Watch List notes:

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY. Volume I, No. 87 (Wednesday, April 1, 1795). New York: Published by George Bunce & Co. Tabloid. 4 pages. Hand-written address. Very good. Pages 1 and 2 print this important Act in full. The 1795 Act established the position of melter and refiner, authorized the reduction of the weight of U.S. copper coins, and provided a mechanism for the distribution of cents and half cents. Very scarce. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 119, lot 325; ex Cardinal Collection Library.