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smith, who subsequently became a coin broker, and had his of- fice at the corner of Chestnut and Third streets. At his death they passed into the possession of C. A. Paulson. At his death they were sold at public auction, December 19, 1866, and pur- chased by Dr. George Hamilton, who presented them to the United States Mint in 1871. On the case is the inscription : "Balance and Case, made by Dr. Rittenhouse, as Director of the United States Mint, and in use during his official term, 1792 to 1795. Presented by Dr. George Hamilton, November, 1871." UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia.
Great Orrery, made by David Rittenhouse.
WALKER, SARAH S., Abrams.
Rittenhouse Clock, 24-hour, winds with chain, and shows the day of the month ; made by Benjamin Rittenhouse. It was pur- chased at a sale of personal property of Isaac Eastburn, a resident of Upper Merion, who died in 1861, at the age of 82 years. It belonged to his father, John Eastburn.
WEBER, GEORGE M., Worcester.
Rittenhouse Surveyor's Compass, 1789. Still in complete working order, and used in practice; also, the original wooden box, of unique design and workmanship, for holding the compass when not in use. Both were for a long time the property of Rev. George Wack, a prominent citizen of Montgomery county.
ZIMMERMAN, MRS. ELIZABETH, Providence Square.
Clock, made by Benjamin Rittenhouse for his own use. At his death it was purchased by Harmon Custer, grandfather of the exhibitor, who used it until his death in 1800, when Henry Cus- ter became its owner. It was retained by him until his death on August 8, 1837, when his daughter and sole heir, the exhibitor, inherited it. It has stood in its present place, in Worcester, about one mile from Providence Square, since Harmon Custer brought it there ; and it has always been in good running order, and has kept time correctly. It has a brass face, and month, hour, minute and second hands. The month hand moves once a day. It has a revolving moon, which moves once a day, com- pleting its round with the moon in the heavens. On the left side of the face it has a slide, which, when moved down, prevents
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its striking without interfering with any of the running parts. In the centre of the face are the words, "Benjamin Rittenhouse, Worcester, Fecit." It also bears the Latin phrase, "Nemo om- nibus horis sepit tempus fugit." It has no date.
CLASS XXIV.
Arms and Equipments.
ABRAHAM, THOMAS D., Abrams.
Sword, used by Joseph Abraham in the Montgomery county militia.
BATES, CORNELIUS, Jenkintown.
Two Horse Pistols, flint locks. Pocket Pistol, flint lock.
BERNDT, MRS., Centre Square. Sword, from the Thirty Years' war.
BLACKFAN, MRS. JOSEPH, Norristown. Lance.
BOSLER, JOSEPH, Shoemakertown. Musket and Hatchet, about 100 years old.
BULT, GEORGE T., Whitpain. Old Military Button. DORWORTH, JOSEPH H., Norritonville,
Pistol, 109 years old. Pistol, from Germany. 1734. EMERY, JOHN, Cheltenhamn. Old-fashioned Gun, with flint lock. Two old-fashioned Guns.
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ERVIEN, J. L., Ashbourne. New Pistol and modern Gun.
FORNANCE, MRS. ANNE B., Norristown. Old flint-lock Horse Pistol. HOMER, SAMUEL, Norristown. Gun and Powder Horn.
KEECH, JACOB, Lower Merion.
Powder Horn, 150 years old.
KETTARAR, ROMAN, Somerton. Sharpshooter Rifle, one of the first made.
KULP, ELIAS K., Lederachville.
Rifle, every portion of which, except the lock and barrel, is the workmanship of the late Benjamin Kulp, the exhibitor's fa- ther, of Perkiomen township. Date, 1858; handsomely silver- plated.
MANN, HOWARD C., Three Tuns. Flint-lock Horse Pistol, 75 years old.
MOORE, EDWIN, Port Kennedy.
Musket, 200 years old.
MOORE, MRS. NATHAN, Centre Square. Ancient Sword.
MOYER, MRS. CHARLES, Broad Axe.
Leather Case for a dagger, made in 1736.
POTTS, MRS. WILLIAM W., Swedeland.
Gun, brought to the United States by the French Consul at Philadelphia during the war of 1812; now in possession of Wil- liam W. Potts.
ROBERTS, SEPTIMUS, Whitpain.
Sword Cane, came from Germany ; very old.
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SCHWENK, ENOS, Grater's Ford.
