The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-07
WORLDS FAIR SOUVENIRS
How to Obtain One Of the Colurn-
bian Half Dollars.
An Artistic Memento of the Fourth
Centenary of the Discovery OF
America by Christopher
Columbus.

The worlds fair souvenir coins are
''going like hot cakes" and those who
want to get one or more of them will
have to bestir themselves or they will
be too late. The desire for one of these
rementos Of the exposition seems to be
almost as universal as is the interest in
the exposition itself, and orders for
them have been sent in from all parts
of the United States and also from for
eign countries.
This souvenir half dollar, it is re-
ported from Washington, viii be the
most artistic coin ever issued from the
mint. On the diverse side viii appear
the head OF Columbus, designed from the
Lotto portrait, and surrounding it the
words: Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton, Chicago, 1892" On the reverse
side will appear earavel. representing
Columbus flagship, and beneath it two
henispheres Above the caravel wiz
be limited States Of America" and be-
meath the hemispheres, Columbian
Half Dollar" There is no doubt that
this coin will be regarded as the most
distinctive and highest-prized cheap
souvenir of the worlds fair.
All of these souvenir coins, ex-
cept five, are being sold az a
uniform price of one dollar each.
For the first coin struck off ten
thousand dollars has already been of
fered, and various prices have been bid
for the 40Oth, 1492d, 1892d and the last
coin Desiring that these souvenirs be
distributed as widely as possible among
the people, and that all, irrespective of
locality, have an equal chance to OBJ
tain them, the exposition authorities
have sought to prevent syndicates and
others from purchasing large quanti-
ties and thus ''cornering'' the sale On
the contrary, they have arranged to
supply banks, business houses and indi-
viduals in all parts of the country with
as many. as they may desire to distrib-
ute among their patrons, customers or
friends. They require only that the
orders must be for fifty coins, or some
multiple of fifty, and that the order be
accompanied by the cash, at the rate
of one dollar for each coin. A great
many banks and business firms have
gladly complied with these conditions
and ordered each from fifty to twenty
thousand of the coins.
Notwithstanding these conditions
have been widely published, still vast
number of inquiries by letter has been
received at exposition headquarters
asking how the coins may be obtained.
The best way is to get them through
local banks, all of which are no dou bt
willing to accommodate in that way
their patrons and the residents of the
city or town in which they are doing
business. If, however, for any reason
it is desired to obtain them otherwise,
the proper method is to form a club of
subscribers for fifty coins, or some null
tiple Of fifty, and select some one mem
Der of the club to send on the order and
money and to distribute the coins
when received. Orders should be ad-
dressed to A. F. Seeberger, Treasurer
Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago.
It is probable that the coins will not
be ready for distribution until some
time in December. But the orders are
being sent in rapidly, and will be filed
in the order of being received. There
fore it is important that all who desire
coins should put in their orders as soon
as DOsSihle