Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of American and Foreign Coins, Gold, Silver and Copper, Early Crowns and Double Crowns, Masonic and War Medals, Siege Coins, Fine and Rare Ancient Coins, American Coins, Rare Pattern Pieces, Numismatic Works, Etc., Etc: To Be Sold at Auction, by Messrs. Bangs and Co., 739 and 741 Broadway, New York City, on Saturday Afternoon, January 27, 1883 Bank. 67 pcs. X? 107 Blood's penny post and other scarce local stamps, etc. 8 pcs. 108 Foreign stamps, assorted; used. 200 pcs. 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.