Flint-lock Gun, six feet long, known to be over 100 years old ; still in working order.
SHOEMAKER, JOSEPH, Norristown.
Suit of Regimentals, worn by a member of the City Troop of Philadelphia.
SHULTZ, JOHN, Norristown. Cannon Ball and Grape Shot.
SPENCER, MRS. ELLA, Jenkintown. Japanese Sword. STRATTON, B. F., Pottstown. Fife, 125 years old.
WALKER, E. H., Jarrettown. Gun, from France ; 150 years old. WALKER, HOWARD, Mont Clare. Cannon Ball.
CLASS XXV.
Early Surgical and Dental Instruments.
BLACKFAN, MISS, Norristown.
Box of Surgical Instruments, used seventy-five years ago. EVANS, J. S., Gwynedd. Tooth Extractor. KOHL, GEORGE M., Jenkintown.
Lancet, used when bleeding was popular.
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KULP, ELIAS K., Lederachville.
Spring Lancet, 60 years old ; made by the late Isaac Kulp, an ingenious craftsman of Perkiomen township.
ROBERTS, SEPTIMUS, Whitpain. Surgeon's Knife ; very old, and much used.
CLASS XXVI. Coins and Paper Money, Old and New.
ANDERS, ANDREW, Kulpsville.
Silver Coin, dated 1624.
ANDERS, GEORGE H., Norritonville.
Case of United States Coins, 1793 to 1884.
Revolutionary Currency. Fractional Currency of the United States.
ARMITAGE, JACOB, Jenkintown.
Silver Coin, presented to exhibitor as a pocket-piece, many years ago, on the occasion of his shooting a deer.
ARNOLD, EDWIN C., Norristown.
Collection of Coins in walnut silver-mounted case :
English copper half penny, 1723. Made by a gentleman named Wood, expressly to pass in America.
English copper pennies, 1736, 1775, and 1806.
William IV penny. Feuchtwanger cent, 1837.
Copper kreutzer of Germany, 1851.
Canadian copper half penny, 1854, 1862.
Canadian copper cent, 1859, 1863.
Nova Scotia copper cent, 1861. Large Turkish coin, marked V.
Two Spanish silver Rex or quarter, 1773, 1781.
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Sixty-four United States copper cents ; complete set from 1793 to 1857.
Eighteen United States nickel and bronze cents; all issued except ten.
Seven United States copper half cents, 1801, 1804, 1807, 1809, 1826, 1828, and 1835.
Two United States silver 3-cent pieces, 1852 and 1858.
United States silver 20-cent piece, 1875.
United States fractional currency, 3-cent and 5-cent notes.
Eight copper United States war coins of 1863, inscribed, "No Compromise with Traitors," "Union Forever," etc.
Twelve United States 1-cent postage stamps, twelve 2-cent, twenty 3-cent, two 4-cent, one 5-cent, one 6-cent, and one 15-cent.
Twenty-one United States internal revenue stamps, of vari- ous kinds and denominations.
Fifteen English and Canadian postage stamps.
Coin Catalogue and Postage Stamp Catalogue.
Copy of American Journal of Philately.
ARNOLD, HENRY, Neshaminy.
Silver Half Dollar, dated 1795; found on the farm of Eliza- beth Arnold.
BATES, CORNELIUS, Jenkintown. Case of Paper Money.
BAUER, ANDREW, Niantic.
Two pieces of Continental Money, 1776 and 1777.
BEANS, E. C., Telford.
United States Copper Cents, from 1793 to 1857, both inclu- sive, viz. : Wreath cent, "One Hundred for Dollar" on edge, 1793; 1793 Head cent, 1794; thick planchet, lettered edge, 1795 ; Liberty Cap cent, 1796 ; uncirculated cents, 1797 and 1798 ; gen- uine, 1799; broken die, genuine, 1804; head of 1800 and head of 1812, two kinds, 1808 ; crossed and plain 4, 1814 ; perfect die, 1816 and 1820; thirteen stars and fifteen stars, 1817; large and small date, 1819 ; perfect date, 1823; two varieties, 1835; plain and beaded hair strings, 1837 ; four kinds, 1839 ; large and small date, 1840, 1842, and 1857; small date only, 1841; tliree varie- ties, 1843 ; straight and slanting date, 1855 ; upright and slant- ing 5, 1856.
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United States Half Cents, 1793-94, 1797, 1800, 1802, 1803-11, 1811 T, 1825-26, 1812 twelve stars and thirteen stars, 1850-51, 1853-57.
