Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-23
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Rare Coins

may DO better termei mama. lur collect
ins coins I, has seized on all clas.c, OF
the community, on al sg.., and on both
ssSss For the'past three months /, has not
been - scJcrs. and there i' NANTES, fall.
ins oG in the number Of cases. but as the
cool season approaches, i, agiiu rsvive'.
Tho Sttsn,ion cf collectors has been gem
orally devoted to American coin, and coin.
aso bot the coins Of all nations ha', cons
in for their share of notice.
Perhaps there Is no more pariouablc ma
ma. Autcsrarh.huntins Z. nuisance 20
the friends u the collector. and very use.
les vast, OF time But there can b. little
doubs that coin. aud medal, arr the mos,
valuable historical monuments, and that
Roy will f1 more dates anl facts in hi. mind
. 10 be D. allowed % connect dates and fact.
wi,h a cabinet ol hrs own collection. than
Be- viii by year. Of mere study in books.
Thc American series Vt coins would seem
% contain very small number, ani one
wouli suppose ia; the eu,ir, IL, Of varis.
ties would ho very easily filed up by any
collector. But thi. j. FAR from true. There
are 10 fact many hundred snris,ics Of coin,
belonging 90 the American series. commsnc.
ins With the Sommsrs leland. piece, struck
ior The Bsrmujas in the l7ih century, flr
whish new a iahulou' price would b' read.
ilv paid, and ending with tho nickel cent Of
1850 The .ab.c, q, Que Of no small iut-r.
-, The Colonial coins. as they ar CON.
mou'y called, ary many, aud some o. them
arc of great rarity, Al OF them have o. q,
or los immediate connection with the early
history 9TH, country. and glance over
cabinet which Is well supplied With these
coins will repay any one interested in Amer.
lean history.
There arc coin. struck by Frsnse for Lou.
i,iana c1in. struck BY England ior the en-.
ar, country, bot which obtained eircula.
zion only in the Clrolina' coins struck ~
the several State, hslor, ihe FEDERAL Mint
va. established, ami pattern piec-s and
Washington c1iu, IS they are called, in
srrA; variety.
For ihc benefit of the curious in thi. line.
aud ir the information Of ,ho.s Of our
reader. who have no; known Of the mania
f5g collecting which has prevailed during
tbc past ysAr, We have been at the trouble
of obtaining IL. OF she prices current Of
some Of the rar,'t specimens TIE value Of
these coins ia trade appears to be well iIcl.
Tucr, were, during the past winter, NUM-
b,r 0r auction .Ai-, OF coins, held by Bang,
Msrwiu & Company, and the price. which
tbsy brought seem 70 have been uniform
and 1nwryins, except according to the
condition Of the coins Cool specimens, in
6ne prr.sFvs,ion, always bring about the
sane rris'.
Toe Washington cents stand among the
bi.hr., on tie li,t. The Washington cent
ofl7y2 brought, a, the Boscrt sale, SEQ
That Of l7gl ha. been commonly gatalosved
AZ Slj. I, brought la, winter uniformly
So Bat very Gno specimens, in proof or
nearly proc; condition, may bring from 40
TO SIS. t'ho4ld b remarked Iha, coins
IN very clcslat condition always bring
higher prices than the ordinary rates. \
coin may be fus, almos, proof, and bring
-. when u il were actually proof, i, would
bring $40, SIS, or even more, II there hap
peuel 10 he purchaser present, who wish
81 90 improve the specimen in bis eollse-
zion.
Tho Washington cent OF 1921 above
mentioned, is that commonly called the
iars. ,asi,. The small eagle cent Of l7gI
is very rare. and much more valuable. one
was Knocked down a, Sl7 Jas, winter. bot
i, vas ...d net 10 be sals. IL has been
sold a. hrsh a. 80.
The L :. A. Bar cent brough, uniform
ly S5,sj
This is probably pattern piece from the
early Mint, having on one side the letters
L. ;. A. and on the other thlrtsen bars.
The Ken. cent. (-o called) which rs in
fact an Enslish token, with thirteen star.
on the reverse. aud the initials Of a State in
each star, brought $3.50.
The CRANKY copper, the FIRST copper mon
ey coined 10 America, bong the woik OF a
pr. Iissy, at CRANKY. Conn. brought
SIC. 80 IN Que instance. and Sl4,jO in an
other. Thi. copper Is usually valued at a
much higher rate bu, tins is probably "
much =. IL will ever bring under the ham
mer.
The Washington hall dollar. being the
.auo die with the Washington cent Of 1892,
wa. sold Ter So. This eau hardly be call
eI q market value. since the coin Is not
likely to be often in the market, and when
offered for sale. will bring price. wholly de-
pondent on the character Of the bidders who
may be present.
The y. Z. coins, (so called because bear
in only these two letters.) which were the
6r,t American silver. were struck OF at.
So, so for the shilling. and Sli for the
siIpeuce; but probably in neither case
sale. They are worth much more.
The Lord Baltimore sroat, struck by
Lord Baltimore for Maryland. was sold at
sos and the Chalmers shilling. private
Issue q, Annapolis, a, about the close OF the
Revolutionary war, brought 5000. 4
The Franco American Colonial piece,
(.iruek in France for colony proposing to