, 1882-12-30
Modesa Num;snatography.
FIom the Chicago Tiln

fIon the Chicago IIin.-.
From time to time reports are made If
the sale Of rare coins at fabul rs .pr;c,s.
As a rule, IN this country collections are
Of dume ste coins, ana especially the sI!
yer and copper coins. The reason fer
this is, PERHAPS, in the fact thai less coPi-
tai is required To make 4 collection "i
cents than of gold eagles. anl hence many
more collections aIe begun than She'd.
The dollar being handsonrr com than
the cent, and the unij of our system,
though not more interesting historically
than other coirs, IS must sought after b.
those who are able to pay for coins they
cannot discover IN the handling of money
fiom day to day.
While some n.en are enthusiasts on
numlsmatisn, the MAJORITY ii mankind
know bu, little Of the suhject. The idea
existing in the popular mind that the
older tie coin the greater its value is a
grave error There ar perhaps COINS #
SO recent date as to suggest no thoUght
cf numisnatic value now in the packets
or cash drawers of many OF ,he rca,ia "f
the times, that are Of considerable value.
The endelvor to get a complete line If
COINS of all dates II rne denrm;na,ica-
for example, the dollar. In consequences
of the rarity oi Gums ui certain dates. In
tense rivalry sprlags up among uumis-
matoloslsts, which greatly enhance tie
value IF specimens Of the rare issues.
In 1877, ,116 silver dollars we're issued,
in 1904 nearly 2O,G00, and now The l197
coins can be had for s. 20 while one
hearing the 1901 date is worth 500 to
81 900. Ia explanation cf tbs it Is sup
posed that the Issue OF 1891, b,ins about
the las, Of the c.iuagn II lie silver dollar
until 1886, was shipped in buil from
the time or during the Suspension thar
cnsucd.
Among Western CON collectors the
principal interest ctnters IN dumes-
t.c coins, as foreign CONS have e. lie I'M
ported 10 order, and there is ro au.u.se-
ment in coilecring them. besides, their
value is 81 larsrly dependent u?o:. their
historical Associations that they ara 10
whore So popular As tue "eo.n Of the
realm.
Another lac alvi,s t. b horne IL
mind Is tha. the cord!,i.G of the coin &c
casions wide d.tTsreiea IN price. 5 n
COTS I much worn iy a-trir.on OF *
faced hy clipping ana lnGeh.nr aai -
greatly rcduc, d an uusu.sulsti- r.lG,., a. =.
perfect coin 3 always the silelaiun.
Thes.lrer Gnll..r VS. not c-iusi fsom
1866 Il $3.50, and in that , ar bds 1903
were u.iatel AID none 10 ;le tro Years
following. Nur were any or'rcd IN 1888
In 1873 the coinrge Of san ierd silver
dollars vas suspended a.I the uads dollar
alone coined, ahIoh again -4ve place 10
tie current issfe Di the srau2a:l dollar.
the dollar II 1904 Is the m-s- valuable
s:rgle coin, having sold recently for $50.
There are several varieties OF the date of
l195; Two II lI116, one with the date II
larger figures than the other; txo i ls337,
ont. with SIX and the other With seven
stars; three kinds Of IDS. one with small
eagles and thirteen stars trarel, one with
small eagles and fifteen stars (voFy rare),
and one with large eagle and brl ad and
close date; of 1879 two kinds, one OF five
and the other Of SIX stars; ot 1902 there
are tso kinds oi equal value,
Half dpliar haze been COINED every
year since 1875 up TO the present tine,
with the exceptions Of The Years 179--,
1913, 1879, 1880 and 1915 The i796
and l.s- pieces were until recently moss
va!uas l., bu, rhe discove Of an 1853
date with 10 srrUw point at the sides az
the date has made that co;n valuable as
but fex OF them are known and those not
being for sale there are no gnotat;ons
The hAlf-dollar OF 1858, from the E.wl
Orleans mint, having the 'HO7 between
the date and bus, brings high Price