Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Outstanding Collection of United States Large Cents Formed by Mr. Oscar J. Pearl, New York City Mr. Pearl recognized the beauty and scarcity of the coins in this series and endeavored to obtain as many varieties and in as fine a con dition as possible. His series of 1793 cents is undoubtedly one of the finest in existence; the 1794 series is almost complete. He is especially proud of the 1845, Newcomb 14. This proof gem is the specimen used by Mr. Newcomb in describing the N 14 variety and was discovered in Mr. Pearl's collection. It is probably unique. 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.