lip is pierced with a drooping gold ornament of considerable size. Upon his breast is engraved a female head. The golden tortoise has on its hind feet bell-like appendages. It is pierced through the centre on each side by two holes, through which originally a string was passed, and the trinket was worn on the neck or chest. It is hollow and not thicker than a sheet of paper, and was certainly made by hand out of one piece of gold, and not cast.

"For the substance of the foregoing remarks I am indebted to the journal of the Vienna Anthropological Society. These objects seem to be of the same character as those from Chiriqui, upon which an essay was read before our Society in 1865, and which are now owned by one of our Vice-Presidents. Unfortunately the latter were not described with the utmost scientific accuracy in the paper referred to, and it was only by an examination of their photographs that I was able to see their generic resemblance to those alluded to in the Viennese Proceedings."

Mr. Hart, the historiographer, announced the death of the Rev. J. Grier Ralston, D. D., LL. D., a Resident Member of the Society, which occurred at his residence, Norristown, on Wednesday, November 10, 1880. The Committee on Numismatics was ordered to formulate a method whereby pattern and experimental pieces could be distributed from the United States Mint, without the intervention of speculators or dealers. On motion, the Superintendent of the United States Mint was requested to distribute to legitimate collectors only, in such manner as he should deem best, the 150 "Stella" sets of the Hubbell coinage now on hand. There were originally 450 sets struck. Mr. F. Jordan, Jr., deposited a pierced stone implement, holding an intermediate place between "ceremonial weapons" and "tubes," but which as yet have never been assigned to any definite purpose. Dr. Rau writes that he was sometimes of the opinion that "they were worn on sticks as badges, like the undoubted ceremonial objects, although some of them are almost too small for such purposes." The annual election then took place with the following result:- President, Eli Price; Vice Presidents, William S. Vaux, William P. Chandler, Daniel G. Brinton, and Edwin W. Lehman; Treasurer, Henry Phillips, Jr.; Recording Secretary, J. Hays Carson; Corresponding Secretary, Henry Phillips, Jr.; Historiographer, Charles Henry Hart; Curator of Numismatics, Robert Colton Davis; Curator of Antiquities, Francis Jordan, Jr.; Librarian, Philip H. Law. Mr. Henry Iungerich was elected a Resident Member, and after propositions for membership were read, at a late hour the Society adjourned.

NUMISMATIC AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE.

THE Numismatic and Archæological Society of Baltimore was organized recently, and the following officers elected: Rev. Dr. É. A. Dalrymple, President; Mr. O. H. Berg, Vice President; Dr. George Massamore, Secretary, and Lennox Birckhead, Treasurer. There are a number of gentlemen in Baltimore who have fine cabinets of coins, both American and foreign, ancient and modern, as well as medals, seals, and engraved gems, which are now generally included in numismatics. By collectors of coins and medals autograph letters are also regarded with affectionate favor, and a number of fine collections may be found in Baltimore.

At a subsequent meeting held Nov. 12th, a constitution and by-laws were adopted. The membership is of three grades-resident, corresponding and honorary-the first grade having the power of transacting business. Eleven new members were elected, viz: Messrs. James G. Wilson, T. Harrison Garrett, E. J. Snow, Theodore Straebline, Charles Marean, Capt. Wm. H. Cassell, John A. Laessig, John Berger, and Francis T. Hagadorn. The Society now numbers about twenty-five members. Regular meetings will be held on the third Monday of each month.

NOTES AND QUERIES.

BRADY.-In reply to our correspondent W, in our last number, (page 44,) we learn that Mr. Brady is still in business as a dealer in coins, autographs, &c., &c., at 109 North Howard Street, Baltimore. At this time his circular is headed "Shakespeare's Head (portrait of Shakespeare) 33 years in existence."

It is alleged that the bronze English pennies of 1874 have been counterfeited by American forgers (?)—and that they are difficult to be detected. The genuine coin bears a small H under the date in the exergue of the reverse.

COIN SALES.

ABBREVIATIONS, b. p. brilliant proof; v. very; f. fine; g. good; r. rare.

WE have again a considerable number of coin sales to chronicle, and among them are several valuable collections. All the dealers are apparently very busy, and the approaching sale of the Jenks collection by Mr. Woodward, and another well known cabinet soon to be offered by Mr. Harzfeld, show that the interest is not likely to abate at present. We can mention only the most valuable pieces in each, and yet we should be glad, if our limits allowed, to give much larger quotations from the Catalogues, especially of the Anthon Cabinet.

SMITH CABINET.

