Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Collection of United States and Foreign Coins, Tokens and Medals of Mr. J. O. Stevens, Chicago, Ill: And a Fine Collection of Canadian Coins and Medals, the Property of P. N. Breton, Esq., Montreal, Canada; Collection of Minor Pattern Pieces of the United States B. O. 140-139 Simon Maccabeus. A chalice or cup of Manna; in old Hebrew Shekel Israel, above cup Year B. 0. 140439. Bev. Triple 1i or Aaron's rod; Jerusalem the Holy. Shekel. Very fine. Rare. M 3. Worth $30 to $40. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.