Dodge City times., 1890-10-24

the beak, and both talons graspin0 .
palm branch; legend, "United States of
America"
! The haf-eagle was actually the first
gold coin struck for the new Govern
,ment; TIA Of these pieces were delivered
by the chief coiner on July 81, 1895, the
design being similar to that on the eagle.
There was a second striking Of these
pieces in the same year, no alteration
being made in the diverse, but the re-
verse shows change, the eagle being
portrayed with appraised wings, upon its
breast is the U. S. shield, q bundle of ar
rows in tie left talon, an olive branch In
1.-THE right; from the beak floats stream
Ter, inscribed upon which is. @E Pluribus
iUnum;" a bow Of clouds extends wing
ito wing, encircling cluster Of stars
around the head Of the bird Legend,
lsUnited States of America"
!. In 1896 the only change made In the
ieagle and half-eagle was the addition Of
another star, marking the entrance Of .
new State (Tennessee) into the Union.
1T was originally intended to thus COM
imemorate on our coinage each accession
to the number OF States, but the idea
was soon abandoned.
! The Quarter-eagle was coined this
same year (1796); those first struck, to
the number Of sixty-six, were copies Of
the eagle, but change was made in
November, and with the exception Of Q
few pieces on which the stars were
omitted from the diverse, the new quar-
,ter-eagle resembled the second coinage
of the half-eagIe of I795 in every par
ticular except the size and date
{ On the eagle Of 1897, first coinage, the
diverse remains as before, with sixteen
stars, ten at the left and six on the right
of the effigy. The second issue Of this
year has but thirteen stars around the
eagles head on the reverse, which in
othsz respects is identical with that of
the half-eagle of 1895. second striking.
Three distinct types of the half eagle
bear date Of 1897. The first is exactly
|similar to that Of 1896: in the second the
bnly alteration is the addition Of one
more star on the diverse: the third is q
duplication with changed ::date) Of the
second coinage Of 1795, the pieces hav-
nng been struck from an altered die of
that year
!. In 1897 and 1898 some slight changes
were made in the quarter eagle, there
being but thirteen stars on the diverse,
the reverse continuing as before.
During the years 1898, 1899, 1900, and
1e01 the eagle presented the same de-
vices as the second coinage Of 1897.
There are two types Of the half eagle
of 1898. The first with the Liberty
head, wearing a cap, facing to the right,
and above it Liberty on the diverse.
The reverse has an eagle with extended
wings, grasping in both talons an olive
branch and in the beak laurel wreath.
Legend: United States Of America. In
the later coinage Of this wear there Is no
change IN the diverse, but the reverse
ts similar to that Of the second issue Of
h795, and this style was continued
Through the years 1899 and 1900, with
change of date only.
/ No half-esgles were coined in 1901,
and during 1899, 1900, and 1901 no quar-
her-eagles were issued. There was no
homage Of eagles in 1902, and those
struck In 1908 and 1904 were Of the pat
Aern Of 1901.
/; The half-eagle of 1902, 1903, 1904. 1905,
and 1906 bears on its diverse the Lib
Ierty-head with cap, facing to the right,
and above it: Liberty. The reverse Is
the same IS the second coinage Of 1795.
1 There was an issue Of Quarter-eagles
I'm 1902, in style similar to those Of 1898,
'1nO4 TO 1907, both years inclusive, this
miecs vas msde,s In every particular ex-
6opt dats, exActiy like those of ls0s.
From 1905 to 1887, inclusive, the eagle
coin was mot issued. The ooinages Of
jthe half.eAgie appeared in 1907. The
dst-p piece is . repetition Of tho last
|issue, the second type exhibits some
imsrked changes, the Liberty-hesd on
lfhe diverse wears . turban cap, on the
hand Of which IL inscribed, Liberty; the
|face turns to the left, along the edge Of
which side are seven stars, and six stars
.aso on the right ExerG0s, 1907. Re-
vaepe, . spread-eagle vita q. 8. shisld
;on tho breAst. three Arrows. and m olive
k1nnah in ~ ta3sass absvs = ~ ~