French Cent, 1837.
Eagle Cent, copper, 1854 and 1855.
Vermon Auctori Cent, 1787.
Massachusetts Cent, 1788. New Jersey Cent, 1786, 1787, 1788. Virginia Half Penny, 1773.
Rosa Americana, two pence, 1723.
Washington and Independence, R., Unity States, one cent large head.
Washington Medal, large head, thick planchet, R. shield with stars, lettered edge, to wit: "An Asylum for the Oppressed of All Nations." Almost uncirculated.
United States Silver Dollars, viz .: Flowing hair, 1795; fillet head, small date, largest letter in R., 1796; seven stars facing, 1797; small eagle, fifteen stars, 1798; five stars facing, 1799 ; 1800-1803, 1840-1850, 1853, 1861-1873, 1859, and 1860, uncircu- lated ; Trade Dollars, 1873-1883; Trade Dollars, proofs, 1879- 1883.
United States Silver Half Dollars, viz. : 1795, 1803, 1805, 1808-1815, 1817-1827, 1829-1834, 1851, 1852 ; pointed and blunt 6, 1806 ; head to right, 1807; head to left, 1807 ; close date and wide date, 1820 ; 1820 over 1819; large curled 2, 1828 ; three va- rieties, 1834; New Orleans mint, 1838; head of Liberty, 1839 ; Liberty seated, 1839; with and without arrows, 1873; proofs, 1879-1884; with "In God We Trust" omitted in R., 1866.
United States Silver Quarter Dollars, viz. : Uncirculated, with its mint lustre, 1796; 1805, 1806, 1807, 1815, 1818-1822, 1825, 1832-1884 ; large and small letters, 1831 ; head of Liberty, 1838; Liberty seated, 1838 ; no arrows, 1853 ; proofs, 1879-1884.
United States Silver 20-Cent Pieces, 1875, 1876, 1877.
United States Silver 10-Cent Pieces, viz. : 1798, 1805, 1809, 1820, 1823-1827, 1829-1836, 1839-1852, 1854-1884 ; uncirculated, 1802 ; large and small dates, 1814, 1821, 1828, 1856; head of Liberty, 1837; Liberty seated, 1837 ; with stars, 1838 ; no stars, 1838 ; with stars, large date, head of 1836, 1838 ; without arrows, 1853; with and without arrows, 1873 ; proofs, 1879-1884.
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United States Silver 5-Cent Pieces, viz. : 1829-1884 ; head of Liberty, 1837; Liberty seated, 1837; no stars and with stars, 1838 ; no arrows, 1853.
United States Silver 3-Cent Pieces, 1851-1873.
BECK, MRS. JOHN P., Centre Square.
Coins.
BERNHART, MISS MAGGIE, East Greenville.
See Heebner, Z. L.
BERTOLET, A. F., Trappe.
Continental Currency.
BISSON, JANE, Three Tuns.
Seven old Coins and a $2 Note of Confederate money.
BOORSE, JOHN C., Kulpsville.
Fifty-four pieces of Continental money, from 1760 upwards. BULT, GEORGE T., Whitpain.
$1 and $5 Notes, Dominion of Canada, 1878 and 1883.
$5, Crawford County Bank, 1859.
5-cent Note of the city of Wilmington, 1862.
5-cent Note United States Bank, 1803.
25-cent Note United States, 1864.
5-cent and 10-cent Notes United States, 1863.
123-cent Note Philadelphia Loan Company, 1837.
10-cent Note Camden Railroad Transportation Co., 1837.
61-cent Note Southwark Bank, 1837.
5-cent and 6}-cent Notes borough of Reading, 1837.
5-cent and 61-cent Notes Schuylkill Savings and Insurance Company, 1837. 5-cent Note Manual Labor Bank, 1837.
CARN, ABRAHAM, Fort Washington. Continental Money. CASSEL, ISAAC R., North Wales.
Collection of Copper and Silver Coins. Collection of Continental Notes. Collection of nineteen United States Fractional Currency.
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Two Confederate Notes. Two Canadian Notes. $1 Note of Bank of Montgomery County, January 2, 1865. $1 Greenback.
CASSEL, JACOB, Kulpsville.
Pocket-book with Continental paper money.
CLEMMER, JOHN M., Harleysville.
Three American Silver Dollars, 1798, 1799, 1800.
