The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-24

OF 1859 brought S71.25. A shilling OF the
same date and locality, the first coin OF
America, was bid of for S5l. A three
pence OF the willow-tree series OF
| 1852. which IL considered unique.
brought s2S. 1t Il well struck and
In very good condition. An extremely
rare shilling Of this series and date was
sold for 525, and a sixpence for GIG. Some
silver colonial coins Of the oak-tree series
also realized satisfactory prices. One OF
these coins, sixpence Of 1862, which
bears tree with two shrubs, was sold for
s25. Another OF the same date, which Is
considered by numismatists the finest oak
tree sixperce known, brought S23. Others
OF the same series realized from g to Sl4'
A number Of the pinc-tree series OF Massa-
chusetts were sold at good figures. y
shilling OF 1850, with the representation
OF pine tree with four long straight
limbs on either side brought SOL.
II weighs 7Gi grains, and mas pre-.
viously commanded 800. A shilling OF
the same series and date, whose tree has
seven branches, brought sii, and third
was knocked down for $40. A pine-tree
shilling OF 1862, one OF the finest in the col
lection. brought $40. Two others Of the
same date brought 81 and S13respectiyely.
and the prices OF the rest OF the pine-tree
series ranged from $3.50 for fabricated
twopence 10 Sl3 for 4 good impression OF
sixpence Of 1862. Besides the famous
Baltimore penny, others of the Mary
land coins sold well. A silver
shilling OF 1859, with bust OF Lord
Baltimore upon its diverse side and
crowned shield upon its reverse side,
brought $3.50. a sixpepce OF the same
date and design was sold for $40, and a
groat, or fourpence, for S34. An extreme
| ly rare coin OF the Colony OF Carolina OF
1894 was purchased for $50. It's diverse
side bears the date and the figure OF an clc-
plant. On the reverse, in six lines. are
the words: "God: preserve: Carolina
and the lords; proprietors."
Mr.. BushnelPs collection OF the Rosa
Americana series, which is considered to
be the finest ever sold. also realized good
prices. a penny with the head OF George
|. upon its diverse side, OF which but two
similar pieces are eXtant, and which is
quite celebrated among collectors, was
Knocked down for SG5. ii was purchased
by Mr.. Bushnell at the Mickey sale in
Philadelphia for $3.50, and was very high
" priced by him. a similar penny OF
l,24 brought $50, and q unique coin OF the
same date and denomination was Knocked
down for $25. A half-penny OF 1928 brought
s2S, and a twopence Of 1888 SIS. \ num-
OF half-pennies of Woods coinage, Of the
Rosa Americana series, were sold at from
so cents to s. apiece. Some OF the coins
of the French colonies in Louisiana were
sold extremely low, the highest price real
lied among them being $3.50 for quarter
dollar cut from an old Spanish dollar and
sur-stsmped. With the exception OF the
IVA shilling, the colonial coins of Virginia
did not bring very high prices, the next
highest price being 1928 for a rare hall
penny OF 1873. Other similar coins sold
A. low as 80 cents. a number OF foreign
silver and copper coins, comprising
specimens from Africa, Bahama, Barbados
Bermuda, Chill, lIayti, Jamaica, Mexico,
New Grenada, Peru, Siberia, Sumatra,
Spain, Japan, Canada, one Denarius OF
MaXiminus, Chinese cash; English and
Irish coins and Englishtok comprising
seventeentb-centuy half-penny tokens,
farthings and coventry hali-penny tokens,
were sold at prices ranging from S9.75 10
) cents. The dates ran from 1890 up 10
the present time, aud the collection en-
braced great many rare and valuable
pieces. The highest price among these
was realized from the sale OF an extremely
rare and beautiful silver shilling Of 1890 Of
the necessity money OF James ii. A six
pence of the same design, OF 1859, was
sold for 80, and 4 half-crown, Of the same
series of 1890, for $3.50.
Mr.. Bushnelrs collection of early Ameri-
can medals and foreign medals relating to
America was extremely large, and formed
u historical series from the days OF the
Colonies. Among those sold yesterday was
4 French bronze medal upon which is a
representation of Louis XIV. and an
Indian standing over dying captive.
which brought Sl.I5. A similar silver
medal was sold for $50. A Spanish medal
of 1864, with a bust of Charles III. upon
the diverse and the two hemisphcres be-
meath crowned sceptre upon the reverse
side. was knocked down for Sl9. \ very
rare English medal, which is mOng the first
presented to the Indians in this country,
and bears a bust of George |. and the in
scription, "George, King OF Great Bri-
tain" was sold for IS. n medal Of the
French and Indian war, which was pre-
mel Armstrong and his commissioned Off
GERS in recognition Of Their services in de-
StrOying the Indian village OF kittaning in
11j6, were sold for S1l. The collection
comprised large number OF medals which
were struck off in recognition Of services
rendered during the French and Indian
war, for most OF which satisfactory prices
were realized. There Were also number
OF medals OF the period OF the Revolution.
One OF these, the Lihertas Americana,
which was designed by Benjamin Franklin
TO commemorate the Declaration Of hide
nd 80 Drr
and CORVALLIS, dated 1876, was sold for
S26. \ very rare peace medal OF 1888
brought SD, 4 Doggers-hank OF 1871
brought $3.50, and others realized similar
prices. A number Of later American and
English medals were sold much lower.
The Admiral Vernon medals, fifteen in
number, which were struck to commence
rate the victories OF the British fleet in South
America, from 1889 to 17Al, were sold to
the same purchaser for 81 apiece. The sale
viii he continued to-day, tomorrow, and
on Friday and Saturday. commencing at 3
O'Clock each afternoon. Among the we'll
known specimens which are yet TO be sold il
a specimen OF the Confederate penny, Of
which only four are known; an exceed
ingly rare George Washington penny Of
1856; a George Clinton penny Of 1887; the
celebrated and rare Ephraim Brasher doub-
loon of 1877, which Mr.. Bushnell valued
at $1,000; the Philadelphia Corporation
shilling; a unique Annapolis shilling OF
1888; Il Washington half-dolar OF 1888,
which is considered the connecting link
between the Washington coins and the
coinage OF 1871 and 1892: a ROman-head
penny OF 1892; q set Of the season medals,
a set OF Guarter-dollars Of the hard times
tokens from 1884 to 1871, and one OF the
finest collections Of United States pennies
ever sold.