| Description |
Betts, C. Wyllys. Counterfeit Half Pence Current in the American Colonies, and Their Issue from the Mints of Connecticut and Vermont. New York, 1886. First Edition. 8vo, original green printed paper covers. Drop-title, 17, (3) pages; 22 text figures of coins. Worn, with pages separating. This copy was exhibited in the Newman Money Museum and includes its museum label. With three other publications: Akerman's 1843 The Forgeries of Public Money; a typewritten copy of Barnard's 1926 Forgery of English Copper Money in the Eighteenth Century; and Douglass's 1897 Discourse Concerning the Currencies of the British Plantations in America. Generally good to very good. Estimate $200. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15806 (realized $180).
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