Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-19
side Of the coin was in fact made with

regular die used in the New Orleans Mint
to strike off United States silver dollars.
The other side was specially devised fol
the purpose. The legend reads, 4" Confed-
crate States of America There is shield,
with bars and seven stars surmounted by
liberty cap. The shield is inclosed by q
wreath composed of cotton and sugar
stalks"
'.If this is worth $1,000, it would pay
better to counterfeit it than genuine
coin +"
"No; counterfeit coin would be easily
detected"
"Then, as matter of fact, one of the
most recent coins is worth very much more
than the oldest coins You have ;"
'.Yes here is Cromwell shilling that
is only worth $40. Here is an Athens
tetradrachm which is worth only $40,
though it is 5000 years old. Here is one
about 500 years older, worth SIS"
How about political coins?"
"There are some very curious ones that
are celebrated, like the English coin that
gave riss to the couplet, Cooling and bill
IN like William and Mary on shilling
The most celebrated in the history of
American coin is the series that was issued
to signalize the opposition to and support
of the United States Bank in Jackson 3
time. Both the friends and opponents of
Andrew jackson issued coins, and some of
the devices and inscriptions were very
funny. Similar coins were issued in Van
Buren's time. All these things are valua-
BILE in forming sn estimate of the hight of
political feeling at that time.
"What are the most valuable collections
in New York;"
The Numismatic Society has a very
large collection, which is kept very close.
A number OF members have collections of
value"
Coin collectors are not necessarily
wealthy men. Many are clerks or school
boys whose spare change is constantly de-
voted to this object. There is one man
well known in New York as collector of
gold, who is said to have at least 500, 600
the street you might ask him to move your
ash barrel if You wanted to hire man for
that purpose. Among the chief collections
OF New York City, besides those OF Prof.
Anthem and the Numsmatic Society, are
those of Dr.. Thomas Adds Emmett, A. C.
Zabriskie, G. +. Bushnell and r. L. Stuart.
Among the noteworthy out.of town collec-
lions are those of L. G.. Parmlee aud w.
S. Appleton, of Boston F. Ii. James,
Lancaster, N. Y; George w. Parsons,
Cleveland, o.; a. Dohrmann, San Fran
cisco.
Some very interesting information on
this subject, in addition to that given
above, is found in the ESSEX Statesman, pub
lished at Marblehead, Mass. The States
mans information is in the shape of an
interview, which runs thus
Reporter-How do you find traffic this
morning, Mr.. Bartlett?
Mr. Bartlett-The thing that | would
pay the largest price for IN proportion to
the first cost is copper cent of 1874 in
good order. By good order mean the
date distinct, not defaced by being worn in
the pocket, and free from rust For such
coin l would pay $40 There are other
pieces worth more money, but they are now
so scarce that it is well nigh impossible to
obtain them.
R.-What coins are worth more money
Mr.. B.-If you can find me silver
50.cent piece of 1904 will give you Your
own price for it; for the very reason that
| have number of persons that would pay
large prices for the purpose of completing
cabinet collection.
Rs there any truth in the statement
that some coins are worth $500 or 81, 600?
Mr. BIN the old coin business, as in
any other, there are rings for the purpose
of controlling the interests of speculation.
If those rings can bnll the market to their
advantage they will do so but whether in
their manipulations they have elevated the
price to the figure you name don't know,
In the western part of the country coins
are in demand which in this section have
no value at all, and vice versa.
R.-Would yen kindly give me the
dates of coins for which there is premium
offered?
Mr.. B.-l79S, 1896. 1899, 1904, 1906,
1909, 1911, 1928, 1857, large, and 1856,
small. These dates are for copper coins,
and they all command premium CORE
spending to the quality of the piece In
silver money silver dollar previous to
1850 is worth from So up; dollar of 1893
is worth $50.
R.-When was the first money coined ?
Mr.. B.-The first American money was
the pine-tree shilling, coined in 1852. For
fifteen years they were all coined under
the same date, so If man has pine-tree
shilling he don't know when it was made
There are great many in this part of the
country, SO they are worth but about S4
or So.
R.-Are there any tricks in the trade
Mr. B.-Frauds? Yes. In the year
1915 there were no cents manufactured. It
being just after the war of 1912, the Gov
eminent had not settled down to business,
and the Mint made but very little money.
Some persons, ignorant of this, and anxious
to make collection, offer large sums for a
coin of this date This makes demand,
and the demand calls for supply, so there
have been cases where the cent of 1913 has
been altered so as to almost defy detection
Again, the silver dollars of 1904 is sought
after, and counterfeiters have succeeded
in making coin very similar to the orr
oinal