Excerpt from Catalogue of Gold, Silver, Copper, Brass, Bronze and Porcelain Coins and Medals: Composed of the Well Known Collections of Dr. Spiers and C. T. Ward, Jr., Besides Additions From 1877 to the Present Time; This Collection Is Composed of the Most Rare and Valuable Medals and Coins of All Nations

Like all men who make some subject a specialty of their lives, Doctor Spiers is an enthusiast upon this subject of speci men coin collection, and, from having been so long engaged in it, has grown to be an unsurpassed expert. Thus we have surety that every coin mentioned in this catalogue is just as represented. They were not collected for sale or speculation.

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