Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . s the property of the late Joseph , and valued by him at about seventy-fivedollars. The silver shilling piece ranges fromfifty dollars to one hundred and fifty. There are not more than half a dozen Vir-ginia shillings known; hence their great copper Virginia half-pennies vary invalue according to variety and condition, viz : —Uncirculated half-penny, 1773, $ Very fine $ Very good .50 Fair .25 The above quotations are for the [ordinary type,varieties fetching a slightly advanced price. Co
Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . s the property of the late Joseph , and valued by him at about seventy-fivedollars. The silver shilling piece ranges fromfifty dollars to one hundred and fifty. There are not more than half a dozen Vir-ginia shillings known; hence their great copper Virginia half-pennies vary invalue according to variety and condition, viz : —Uncirculated half-penny, 1773, $ Very fine $ Very good .50 Fair .25 The above quotations are for the [ordinary type,varieties fetching a slightly advanced price. Col. Cohen, of Baltimore, Maryland, a famouscollector of the past (now deceased), was thelucky possessor of several hundred bright Virginia half-pennies of 1773, whichhave been scattered throughout the country, andare frequently seen in private coin cabinets andin the coin dealers stores, and, by way of paren-thesis, we would say that this gentleman pos-sessed a unique gold Washington cent of 1791;also a genuine United States dollar of 1804. RARE AMERICAN
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