Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1883 — Bare Old Coins. [ARTICLE]

Bare Old Coins.

George Hancock, of Suffield, Ct., has four coins dated 1787, two of which are in an excellent state of preservation. He also has another exceedingly rare coin in a George Washington penny of 1786, which bears on the side the inscription: “Nova Caesarea,” with a horse’s head and plow, and on the reverse, “E Pluribus Unum.” He also has other rare coins which he is justly proud of, among which are a millededged penny dated 1794, and pennies dated respectively 1802, 1803, 1793, 1800, 1804 and 1809. Mr. Hancock also has a Roman copper coin of the times of Augustus Caesar, an autograph letter of Aaron Burr, one of John Jay and a war document with the signature of John Hancock; also an autograph letter of Daniel Webster, and signatures of Millard Fillmore, Henry Clay and many more. Spiced Plums. —To eight pounds of plums allow fuor of sugar, one teaspoenful each of cinnamon and cloves, one small cup of vinegar. Cook until they are thick as jelly. Education is cheap in Switzerland. In the College of Geneva, founded by Calvin and supported by the State, the fees are only $4 a year. Fob long evenings— Good books and papers. ,