The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31

rich iN these old cents and has every
date and almost every variety, Of
which there are hundreds. in the best
condition obtainable. The dates most
precious in the eyes Of collectors are
1898. 1893 and 1904. over 5000 apiece
has been realized on some occasions for
specimens q these three dates. The
Liberty Cup" cent Of 1893 has an
auction record. made In thiS city in
1910, of $3.50.
The early gold in this collection n
cludes the alleged pieces called e.ec-
trum. The Carthaginian electrum
slater bears n well executed portrait Of
P~ersephone. wearing eardrops. The
reverse of this coin shows "a wild horse.
This piece dates back to about 800
Il. G. Another coin of high interest Is
the daric. or gold piece Of Darius |. OF
Persia. The front Of the coin shows
the King as the royal archer, kneeiing
with his bow and spear. The reverse
shows simply "a punch mark. or deep
depression. this being the earliest form
Of coin reverse.
The very fine Jewish shekel in this
collection il Of important historical
Interest because Il is the earliest Jew
ish coin and was struck by Simon
MacCabaus. Prince of Judc3. in 1875
Il. &. The coins bear a cup or chalice
On the diverse and the Jewish words.
in obsolete form. "Shckei Israel" The
other side Of the coin SHOWS a triple
lily, which has been interpreted to
mean "thc ididding rod of Asron."
the woods Jerusalem. the Holy" and
F.- -Ar g fa.aV ~ a, at
counterfeits have been made of this
coin. which has been illustrated for
two hundred years in numismatlc
books. y genuine specimen is exceed
ingly Difficult: TO lind.
This collie ton has three very fine
examples of the earliest Roman bronze
coin or Aes. This piece is II huge af-
fair. thick and round IN shape, and
patinated from & 10 a bright green.
1t was struck to weigh a pound, 80
the cary Roman might get the worth
Of his money in metal. The front or
diverse n the jan!form head Of
the bearded Zeus. The reverse bears
the PROV OF an ancient vessel and
above II n large figure ~ meaning
! Aes. This coin was cast. not struck.
in the year $50 T.. e.
The collection contains hundreds Of
examples VI the worlds most curious
shaped money. such as the early CHI
nesc fork. razor and amu.et money,
rso! TO pay the native soldiers about
300 II. g.. also tho native African
products Of ring. shell. wool y. sad
and other money. az We. rs SOFA" g..
tho Oldest American money. mad" ..
t,nfH.v,. .pl ..l,'I rvN1 ANIt,,rI srl,,,
mounds and graves.
The exhibition Of the coins Will open
10 the public view Tomorrow.
The print department Of the Brook
Ign Museum, which signal!zed Itself
last spring 10y "A remarkable display
IF Whistler Autographs, will open to-
day "A loan exhibition of black and
white. which VIII last four Weeks
closing after Tuesday. Novcn her 10
III" high character of this exhibition
: guaranteed Il! the am. az the
three collector contributors concerned
in it,. nancy. Paul Is. Haviland,
George w. Dawson and Hamilton
Easter Field. The exhibition will COM
prehcnd ll3 exhibits. which are deii-
iAk'AN 'pIllillt'i ~ az MY VI Al
phonse l.egros, Jean Francois Millet
ana Henri Fantin-I.atour. The total
number Of exhibits for Legrns Is
eighty-onc, mainly etchings. but also
including some" Autographs and draw
inps: the total number of EXHIBITS
for Fdnta-Latour. Al Autographs, is
eleven,
uf these totals NJ. Field contributes
ilfty-fuur subjects 10y lrl"os and the
eleven l!thngrtuhs by Fan,!u-i.Htuur;
Mr., Dawson contributes twcnt. ctch-
ings and one woodCut by Mile, and
one etching 10y l%.egros; Mr.. Iiav!iand
contributes twenty-five ctcAingS, three
autographs and n drawing by l.t-
groS.
The recent exhibition Of ninety
three etChinrs hy Lcgrus AZ knoed-
lcr's, which closed on October ~, al
though drawn from wholly different
sources nay serve AS "A reminder Ct
the interest which attaches - this
artist, whose WORK; IS w,il known ID
collectors but n"t 80 widely known
10 the gcner". public, as one OF the
greatest etchcrs Of the nineteenth
century. ranking as the equal Of Scy-
mour Hadcn and Meryon in t,-'hr!-
cal qualities ana undoubtedly ranking
as their superior IN the pathetic and
intensely huv AN Interest of his sub
jeCts.
Lcgros vas born at pijon in 1897
n died In London in 1871, lie set
tied in England in 1863, where he
became professor of engraving and
etching at South kensingtoH and also