THE MUSEUM ADVERTISER. 
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Will be sent FREE to all who write for it It is a Handsome Book of 120 oases, hundreds of 
beautiful new illustrations, two Colored Plates, and tell* all about the beet Farm and Garden 
Seeds, including IMPORTANT Novelties o? Real Merit. Fanners. Market Gardeners, and 
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RICHM OND DIAT OMS!! 
Twelve superb slides, the result of over ten years’ collection 
and study, giving a completely unique showing of this cele¬ 
brated deposit, with a rich specimen of the natural earth, 
postpaid, £4.00; single specimens, 50 cents ; descriptive circu¬ 
lars and catalogue, 4 cents. 
C. L. PETICOLAS, 
635 Eighth St., North. RICHMOND, VA. 
WANTED! 
Autographs, Rare Manuscripts, Curiosities in Litera¬ 
ture, Curiosities, Relics of Historical Interest; will 
pay cash; also curious books or rare bindings. 
Address 
C. F. GUNTHER, 
78 Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 
JKaT*FOR SALE‘S 
Indian Relics, Minerals, Fossils, Sea Shells and 
Coral, Coins, Stamps, Confederate Money, 
Autographs, Old Arms, Idols, Bronzes, and all 
Curiosities. Send stamps for price lists, especial¬ 
ly prices paid for rare Coins, etc. 
R. W. MERCER, 
147 Central Avenue, CINCINNATI, O. 
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25 CENTS. 
W. G. WHILDEN, JR., 
PELZER, S. C. 
THE HERMES 
International Advertiser 
OF PHILATELY AND NUMISMATICS. 
M. ISENSTEIN & CO., 
63 East Fourth Street, 
NEW YORK CITY, 
F. RATHBONE, 
(Late of Brighton) 
Wedgwood Art Pottery, 
20 ALFRED PLACE, WEST, 
SOUTH KENSINGTON, LONDON, S. W. 
U. S. A. 
The Hermes is sent free of charge to all interests of 
the stamp and coin trade. 
LAST ISSUE 9000 COPIES. 
We charge for one year 12 cents —the net postage 
we have to pay. 
ADVERTISING RATES; 
(Nonpareil type measure, 12 lines to one inch, or the same 
amount of space) 
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X Page, $13.00. 1 Page, $24.00. 
Strictly Net Cash in Advance . 
. Mr. Rathbone continues to deal only in Old and 
Modern Wedgwood, and to guarantee the quality of 
every piece offered for sale. 
OLD WEDGWOOD PURCHASED. 
COINS AND MEDALS. 
ANCIENT, 
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We BUY COINS of every description. Send 
them on approval to 
M. ISENSTEIN & CO., 
63 East Fourth Street, NEW YORK CITY. 
BYZANTINE, MEDIEVAL 
AND MODERN. 
An authentic attribution and full description accompanies 
every coin which I offer at and above 10 cents. 
Direct importations from the leading coin marts of Europe. 
The most complete and best assorted stock in America. 
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ing satisfactory references. 
Catalogues of Numismatic works on sale, 15 cents, postpaid. 
Coin price list and circulars, upon receipt of postage. 
LYMAN H. LOW, 
NUMISMATIST, 
Season of 1885. 838 Broadway, New York. 
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