The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
RARE COINS.
A Collection in Possession Of a Macon
Citizen.


Citizen.
From the Macon Ne,os.
Mr. Myrick has love for the antique,
and for the past ten years has made it a
point to collect and keep all rare coins that
came into his possession. A few years ago,
while he was cashier of bank in Forsyth,
a bag full Of old coins were brought to him,
from which he selected such as he desired
to keep. There is bit of history connected
with the coins that Is decidedly interesting:
In 1888 a Mr.. Chambless, of Monroe county,
put $4,000 of gold and silver coins
into stone jar, and sealing it
up securely buried it in the bed
of stream near his home. In 1878, forty
years thereafter, Mr.. Chambless, on his
death bed, revealed the secret of his hidden
wealth to his family. Shortly thereafter
the jar was taken from the creek and the
coin found to be as bright and new as
when it left the mint. The gold was Span
ish eighty real, and the French twenty franc
pieces, while the silver was of French,
Spanish and Mexican coinage, with good
sprinkling of American halves, quarters
and dollars From these Capt.
Myrick selected the rarest and
the balance were sent to New York
and sold. While travelling through Europe
last year Capt. Myrick secured specimens
of the coins Of nearly every nation, embrac-
ing every denomination from the lowest to
the most valuable. Among the hundreds
that 20 to make up his collection, these are
the most valued to him, many of which are
worth twenty, or even fifty times their
face value, owing to their antiquity: Five
franc piece, 18th year of the French re-
public, Bonaparte, first consul; 20 real
Spanish, Joseph Napoleon, king of France
and Navarro, 1880; Danish specie dollar,
Christian VIII, king OF Denmark, 1S45;
American so cent piece, 1870, very rare
aud worth probably $25; two American
silver dollars dated 1893 and 1900, also
very rare and well preserved; franc
France on the other, dated 1907 real,
republic Central America, 1886; real, re-
public Of Peru, 1888; franc, Helvetia, a
beautiful new coin dated 1885; gold pound
sterling 1921, representing King George and
the dragon; mark, Free State of Ham
burg" 1878; American 20 cent piece, 1875,
worth 80; a gold 81, republic of
Costa RIGA, 1854; real, republic
of Bolivia, 1S4l; Norwegian l cent
copper 1861; Two ore" Charles XIV,
King of Norway and Sweden; American So
1920; dollar of our daddies." 1872; Il
drachma," George l, king of Greece; ital-
ian copper centissimo, 500 Of which make
81; German copper 'pfenig," 400 to make
81; Liza, Sardinia and Cyprus, King Fe-
lix, 1927; Spanish two real piece, l73S.
Philip v king Of Spain; American 25c. and
soc. 1885 and 1895. Scores of other coins
eqlally us rare and valuable might be
enumerated had we the space. All Of tn SO
coins are well preserved, and are worth,
collectively a snug sum. Capt. Myrick
keeps them safely stored away in bank
vault, and when his son, Master Shelby,
becomes of age, eleven years hence, he will
be presented with the collection or it's equiv
alent in cash. The collection at present is
worth between $500 and $1,000, and to a
coin fancier double that amount would be
required to buy it.