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Excerpt from Pledges of History: A Brief Account of the Collection of Coins Belonging to the Mint of the United States, More Particularly of the Antique Specimens The writer will save himself some criticisms, by saying, that he has had neither the skill, nor the zeal, to fulfil this duty in a technical and scientific method. The explana tions which follow are intended not so much for those who are, as those who are not, familiar with ancient coins. And if, after all the pains that have been taken, some errors should appear, it must be remembered that the subject is peculiarly exposed to them. If so triing a performance were worth the formality of an inscription, the writer would do himself the honour to inscribe it to his superiors in office. William E. DU bois, Assistant Assayer. U 8. Mint, June, 1846. 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.