The first sale we mention is that of the Smith collection, the first part of which was sold in New York by Bangs & Co., October 5, 6, and 7 last. The Catalogue was prepared by Mason & Co. of Philadelphia, contained 72 pages, and 2015 lots. It contained all the rare U. S. Half Dollars, Dimes, and Half Dimes, all but two of the rare Quarters, and many other interesting pieces. A proof set of 1858, seven pieces, brought $42; 1877, 8 pieces, 8.87; Eagle of 1795, 16; Cent of '94, the starred variety, v. r. only 4 known, 23; '94, Maris 19, 10.05; '94, Dollar, 45; '97, six stars facing, '7; '98, small eagle, 6.25; '51, v. f. and r., 34; 52, 39; '57, b. p., 11; Confederate Cent, '61, 8.50; Scott's restrike Confed. Half Dollar, 6.80; set of six pattern Trade proof Dollars, 21: '97 Cent, 8.75; 1806, do. 6.75; 1809, 8.50; Half Dollar, '94, close date, 6; wide do., 6.40; '96, 16 stars, '38.50; '97. v. g. 34; '15, 14; do., double struck, 7; '92, Washington Half dollar in copper, 12; Half Disme, '92, 14.25; Quarters, '96, 12; '53, no arrows, 5.80; Standish Barry Threepence, 1650. Many lots, however, went at prices that could not have paid for cost of printing the Catalogue.

The second portion of the cabinet was sold at the same place, October 19, 20, 21. This Catalogue had 58 pages, and contained 1818 lots. A Dime of '96, cracked die, fine, sold for $6; '97, thirteen stars, 9; 1804, v. f. 24. A '96 Half Cent, not in very good condition, but v. r., 20.50; Jewish Shekel, 16; Half do. 18.50; Half Dime of 1802, guaranteed, 95; do., 1805, 24. A Webster Token, silver, proof, perhaps unique, 14. Many lots in this sale, as in the preceding, went at absurdly low prices.

THE HAINES COLLECTION.

Mr. Woodward's Thirty-second sale was held at Bangs & Co's in New York, October 13-16, when he offered the collection of Mr. Ferguson Haines, of Biddeford, Me., the Catalogue containing 2335 lots, and 96 pages. There were many fine pieces, and especially a great variety of Colonials and some interesting foreign coins, among which we name the following: - Crown of James I., 6.50; Commonwealth Crown, 1653, v. fine, 15.50; Half Crown of Cromwell, 1658, 7.50; Pistrucci Crown of George III., 1820, 5; Cents, '93, I A, (references to Crosby and Levick,) 6.25; 1 B, 27 ; 3 B, 5.75; obv. 6, peculiarly rare rev., 60; 7 E, 12.50; 9 H, 5.50; Liberty cap, "not exactly like one described by Levick," 9.50; '94, (Maris No. 23,) 6.50; (do. 36,) 7; (do. 38,) 6.80; '97, close date, 22; do. broad date, 10.25; 99, v. f. guaranteed, 32.50; another, v. g. 11; 1804, perfect die, 25; do. broken die, 7; 1809, fair, 8; 1821, 22, 23, v. f. 12.50 each; '26, unc. II; '27, unc. 11.50; '32, do. 11.25; 41, pr. 8.55; '50, do. 10.50; Half Cents, '95, lettered edge, 13; '96, v. f. 42.50; another, broken die, 27; '31, pr. 11; '36, do. 14; '40, do. 12; 41, do. 12.50; 42, do. 13; '46 and '47 13 ea. ; '48, do. 10; '52, do. 11. Dollars, '94, 105; 95, 10.25; '96, three varieties, 6, 10, and 10.25; '97, 7.10; '98, 12; '36, Gobrecht in the field, 41.50; do. flying eagle, 18.10; 38, Liberty seated, 18.10; '39, flying eagle, 28; 51, pr. 37; '54, 9.50; '55, 10; '56, 12.50. Half Dollars, '94, v. f. 10; '96, fifteen stars, 77; '96, sixteen stars, 80; '97, pierced and plugged, 80; 1801, 11; 1802, 25; 1804. 45; '15, 10.80. Quarters, '96, 6; 1804, 9; '23. 71; '27, sp. pr. 160. Dime, '97, sixteen stars, 7; Half Dimes, '96, 6.40; '97, thirteen stars, 6; 1802, v. f. and ex. r. 240; 1805, 20.25; Proof set of 1858, five pieces, 37.50; N. E. Shilling, 18; 1652, Willow tree, 15.25; Pine tree, (Crosby 11 D,) 7.50; do. (21 L.) 9.10; Higley Copper, 19; New York Cent, 1787, 19.50; Bronze Medal of Tristram Coffin, 9.25; Gloriam Regni, 16; Baltimore Sixpence, 16.50; Standish Barry Threepence, 11.50; Carolina Elephant piece, 20; Kentucky Myddelton. Token, 21; the Voltaire Washington, 10.50; Washington silver Half Dollar, 50; Carry me to Atwood's," 7.25. Many others might be mentioned which brought very good prices.

