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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Splendid Collection of Gold and Silver Coins of England, Embracing the British Coinage From About 150 B. C. To Edward VII: Being the Most Complete Collection of British Coins Ever Offered at Auction in America; Property of Mr. Frank Clemes Smith, Chase City, Virginia, Together With the Collection of United States Gold, Silver and Copper Coins Belonging to Mr. Henry M. Wisler Doubtless every collector of coins begins in an aimless fashion, to collect old coins. He may, after some years and good fortune, possess a few good pieces, but possessing no continuity with respect to their country of origin or their dates; and the amateur discovers that, unless he undertakes some strictly systematic method of col leeting, his results will be unsatisfactory. 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.