P. S. I will send you a specimen of Chinese coinage, of 
which I have a number. The coin is not, inuse here, except 
among the Chinese themgelv es,and I am informed is of but lii,- 
-tl e value; but I have not met with any one, who is able to 
decipher the characters with which it is impressed: Perhaps 
Harvard may have a schoiar who can do that. 
I thought that .perhaps^ it, might be an addition to youi‘ 
coin col 1 action, if you are interested therein, or that of some 
f ri end. 
