The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-18
ANTIQUE COINS AND MEDALS.
A Large and Valuable Collection to
be Sold by Bangs a Co.
From, the Ne,e York Star.

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From the Netc York Star.
Not since the famous Mickey sale" in
1867 will antiquarians, and more particu-
larly numismaticS, have enjoyed such
treat as will be spread before them on Mon
day next, On that day, at Bangs & Co. S
auction rooms, will begin the sale of an
enormous collection of rare coins and med
ais, the properly of Dr. W. Z. Woodward,
the well known antiquarian and coin col
lector, of Boston. In the catalogue which
is the work of Mr.. Edward Frissard, the
vast collection is divided into :, 454 lots.
Among the rare American coins are the
following: An original 1904 silver dollar
in fine condition. accompanied by certlti-
cate from William E. Dubois, formerly
assayer OF the Mint, attesting that it is a
genuine original and not a 're-strike' This
same piece recently sold in Philadelphia for
$1,000. Two specimens of 1894 silver dol
lars in very fine condition. The pair cost
DR.. Woodward $500. One 1913 chain"
cent, four wreath" cents and two of the
exceedingly rare Liberty cents of the
same date, all marvelously fine One of the
last cost $l05. Three 1899 cents, all good; ;
one 1904 cent, almost as it came from the
die, and 1886 half-cent, one of the finest
impressions known.
The collection of American coins of the
colonial period contains some rare pieces,
among others two Massachusetts willow
tree" Shlllings, six pine tree" shilings, "oak
tree" siXpence, threepence and twopence; a
Maryland shilling and s;xpence struck by
Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, in 1859;
three varieties of the famous Connecticut
Granby copper, very rare New Jersey
cent, dated lTS6, a New York cent of the
same date, with bust of Washington, and
another dated 1887, with bust of Gov.
Clinton. This last piece was evidently
struck over an English halfpenny of George
III. 1t cost the owner $135. A "Fugion
cent trial piece, inscribed American Con-
gress" on the reverse, and pattern quarter
dollar, silver, and dated 1885, are among
the other rarities in this department
One hundred and thirty five medals of
Napoleon |. and his relatives are feature
of the collection, as is also ssries of Quin-
tuple crowns nNnted in Brunswick during
the last two centuries. These last are silver,
and as large as saucers.
Among the English silver coins are notice
able crown piece of Edward vi, dated
1862; half-crown of Elizabeth, 1901, and
Newark and POntefract Castle siege shil-
lingS, lozenge-shaped, struck out of silver
platters by adherents of the luckless
Charles l. in 1645-48. Two silver crowns
bearing the profile of Oliver Cromwell, and
a crown piece with the arms of the Com
monwealth of England, are also great
rarlties
Among the coins and medals of the
Pops, of which there is a tremendous num-
Der in this collection, is the exceedingly
rare piece struck by Pope'Gregory XIII.
concentrating the slaughter of the
HuguenotS. 1t is dated 1872, and exhibits
the quaint device of an angel with drawn
sword pursuing the fugitives.
~ The collection also boasts an almost COM
plete set ofthe silver coins of the Doges of
Venice, beginning with Jacobo Tiepolo, who
Doges represented regned only a few
months, tnis set is very remarkable.
An American medal of great rarity, of
which there is fine specimen in this collec-
ton, is that COMMUNICATING the capture of
Louisbourg, Canada, by the English feet in
1858.
Among the coins and medals bearing the
profile of George Washington are the fol-
lowing pieces, all very rare: 1899, silver
half dollar inscribed &c. Washington,
President" cost 500; same, but with
washington, President" and minor varia-
tons; same, struck in copper; Washington
"naked bust" cent, 1892, in proof condition :;
three season" medals (which cost $305),
inscribed Second Presidency of George
Washington, MDCCCXCVl; :" Halliday's
rare Washington medal of 1871; Washing
ton mortuary medal, 1899, and the COM
memDrative medal struck in 1903. The last
recently sold for 1925.
Perhaps the most remarkable among the
several thousand coins and medals of Euro
pean and Asiatic countries, which form the
balance of this collection, is a mortuary
medal of Gustavus Adolphus, King of
Sweden, dated 1884. 1t is as large as a
plate and of silver.