CHAPMAN SALE.

Nov. 19, 20, the Messrs. Chapman, of Philadelphia, held a sale at Bangs & Co's, which contained many fine and rare pieces. The Catalogue, 42 pages, included 1082 lots. We mention the following prices obtained: Pine tree Shilling, (Crosby 21 L.) 16.50; Chalmers Annapolis Threepence, uncir. 12; Standish Barry Threepence, plugged, 10.25; " Non Vi" etc., 27.50. Dollars, '95, flowing hair, 12; '36, pr. 10.10 and 10.25; '36, plugged, 6.10; '54 and '55, v. f. 11; Half Dollars, '94, 7.25; '97, v. f. 67; 1802, 6.50; '15, 9; 24, br. pr. 7.25; '36, Gobr. head, 6.10; '52, unc. 6.50; Washington Cents, '91, small eagle, 5.50; 92, bust to left, 33; Washington Half Dollar, copper, 20; Carry me to Atwood's," 6; Quarters, '96, 6; '53. no arrows, 7.35; Half Dime, 1802, " only twelve known," 40; the Cents of the early dates also brought good prices. The result of the sale was about $1,500.

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Messrs. Bangs & Co. sold in New York, November 22 and 23, the collection of Mr. D. T. Millspaugh, of Elmenton, Pa, to which a few consignments were added. Mr. J. W. Haseltine prepared the Catalogue, which contained 40 pages, and about 1200 lots. Among the higher priced pieces, we mention

a Crown of Elizabeth, which sold for $6.25; a Dollar of 1836, 6.20; another, br. pr. Gobrecht on base, 10.40; Half Dollars, 1794, worn, 5.10; another, 1795, v. f. and r. 16.25; 1802, 7.20; Quarter, 1853, no arrows, 6.10; Cents, '93, wreath, Frossard 5, 6.25; do. Fr. 7, 5.05; do. Fr. 9, 8.50; do. Fr. 11, 22; '93, chain, Fr. 1, 8; '96, Liberty cap, 8.80; '97, unc., 9; '99, v. f. 47; another, not so good, but f. 30; 1806, 7.75; another, 10: 1810, unc. 10.10; 22, 7.50; 25, 8; Half Cents, '96, fair, 18; 31, restrike, 8; 43, original, 14.13; Fractional Currency, Twenty-five cents, 3d issue, head of Fessenden, solid gilt disk at ends, 8.20; Copper Cent, Confederate States, 6.55; Peace Medal, Holtzhey, silver, pr., size 29, 10.50. silver Tetradrachm of Leontinum, 6; another of Phaestum, Crete, v. f. and r. 8.50; Aes, G.B. head of Janus, v. f. 8.05; Greek coin (gold) of Panormus, size 124, 12.50. There were many other interesting pieces, colonial and ancient coins, which brought good prices, but we have no room for further quotations.

THE ANTHON COLLECTION.