DAVIS, BENJAMIN, Jenkintown.
Old Silver Coin, dug up in Mooretown in 1883. Old Spanish Coins, in money box.
DAVIS, MASTER WILLIE, Jenkintown. Two Coins, very old.
DETWILER, JONES, Blue Bell.
Nine pieces Paper Currency, Colonial and Continental.
Two pieces Paper Currency of 1816-$3 note and 64-cent piece.
Paper Currency of 1837-50, 25, 20, and 6} cents.
Paper Currency of 1862-15, 25, 10, and 5 cents.
Paper Fractional Currency of 1863; all the devices, 24 pieces. Paper Confederate and Fractional Currency ; 6 pieces.
Silver Dollars, from 1795 to 1884, of all the different devices, except the reverses of 1836 and 1838.
Silver Half Dollars, Quarters and Dimes, from 1805 to 1884. Half Dimes, from 1795 to 1884. 3-cent Pieces, first and last devices.
Nickels, first and last two devices; one without "Cents," the other with "Cents."
Feuchtwanger Cent of 1837 ; 2 pieces.
Copper Virginia Penny, 1774.
Connecticut Penny, 1787. New Jersey Penny, 1788. Nova Constellatio Cent, 1785. Franklin Cent, 1787.
Chain Cent, 1793 ; 2 pieces. Washington Cent, 1791.
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Liberty Cap Cents, 1794 and 1796; the latter date with the cue tied.
Cents of all devices not mentioned above, to the present, in- cluding the nickels.
Half Cents, all the devices from 1794 to 1857, when last issued.
General devices of coin in circulation, 1784 : Silver, Spanish ; the copper coins with English devices, farthing and half farthing. 9 pieces.
Full set of Coins in present circulation. 9 pieces.
Full set of copper pieces containing burlesques upon Andrew Jackson for vetoing the United States Bank bill in 1837. One piece, reissued in 1841, with "Loco-Foco" engraved thereon.
Gold Dollar, first issue of 1853.
50-cent and 25-cent Gold Pieces.
DETWILER, MRS. SARAH, Fairview Village.
Old Coin : Five shillings, Revolutionary money.
DOLAN, DANIEL, Jarrettown. Ten Silver and Copper Coins, 1775 to 1808.
ERB, JOHN, Douglass.
Half Cent, 1620. Cent, 1786.
FREED, E. K., North Wales.
Russian Note, 1812. German Thaler, 1812.
FREED, ISAAC G., North Wales.
10-cent Note of deposit (shinplaster) of Penn Township Sav- ing and Insurance Company. 1837.
FREED, MRS. ISAAC G., North Wales.
10-shilling Continental Note, No. 17,129. Printed by Hall & Sellers in 1773.
FREEMAN, JOHN, Worcester.
Five old Coins.
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FRYER, HENRY A. SCHWENK, Skippack.
Continental Money, viz. :
2-shilling piece, 1767.
3 of a Dollar, 1774. 30-shilling piece, 1775. 6-pence, 1777. 5-shilling piece, 1773. 20-shilling piece, 1777.
FRYER, HENRY S., Skippack. $10 Note Lancaster Bank.
GERHART, JOHN, Douglass.
20 Shillings Continental money.
GOTWALS, ABRAHAM, Belfry. Twelve old Coins.
GRATER, ABRAHAM, Collegeville. Continental Money. Spanish Dollar, 1793.
GRATER, GARRET, Schwenksville.
Four pieces Continental Money : April 10, 1774 ; April 25, 1775 ; April 25, 1776; April 10, 1777.
GRIMLEY, SOLOMON K., Schwenksville.
Three Silver Dollars, 1795.
Silver Dollars, 1796, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1802 ; one of each.
Silver Half Dollars, 1803, 1807, 1808, 1819, 1859, 1861, 1865.
$10 Gold Pieces, 1803, 1845.
$5 Gold Pieces, 1800, 1803, 1843.
$3 Gold Piece, 1854.
$2.50 Gold Piece, 1846.
$1 Gold Piece, 1851. Half Cents, 1793, 1794; with Liberty cap.
Farthings : George I, 1723; George II, 1737; George III, 1807,
Copper Cent, large and thin, with flowing hair and wreath, 1793. Copper Cent, small and thick, with flowing hair and wreath, 1793.
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Copper Cent, small and thick, with chain and flowing hair, 1793.
