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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1032258, member: 19463&quot;]Yes and, to the best of my knowledge, there is no way to tell which coins were in the President&#039;s collection and which were added after his death. Collecting style of that day was to accumulate as many different coins as possible rather than observing the current emphasis on condition. As a result, many of the coins were low grade and not worth cataloging in the 1970&#039;s when they were sold. That resulted in the large lots from which our coins came. He had some nice coins which were sold singly and illustrated but I have never noted one of them offered for sale. If anyone is in Massachusetts and would be able to visit the Mass. Historical Society, I would be interested in knowing if they still have or display any coins from his collection. When they were sold, I understood that they were only selling his ancient and foreign coins but there may be some US or Colonials left. If anyone knows, please report. Quoting from their website:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;The MHS numismatic collection consists of approximately 5,000 medals and tokens, 30 coins, 400 buttons and ribbons, and 3,000 examples of paper money. The strengths of the collection are early colonial Massachusetts coinage, paper money circulating in Massachusetts in the colonial period, paper money and fiscal paper issued by the Continental Congress, obsolete bank notes and scrip issued in Massachusetts, and medals and tokens related to Massachusetts and to the Society&#039;s manuscript collections.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>30 coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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