The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-07

s'antiy devoted :, this NJ icct. Their,
: one unsn r, ~ known II New York a
3 collector g .rtd. who i. said 10 hav,
ut 'eist 5000 worth. Yet il you
were to zee him in the street you nigh,
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. An
ihon and the Numismatic Society are
those OF pr. Thomss Adds Emmet. 4.
L. Zabriskie. c. r. Bushnell. and 4.
L. Stuart. Among the note worth,
"uf-oftown collections are those of l.
O.. Parmlee and w. :. Appleton Il
Boston F. II james. Lancaster. y. Y.
George w. Parsons. Cleveland. OHIO
A. Duhimann San Francisco.
\ New England dealer named Bart
lett Subtitle coin | would pay the
largest price for in proportion To the
first cost Is q copper ceat Of 1874 in
good order. BY good order mean
the date distinct. not 1efaced by being
worn ~ the pocket, and free from rust
For such a coin | would pay ST.. Thrie
are other pieces worth mere money.
Dut tIeS are 80 scare that II Is well
nigh Impossible Ia obtain them.
R.-N hat coins are worth more mon
eyl
Mr.. B.-If you can fluid me a silver
hfty-cent pie &c OF 1904 | will give o
your own price for il for the very rea
son that | have a numbe OF persons
who would pay a large price for the
purpose OF completing a cabinet cot
lection.
K. Is there any truth in the state
mcnt hat some coins are worth five
hundred or a thousand dollars?
Mr.. BIN the old coin business,
rs IN any other, there are Iings for the
purpose Of controlling the Interests of
speculation. If those rings can bull
the market to their advantage they will
do o but whether in their manipula-
lions 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 you kindly give me the
dates of coins for which there is a prem
Ium offered:
MIR. B.-1792, 1896. 1899, 1904, 1906,
1909, 1871, 1923, 1857 la-ge, and 1856,
small. In' Sc dates are for copper coins,
and they I'LL command \ premium cor
responding to the quality of the piece.
In silver money silver dollar previous
TO 1900 Is worth from s. up; = dollar
of 1893 is worth $50.
R-When was the first money coin
cd?
Mr.. B.-The first American was the
pine tree shilling. coined 1852. For
hlteen years. they were all coined un-
der the same date, 50 If u man has u
piue tree shilling he don't know when
1t Was made. There are a great many
IN this part OF the country, SO they are
worth but about four OF five dollar.
R-Are there any tricks in the
MIR B.-Frauds! Yes. In The year
1919 there were no cents manufactured.
1t being just after the war Of 1872, the
Government had not settled down to
business, and the mint made but very
little money. Some persons ignorant
of this and anxious TO make u %collec-
ton offer large sums for a coin ofthls
Tins makes, a demand and the
demand calls for a supply, SO there
have been cases where the cen Of 1913
been altered so as to almost defy
detection. Again. the silver dollar OF
1904 is sought after, and counterfeit
ters have succeeded in making u coin
similar 10 the original.