Copper Cent, large and thin, with Liberty cap and wreath, 1793.
United States Sun Cent, 1783.
Two United States Cents of 1794, one small and thick ; one of 1796, thin and damaged ; one each of 1797 to 1802 inclusive.
Half Penny, 1804.
Nickel Pennies, 1856, 1857.
Large Pennies, 1856, 1857.
Silbert, Shearer & Co., 1791.
French Piece ; arms of Bristol.
GROFF, MRS. CATHARINE, Worcester.
Coins and Virginia Notes, used in the late war.
GRUBB, REV. N. B., Philadelphia.
Paper Money, viz. :
Twenty shillings, issued by the counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware, in the thirty-second year of the reign of King George II. Dated the 1st day of June, 1759.
Ten shillings, issued by Pennsylvania in the sixteenth year of the reign of His Majesty George III. Dated at Philadelphia, the 8th day of December, 1775.
Two shillings, issued according to an act of General Assem- bly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dated the 10th day of April, A. D. 1777.
HARRISON, JAMES, Spring House. Five English Coins.
HARRY, MISS MARY, Norristown.
Coin, with Lord's Prayer written on it ; dated 1800.
HECKLER, JAMES Y., Harleysville.
Two Silver Half Dollars, 1819, 1825. Quarter Dollar, 1819. Half Cent, 1804. Two Coins, 1786, 1817.
HEEBNER, MRS. C. B., Collegeville.
British Coins, 1791, 1793, 1801.
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HEEBNER, Z. L., AND MAGGIE BERNHART, East Greenville.
Continental Money.
HOBENSACK, WILKIN, Fitzwatertown. Coin and Paper Money. HOBSON, F. G., Collegeville. Continental Money. HODGKINS, S. T., Norristown. Penny of 1793.
HOWLAND, MRS. SUSAN, North Wales.
Two Continental Notes, 1772, 1775.
JOHNSON, MRS., Norristown. Half Pennies, old. - KELLER, CHARLES M., Douglass.
Quarter, 1788.
Shilling, 1784.
Old Shilling.
10-cent Piece, 1858.
25-cent Pieces, 1825, 1832, 1837.
Fifteen Half Cents.
Twelve old Pennies.
KELLER, F. M., Douglass.
One Cent, 1825.
Two Cents, 1837.
One Cent, 1863.
One Cent, 1777.
German Kreutzer, 1772.
KENDERDINE, MRS. LAVINA, North Wales. Five Silver Coins.
KIRK, EDWIN, Neshaminy.
Four Pence (a groat), paper money ; dated 1772.
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KNIPE, IRVIN P., AND FRANK H. POLEY, Norris- town.
Collection of American Copper Pennies.
KOHL, GEORGE M., Jenkintown.
Continental Money, various denominations. KOONS, MRS. ANN, Collegeville. $100 Confederate Note. KRIEBLE, JESSE S., Worcester. Coin, 1772.
LEFEVRE, WILLIAM, Douglass.
3, 5, 10, 25 and 50-cent Currency, March, 1863. Dollar, 1820.
LIGHTFOOT, ELLEN, King-of-Prussia. Continental Money, 1771, 1773.
LINSINBIGLER, SAMUEL, Douglass. Coin, 1805. Loos, MRS. JACOB, Fairview Village. Four old Coins.
LOWNES, CHARLES, West Point. Old Coins. MANN, JOHN H., Horsham. Collection of Coins, dated from 1773 to 1850. MANN, HOWARD C., Three Tuns. Collection of Coins. MARKLEY, GEORGE, Conshohocken. Silver Coin, 1764. NACE, MRS. CATHARINE, Trappe. Continental Money, 1774, 1776. NAILLE, MISS ANNIE M., Royersford. Gold Quarter Dollar.
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NOBLE, THOMAS L., Jenkintown.
Penny Token, 1812. New Jersey Cent. Connecticut Cents. Cent, one each, 1794, 1796, 1797.
Half Cent, one each, 1804, 1808. Copper, George III, 1787.
NYCE, GEORGE S., Frederick.
Frame containing Continental Money, Shinplasters, &c.
PAWLING, MRS. DR., Norristown.
Continental Money of the State of Massachusetts, 1780. POH, WILLOUGHBY, Douglass. Old Quarter, 1770. Fifteen Shillings Continental money.
POLEY, FRANK H., Norristown. See Knipe, Irvin P.
PRINCE, LEWIS, SR., Norritonville. Old Coins.
