Excerpt from Catalogue of the Numismatic Cabinet of Mr. J. Colvin Randall, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Comprising an Extraordinary Collection of the Issues of the United States Mint, in Fold and Silver, Several of Which Are for Condition, and One, at Least, in Design, Unique; Such a Collection, in Gold and Silver Mint Coins, Has Never Been Offered Before IN the collection of American silver coins following there no duplicates; each piece is distinctly different, and the differences are very briefly noted. Labels will be found in the envelopes accompanying the coins. Many of these labels are amply descriptive. In a private letter Mr. Randall writes me: The idea of a correct work on types and varieties of United States silver dollars, halves and quarters, originated with me. H. And myself were to publish the work together, but without any consultation whatever with me, he issued for his own benefit what he styles the Type Table Catalogue To this catalogue I occasionally refer, and if it were more generally in the hands of collectors, should avoid description by making more frequent reference to it. 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.