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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Numismatic Collection of Mr. Edwin B. Wight, of Cleveland, Ohio: Comprising a Nearly Complete Series of the Issues of the United States Mint, to Be Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Bangs and Co., 739 and 741 Broadway, New York City, on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 24, 25, 1885 Money of Necessity. 2 Reals. Buenos Ayres, 1844; very good, scarce. Portugal, for Brazil and Africa. One, scarce; one of large size. 6 pieces. Spain. 8 Maravedi; good. 2 pieces. France. 5 and 10 Centimes; good lot. 7 pieces. Same. 1 and 2 Sols, 1792, in gun metal; scarce. 3 pieces. Same. Napoleon III. Rev., Napoleon as the vampire of France bronze, nearly proof, penny Size, scarce. Same. 10 Centimes. Republic, 1874; uncirculated; beautiful bronze coins. 3 pieces. 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.