REED, DR. W. H., Jeffersonville. Copper Coin, dated 1787.
REIFF, MRS. JOSEPH L., Ambler. Continental Money. RENNINGER, WILLIAM, Douglass. Five Francs, 1819. Prussian Thaler, 1818.
ROYER, MRS. ELIZABETH, Trappe.
Pocket Book and Money, nearly 200 years old. SCHULTZ, J. K., Niantic.
Old Pocket Book, containing two pieces of silver 200 years old, and thirty-six pieces of Continental money.
SCHWEINHART, GEORGE, Douglass. Shilling, 1774.
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SHAMBOUGH, JACKSON, Collegeville.
Collection of Coins.
SHERRIDAN, MRS. THOMAS, Collegeville. Old Coin. SHULTZ, JOHN, Norristown.
Frame containing Continental money.
SLIFER, DR. H. F., North Wales.
3 Pence, No. 1,385, 1781, and 6 Pence, 1775, Pennsylvania provincial currency. Number of Foreign Coins. SMITH, JOHN, Douglass. Spanish Dollar, 1813.
SMITH, MRS. JOHN L., North Wales.
Five Continental Notes, 1779 ; from exhibitor's grandfather. SOWER, F. D., Norristown.
Roman Coin, 140 years after the birth of Christ. Roman Coin, date unknown.
SPRINGER BROTHERS, Kulpsville.
United States Cents, from 1793 to 1884.
One hundred and ninety-six Half Cents, of various dates.
Sixty-three United States Cents, of various dates.
Washington Cent, 1791 and 1792.
Unity States, 1783. Indian Eccleston Medal.
Franklin or Fugio Cent, 1787.
Feuchtwanger Cent, 1837.
Two Eagle Nickel Cents, 1856.
Three Nova Cæsarea, 1787. Two Nova Caesarea, 1786. Two Vermont Cents, et lib inde, 1787, 1788.
Nova Constellatio Cent, 1785. Three George III Shield of Virginia, 1773.
George II Rex, 1735, 1739, 1740, 1752.
Three Georgivs Rex, 1723; Georgivs Rex, 1721, 1740, 1799.
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Voce Populi Half Penny, 1760.
Farthing, 1760.
Hibernia, 1722, 1766, 1775, 1781, 1805, 1822.
Brass Coin, 1722.
Manchester Half Penny, 1793.
Two Coins Pro Bono Publico, 1794.
Promissory Half Penny, 1791.
Anglesey Mines Half Penny, 1788.
Forty Hard Times Tokens. Forty War Tokens, from 1861 to 1864.
Two hundred Foreign Coins, from England, Germany, France, Spain, East Indies, Buenos Ayres, Canada, Mexico, etc.
STEINER, MRS. J. F., Norristown. German Coins, 1707 and 1759. Half Cent, 1800.
STITELER, MRS. EDWIN D., Gulf Mills.
Bolivian Dollar, 1849.
Old Levy, 1774. American Half Cents, 1826, 1834.
Nova Scotia Half Cent, 1861.
English Farthing, 1845.
STOUT, CURTIS B., Three Tuns.
Mexican Silver Dollar, 1846.
Silver Shilling, 1873.
Canadian Silver Quarter, 1872.
11-penny Bit, 1773. French Silver Fifty Centimes, 1873. Copper Cents, 1835, 1839, 1843-1846, 1851-1853, 1855, 185-, and three of uncertain dates.
STOUT, MARY, Three Tuns.
About fifty Copper Pennies, 1810 to 1854. Two Colonial Cents, 1787.
TAYLOR, JOHN, Lower Merion.
Four Notes in Continental money, viz. : 2s. 6d., 1772, No. 24,345; 1s., 1775, No. 14,355; 18d., 1772, No. 25,127; Half Crown, 1769.
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UTZY, MRS. GEORGE, Jenkintown.
Three Copper Coins, of ancient date; dug up in Abington township. WALKER, E. H., Jarrettown. Two Notes fractional currency.
WALKER, SARAH S., Abrams. Twenty-five Coins. $20 Confederate Note. 2s. 6d Continental money. $1 Friendly Association Note, 1826. WALTON, JOHN, Horsham.
Two pieces Continental money.
WANGER, GEORGE F. PRICE, Norristown.
