The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-01
olD COINS rxDEk THE HAMMER.
Bits OF Copper mud Gold that JuiIu. Cr.nr
mnN hnve CARRIED In hi. Pockets.

The LcaNitts began In Clinton Hall on
Tuesday evening the sale Of fine collection OF
coins. the property Of l.. Saalieldcr together
with n small collection Of American coins. Tho
attendance was not large. nor was the bidding
very spirited. yet the prices reached wcrc very
fair. Among the most active buyers were
Mcssrs Cogan. Scott Phelps Weir. Lindsey.
Carter Hatcher Bclcher. and Hazlcton.
The American copper coins went for small
prices. Half dimes sold for from to rs cents.
one Of the coinage of 1929 reaching 20 cents. A
dime Of 1905 and proof dime Of 1863. very
scarce brought so cents each. while those Of
other dates sold ut from 10 to 80. The quarters
averaged about - cents several bringing so
cents. and one. a fine impression ofthe mintage
Of 1925 sold for sl.0j A half dollar Of 1898
brought sl20, one Of 1906. with two Is in lib
erty. clio. and many others from 60 cents TO 81.
Asilver dollar of l19S, with ten arrows on the
reverse. brought 81 %; others Of later dates
sold for from 1925 to $3.50. The last named
price was paid by Scott for ~ fine proof - n dol
lar Oi 1868. md the same collector bought a dol
lar of 1851 for $3.50. \ Bank Of England dollar
of the time of George Iii e.. and bearing the date
Of 1904, sold for 40.
perial dcnnrii of he time Of Julius Caesar ran
ns high as $40. Scott secured for $3.50 dr-
Tor another bearing the figure Of Herod Agrip-
pa H. one of the rarest " all Roman coins \
denarius Of A. ID. 2jq. with the figure II Jupi-
tor riding tho CONT Amaithea. sold for IDS;
another. a double dcnarius. struck nj Siscla. on
which Is "a" monogram of Christ p in eN.
The best bargain Of the evening was secured
hy Cogan. who paid $40 for denarius coined
hy Nero somewhere about 90 4. u. The Con-
sulnr drnarii averaged 40 cents. although many
brought much higher prices 4 Porcia with the
r"prcs"ntnion IT liriQr protecting n cit2en
from magistrate. with the motto provoco"-I
npprnl-is an interesting coin. COMMUNICATING
the forcian law Of which -. Paul avnci him
self Acts Nxil.. - - irom the scourec with
which he had been tsrcatenrd by the chief Cap
tain. Anothcrucahiful coin. struck during the
consulship Of scfdrius. sold for $40: nnother
for - 35. aud se,eral fine bronze coins Tor ex-
tremrly low l,rirrs.
An early British aureus. bearing n rcmarka-
ton nnd q. solitary wheel. was knocked down to
Mr.. Hart for $500. PENNIES Of the time Of
Prince sold for about 81 each \ Hcnryv. cront
llrishl. minted ~ Dublin. brought 81 Philip
and Mary Irish siNpcncc. 81 50: and u Scotch
gr0at u King Davld's time. l.2n. Ono Of tho
oldest coins in Oh" collection WAS attn farthinE
with copper plug inserted. Il sold for 20 cents.
The coin sale was continued hist evening. tho
same bidders being in attendance. Several
rare Ola German. spanish Dutch. and Hebrew
y r2nss ana from wyTs sn So cap az IN
| Crock bronze coin. size ~. Of about 22D
j. C.. sold for -; another OF 32i b.
! with the heed Il Minerva and an owl on u
| branch. Tor $50: another, drnchm. with The
! a didrachm ~ Corinth Tor s2.50: a Persian
! silver pi'cc "A. ID. ssh for $500: another
| a. !! 62Sl for 81; a didraehni Of MetHponinm
| for 1925; and another Of MeSsnna for - 81.
| About hundred other fine Grecan coins We're
sold for from 40 cents to -. one II the best II
! thrS" was n didrachm. bearing the ngurc Of n
! boy on horseback. witlta wreath below an an
| Choir. THIS WAS bought 10y Cogan for s275.
! Several Hebrew coins Were sold at small prices.
! on" u the time Of Herod Agrppa l.. with tho
| figure Of an umbrella, was knorkcd down for
! sl.75; another. mintcd 4. j. 63, for So; and
| another not mentioned in Maddens list.
! for Sl.Gj
There was lively bidding for the United States
! cents and half cents. tho latter running from
twenty cents to $50 The latter price was paid
! fora half cent OF 1851 A 1913 cent with wreath
and lettered edge was started by an amateur
collector nj 10 cents.
" III give three dollars for TINT cont" another
bidder said. The piece was sold for $40. A
cent II 1875 brought 30: one Of 1897 went for
sl.i0. \ genuine 1899 cent. with dato we'll
for ell. A cent of 1902 sold for 81 and one
mlntcd In 1904 brought a., Many others were
sold. but not one went for less than a.