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23 1881 | Dec. 6. | From Greville I. Chester, 1 Bloomsbury Court, Londown, W. C. 1 | Abolus (2 pieces) Phoenician, A.R. found at Bayroot 2 | Denarius of Seneverus. 3 | Small brass of the Usurper Allectus. 4 | Four-penny pieces, (Maundy Money) Victoria 1871. 5 | Five glass coins, Arabic, Egypt. 6 | Penny of Edward the Confessor. 1882 | June 9. | From Col. J. T. Milliken, Alexandria, Egypt. | 1 gold 10 piaster piece & 1 gold 5 piastro piece. June 15. | From M. Lara, U.S. of Columbia. | A two-and-half cent piece of New Grenada. July 24. | From Godfrey M. Hyams, Boston Mass. | Two, ten centime pieces, French Colonial of Guyana South America De. 9. | From H P Newlin, Phila. | A dime & half-dime of 1853, uncirculated. ^[[pencil]]Without arrows[[/pencil]] 1883 | March 5 | From the Mst. Rev. Archbishop Wood | Philadelphia | Large Medal, Pius IX, Reverse, Coining Room and Mint Machinery.
Transcription Notes:
1881 Dec 6: presumably "Bayroot" is "Beirut" (part of the former Phoenicia, now Lebanon), but transcribed as written.
1882 June 9: coins are written (and therefore transcribed) as "piaster" and "piastro" but presumably are "piastre".