Frame containing Colonial Notes, in use in the "Colony of New Jersey," the "Province of Pennsylvania," the "State of Massachusetts Bay," Maryland, and the "Counties of New Cas- tle, Kent and Sussex on the Delaware."
Medals. Relics of Presidential campaigns ; the oldest is of Henry Clay.
WARNER, JOHN, Worcester.
Old Coin ; two pieces Continental money.
WEIKEL, JOHN, Collegeville. Confederate Money.
WEINBERGER, MRS. E. K., Collegeville.
Continental Currency, in bills of one-third dollar, $2, $4, $6, $7, $8, and $30.
WEINGARTNER, WILLIAM, North Wales. Dollar pieces, 1799, 1800. Half Dollar pieces, 1812 to 1838.
WILGUS, SAMUEL B., Horsham. Half Dollar and Ten-cent Notes.
WILLIAMS, MRS. M. J., Jarrettown. Piece of Paper Money, 1776.
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WILLIAMS, THOMAS, Pittville. Continental Paper Money.
WOLF, GEORGE, Plymouth. Two Foreign Coins. American Cent, 1797.
WURFFLEIN, MRS. JOHN, Edge Hill.
German Silver Coin, made in the time of the Emperor Fran- cis Joseph of Austria. Case of Silver Coins, 1847 to 1865.
CLASS XXVII.
Herbarium of the Ferns and Flora of the County.
COTTMAN, MRS. J. F., Jenkintown.
Book of Natural Flowers, prepared in 1859 ; remarkable for preserving colors.
HARVEY, MISS MARGARET B., Ardmore.
Collection of twenty-eight varieties of Ferns found growing in Montgomery county, dried and nicely mounted on paper in groups, including the following :
1. Polypodium.
Polypodium vulgare.
2. Maiden hair. Adiantum pedatum.
3. Brake, or bracken. Pteris aquilina.
4. Cliff brake.
Pellæa atropurpurea.
5. Ebony fern. Asplenium ebenoides.
6. Wall Rue fern. Asplenium Ruta muraria.
7. Spleen-wort. Asplenium augustifolium.
8. Larger Spleen-wort.
9. Lady fern.
Asplenium Filix-foemina.
10. Walking fern.
Camptosorus rhizophyllus.
11. Beech fern.
Phegopteris hexagonoptera.
12. Swamp Shield fern.
Aspidium Thelypteris.
13. New York fern. Aspidium Noveboracense.
14. Spring Shield fern. Aspidium Spinulosum.
Asplenium thelypteroides.
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15. Crested fern.
16. Shield fern.
17. Wood fern. Aspidium. marginale.
18. Christmas fern. Aspidium acrostichoides.
19. Bladder fern.
20. Sensitive fern.
21. Woodsia.
22. Dicksonia.
. Cystopteris fragilis. Onoclea sensibilis. Woodsia Ilvensis. Dicksonia punctilobnla.
23. Royal fern.
Osmunda regalis.
24. Clayton's fern. Osmunda Claytoniana.
25. Cinnamon fern. Osmunda cinnamomca.
26. Grape fern. Botrychium Virginicum.
27. Moonwort. Botrychium lunarioides (variety, obliquum). 23. Moonwort. Botrychium Innarioides (variety, dissectum).
Sixty-nine pencil drawings of Wild Flowers of Montgomery county, viz. :
SPRING FLOWERS. GROUP I.
1. Trailing arbutus.
2. Liverleaf.
Epigæa repens. Hepatica triloba.
3. Wild hyacinth, or blue bottle.
4. Blood root ..
Muscari raccmosum. Sanguinaria Canadensis.
5. Spring beauty. Claytonia Virginica.
6. Rue anemone. Thalictrum ancmonoides.
7. Wood anemone. Anemone nemorosa.
8. Golden corydalis.
Corydalis flavnla.
9. Dutchman's breeches. Dicentra cucullaria.
GROUP II.
1. Quaker ladies.
Honstonia cærnlca.
2. Dog tooth. Erythronium Americanum.
3. Violet sorrel. Oxalis violacea.
4. Columbine. Aquilegia Canadensis.
5. Tooth root. Dentaria laciniata.
6. Wild geranium. Geranium maculatum.
7. Cinquefoil. Potentilla Canadensis.
8. Solomon's seal. Polygonatnm giganteum.
9. Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Arisæma triphyllum.
Aspidium cristatum. Aspidinm Goldianum.
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GROUP III.
Violets.
1. Common purple violet. Viola cucullata.
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