New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-22
BIG PRICES FOR SMALL COINS.

CONTINUING TIE SALE OF THE BUSHNELL coILEC-
The auctlon sale of the Bushnell collection OF
coins and metals by the Messrs. Bangs d Co., Nos.
739 and TAI Broadway was Soninaedd nics
obtained averaged fully as high as on l9 Ws
day, and perhaps 40 trlhe Deter: dme
sales were from No 593 OF ,he dat u C9ne
s,rised foreign medals, including royal and lnperSl
personages musical composers. sculptors ana PAM
ers and actors; medals of numlsmausts ana cards
OF CON dealers: the earliest coins OF the united
States thu nova cOnstelauo pieces; CONS Oh the
States including. Vermont MassachasetIs. Con
necticut: the "Immune Columbia lununls
Columbia" and Confederate" pieces, state OF
New-York; pieces circulated by talbot Auu qI
d Lee merchants oil New odH go sIi a.,
French settlement in New-iork now Car
tbagel u 5. A." or bar cents coins OF The colony
I'D state of Hcw-Jersey. com vi the Cty OF fhla-
delpha and Pennsy yanla coppeTs Known as
Rnngtowns ~; the coins issued By L. Chalmers al
Annapolis Md the Baltimore Town threePence'
The so-caed North Carolina piece, the Myouieton
nieces. store cards in great variety, and struck
tn impression in lead of he seal of the Confed-
erate States of America" classified among foreign
medals" was sold for 20 cents. rare, II not
unioue SILVER proof medal OF Edwin Forrest
brought 81 So bras dollar OF i honGh Tn Ivy MO Mr
Parmeee for SIS; the rare piece OF inc uaie lfo'
with thirteen rings each bearing the name OF
one of the original States MI. froSSafu eo' lor
Massachusetts, cent of 1877. OF which but
four are known 10 be IN e4etence'
Massachusetts, and Connecticut copper pieces sold
for from to 90 cents each. with the exception OF
particularly well preserved s2ec5eIhs Inc
Columbia and Confederate were IN active de-
rnand the Messrs. Chapman paid S42 80 ior a sill
yer Immune Columbia Oh i'oS; 20 20 lDi INC
"Confederatio OF 1888; MI. trossaTd paid
So rs for an "lmInunis Columbia OF 1856
O. Wv f..,tar aIn WI nm
date An exceedingly rare coin OF the State OF New
York 1856 purchased by Mr Chapman ioI
S4l auo her oil the date oil 100, WIN Tue ous' o.
George Clinton anu the arms OF the STATE on the re-
verse for $685. and another OF the same year, with
MI Indian Oh the diverse and the State coat o. arms
on the reverse, Tor $lO5. For unique com o. tnIs
State without date Mr farmelee paid 81 and Tor
another State coin of 1877, with the arms Of the
State and an elaborate design ON the reverse ITO
lessor Anthem gave 800.
The celebrated Ephraim Brashcr doublOon, one of
the rarost OF the many rare pieces III the collection,
and one among those most highly priced ny their
late owner, WIS the object OF a most animated
rivalry among the BIDDERS. On the lace OF this
com the rising from behind IA &c of noun
tains IN the foreground and at theT base rs
the sea beneath it Is the word Brasher," and
in headed circle tho legend: Nova
LDoraca Columbia Excelsior" On the reverse
Is an eagle bearing United States
shield on us breast. surstanped from an oval
punch L. b.; there are ID stars about the
sage's head IN its right talon IS an ohye branch
snd III hIs left bunch OF airOwstIe Whole eneicIed
By wreath OF olive leaves and on the edge the
legend, Unum Planbus l7o7'" 1t
But four OF these doubloOns are known 10 be III ex-
istence The other three beng III the collections OF
Dir. farmeee, Mr. Stickney and The Unitea
bid Vas 500, started b. MIR. Chapman. but 1t was
finally knocked Gown to Dir. frossard for 1905 amid
the chr ers 81 his less fortunate competitors.
Other of the State OF New-lork sold for 81 6,
$l3 $ll, % ana % respectively he gold, silver,
bronze ana brass pieces OF Cas.orland tnow Car
thage, N ~ brought from ~ To Sis each. Three
or L.. >. a.