To the Editor of the "Norru-Cinxa Dany News", Sin—Although a member of the Numismatic Society of China and hon, secretary for the past eighteen months, I feel that a reply Is duo to Tnaznesteo on the two. numismatic Eroblems that appeared in the respondence columns of your eslimable journal of Nov. 18, T'was hoping that others interested in the science of numismatics would come forward to supply the answers, "1, personally, am not an expert on the subject but in the name. of the Numismatic Society of China 1 will endeavour the best of may ability to reply.
It memory serves me right a Roman Gold Double Eagle was sold in London for the colossal sun of £10,000, This T believe is the highest price ever paid for a coin, The value of a 20 gold Franc dated 1808 is problematical, but the 1606 specimen of which there are only 10 extant is a very different matter and may fetch anything from £200-00 to £500-00. A local resident refused $3,000 quite "recently for one such Specimen.
T would advise Invenrstep to join the Numismatic Society of China for further information, full particulars may be had from' Mr. Arthur De Sowerby or the undersigned c/a P.O, Box 871, <Q. HE. Panis, Shanghai, Nov. 22.
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