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The second of Prof. Anthon's contemplated series of sales, announced for succeeding autumns a year ago, took place in New York, at the rooms of Bangs & Co., Nov. 15 and 16 last. The Catalogue contained very full descriptions of 1027 coins and medals of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and Italy, and covered 104 pages. It forms a valuable contribution to numismatic science. Should we attempt to give anything like a proper report of this sale, it would require a much larger space than is at our command, and we must content ourselves with notices of a few only of the most valuable pieces. FRANCE; Medals, etc.-Henry II., silver, size 29, "Et pace et bello arma movet," $17; Cardinal Richelieu, bronze, size 48, 9; Double Louis d'or of Louis XIII., 1640, 14; Peace of Utrecht, silver, size 46, 12; Execution of Louis XVI., silver, size 21, 7.50; Rising at Brescia, 1797, silver, size 40, 8.25; Bonaparte, Infernal Machine, silver, size 32, 7.25: 1805, Reception at Schoenbrunn, size 43, II; Head of the Emperor, Italian legends, 1816, size 48, 13; Five francs of Henry V., 1831, proof, 5.85. BELGIUM.—Medal Dollar of Mary and Maximilian, 1479, 10.50; Ducatoon of Alberta, the daughter of Philip II., v. f. 15.25; Brabant Crown of Philip II., 1569, 9.50; Masonic (Marvin 191), Baron Stassart, 5.10. SWITZERLAND.— Medal Dollar on foundation of Swiss Confederation, 16th century, 15; Double Dollar of Basel, 1741, 8.50; Dollar of Zurich, 1660, 9.90. SPAIN.-Double Ducat of Ferdinand and Isabella, 15; Ducat of the same, 14; Dollar of Philip II., 1590, 13.80; Bronze Medal of the same, 20 (the last struck before his death); Holy Dollar" of Charles IV., 1806, 6.25; Medal of Xavier, 17 x 15, in filagree frame, 10.75; Maltese copper of Valette, 8.30. ITALY.-Silver Scudo of Alexander Farnese, 1591, 15; Leo X. Medal, Liberalitas, etc.. 12; Scudo of Urban VIII., 7.30; Medal Dollar do., 7; Clement X., 1672, 9.50; Benedict XIII., 1726, Medal by Hedlinger, 15.25; Clement XIV., Suppression of Jesuits, 7.50; Gregory XVI., Terracina, 1843, 6.60; Testoon of Cosmo I., 8; Scudo of Francis de Medici, 1577, 6.30; Giustina,' Dollar of Pasquale Cicogna, 10.30. Heavy Cast Medal of Mahomet II., size 70, real bronze, 1481, 36.25; Millingen's Medallic History of Napoleon, 74 plates, 15.25; Numismatica Veneta, folio, 16.50. Many other fine pieces brought prices of $5 and upward, which we must pass without reference.

HARZFELD'S FIFTEENTH SALE.

Mr. S. K. Harzfeld sold at New York, Nov. 26 and 27, a fine collection of Coins and Medals, especially rich in American Cents, principally from Mr. J. C. Roach's cabinet. The Catalogue contained 56 pages and 1390 lots. An Antigua Medal, 1846, size 32, brought $8; English Medal of George III. for Canadian Indians, size 48, 10; some English gold and silver, early dates, sold for from $8 to 27, the latter price being obtained for a Scotch Crown of 60 shillings of James II.; set of 12 Nickel Cents, proofs, for 1858, 9; Barber's original pattern for Standard Dollar of 1878, 15; Morgan's original do., 13; Goloid Metric Dollar, original, 1878 die, 16.50; Goloid Metric set, 3 pieces, 16.55. Dollars, 1794, v. f. 75; '95, flowing hair, unc. 13; do fillet head, 7; '51, proof, 40; '54. unc. 10; '55 and '56, pr. each, 20; '58, proof, 38.25. Half Dollars, 1794, 6.20; 1815, 6.75; 1852, 8. Quarters, 1796, v. f. 17; 1797, fair, 18.50; 1853, no arrows, 6.25. Dimes, 1804, v. f. 11; '11, 7.25; '24, unc. 17.50; '46, br. pr. 12. Cents, 1793, 10 p'cs, from 2 to 12.50; '94, starred variety, 19.50; do. Frossard No. 13, 18; '96. Liberty cap, open mouth," 19: do."fallen 6," 32; '99, Frossard 2, 30; 1801, 11.50; 04, broken die, 16; 08, unc. v. f. 45; '09, 9.25; '19, small date, 11; '21, unc. v. f. 13; '24, do. 9. Half Cents, 1795, lettered edge, 15; '96, 16.50. Quarter Eagles, 1796, no stars, 9.20; 1806, ex. r. 11.50; Mormon Five Dollars, 9.25; Chalmer's Shilling, 6.50. Some ancient Greek and Romans brought very good prices, and the sale as a whole was a success. The December sales we must postpone mention of until the next number of the Journal.

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BRITISH WAR MEDALS.

THE Medals given by the British Government for service in wars of this century, call to mind the saying, that Great Britain is never at peace. The list is a very long one, and is briefly as follows: A number for services during the campaigns from 1801 to 1814; a gold medal and gold cross for certain battles in the Peninsular War; the Waterloo Medal; the South Africa (exclusive of the Zulu War); the China (three wars); the Afghan, Scinde and Gwalior; the Sutlej; the New Zealand (three wars); the Punjab; the Indian or Frontier Medal (which includes one Persian, three Burmese, and endless little wars, such as the Umbeyla, Hazara, Looshai, Jowaki and Perak campaigns); the Crimean; the Mutiny; the Abyssinian and the Ashantee Medals.