The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-09
COMMUNICATING colNsANO STAMPS
\ New Phase of Swim ding Which has ZEE
Gently Been Developed.

A new phase Of swindliHg has recently
grown up in this country. This Is the cuun-
t-rieiting Of Old coins and postage stamps
v in which collectors enrich ten cabinets
Owing TO ths demand foE such articles on
the part Of nUmismatists and others, n
profitable business has grown up in coun-
Je.fei.ing the originals and selling tenn a.
immensely a1van ell prices. Several ia
ago the secret service officials secure the
arrest Of certain persons in Phiia elph'a
who mad III their possession 1909 spa ious
Coin- which thy had manufactured Tor this
purpose. As there was 10 violence that ia
,Oius were intenae for cir Ulation, hut ly
to rob ton.id n upts OF IN -ir money, ths
guilty PARTS we. . allow ii 20 g UnP il
in Il upon their promise t. dcs.Ioy ali =
die and Plates in their po5sossj ~.
1t Is now learned that a firm n G rma y
is manufacturing intel Sta,cs 20 az
STAMPS of de OmlHat. III long since exit a..
wai h lave attained IN enormous :ls IL
tbs country: l VS. shown sever / SOS 81
tn - genuine and spurious stt'ups at th'
Office of the secret service recently i
there was any difference, it appeared t. b
in favor Of tle latter. which in ali pet
were the better executed il pom. co.or
and wo kmanship. 1 afterWard tai Ell win
a .Ocal NUNS udist about the 2 ect u
co .uLerfeiting upon the ale OF these Curio5
He said it va, not 80 great as might LesHp
pos 81. Ii would be i .cuit to sw.Gdl. Il
&c tier in an lent coins, Ough, o. course,
people who purvuas d of whomsoevyr might
o. -er wore apt t. be ta-en in.
lie hen III. O. III ii he that silver Ia f-IUl
lars coined i tbs y ar iL0i found a ready
sale a from 81 20 81, 80 eaCG. Tie vaIu.
depends upon tne preservation Of tIe o II
The dealers have asc-i tain q that tn are
Lu, s. Ell piece; OF this denomination that
We're circulated, little If am. 1t is these
sev Ell which com naui The h;gne.t figure
Tho whose appea anca Is not too much
dis6.ured sell readily al 800, while any o.
the renJinieg, without regard to con IL. on,
arc sold at so 1t Is little sin .sua az that
w.ile coins Of 10 and 1915 are worth -ly
a few cents more than their face value
those of 1897 should he rated 50 eXpensIvrly.
The reason for this lies "a th- fact that ia
lsOi the nu nber Of hal. dollars oiHs was
comparatively small, and Us these al
uaI!y ,isapp+areI from cir,ul ton their
v5Iae accOrdiCgiy IL Teas a. moth coin
lov which there - great d mani - t-e ial.-
dimes Of laO2 these ar. quoted IL nom
$50 to SO each, according to their state
OF pres. alton, AMI for the same reaso sons
gwen aaOve.
The sums o. mon y svitLd avn from cir
culation and 10 yea 10 IN these collections
- said To Ds cry iarEe Ias number o.
cole sions hive greatly ic-easei Of at
ia ;. and many rich men, Ike senator
stanford Of California and HaTri On Gar
TT Oi Bait more, Tn8 H. ~ their esfe iaI
h05by. j he most c,mpI-te collar ri0D il
Anne lea, embracing coins II every nescrip-
ton from tIe old colonial day down - she
present time, i in possession Of Losin2 g.
Parrnalee Of Boston. Its intrinsic value Is
a til isss than 81 20 The sum which
Mr la-malea nas refused for it is So 900 -
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