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Excerpt from The Numismatic Directory for 1884: Containing the Names and Addresses of Collectors of American and Foreign Coins, Medals, Tokens, Cards, Paper Money, Bonds, Etc., Including Collectors of Masonic Medals, War Decorations and Autographs; Also a List of Numismatic Societies, Etc Once more we present our numismatic directory to the fraternity, and hope it will be received with favor for whatever good it may contain. It is no fault of ours that we are unable to present a larger edition. The task of compiling such a Directory is more difficult than one would suppose. It is impossible to publish a presentable work on the subject without the assistance of the majority of the collectors themselves. If they are not enough interested to reply promptly and state their specialties in detail they certainly cannot expect an elaborate work. While the majority write very legible letters many of their signatures are not legible. We have been compelled to write two or three times to many, and some have not favored us with even a response. Under the circumstances we have great cause to be thankful to those that have so kindly assisted us, and the many that have subscribed, as well as those that assisted us by advertisements, contributions, &c. Requesting a further continuance of your patronage we remain. 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.