Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-01

How You cAa Get One Of the ColGm-
bs4n nAif Dollars

How You Can Get One of the Colam-
bs.n h4if Dollars
The sOFls's far souvenir CONS are
sxDlns Ike not CAKES" and those VINO
want ~ get one or al0Fs OF them Will
have - Dsstir themselves CT they Vii
be too ate. The deslrs Tor Que OF
Ineso nasE1eo toes OF the exposition
sesIns 70 be almost a. universal as =
the interest ln Tie exposition iLssiI, and
orders for them naso Deen seat IA from
ali parts Of the niIsd states and Also
ffUm foreign countries
THIS souvenir half dollar Git IL re-
ported from asnlDgLOn, vii Dc the
n Ost artistic CON ever issued from the
no. at. gu the diverse side vii appear
the head of Columbus, deslgned from
me Lotto portrait, and surrounding Il
tno words, Worlds Columbian Expo
atlo.t. chicago, ls3z. Ou the reverse
side viii appear earavel, representing
Cogunsbu nsx amp. ssi beneath &c
two nemizphsres- Above the caTayel
Nil Ia, Limited states OF America.
Ard beneath the hemi.pherss "Colum-
bsan Half Dollar" There IL no doubt
that tnls coin will De regarded a. the
most distinctive and highest priced
cneao souvenir OF the worlds far.
Ali of these souvenir CONS except
f,ye are being sold at . uniform price
of Al each. For the firsL coin struck on
$40 900 has already been offered. aud
varlous prlceg nave been bid Tor tho
40tn I4y2d. l3g2d AID the last com.
Desiring that tnese souvenirs be dis
trsbuted a. widely as possible among
the people, and that all, irrespective
OF lOcanty, have an equal chance To Oh
talo them, the exposition authorities
have sought 10 prevent syndicates and
others from purchA.lng large qaanti-
ties and thus "cornering the sale On
the contrary, they have arranged 10
suDDly banks, business houses and III
dfsld uals IN all parts oi tue country
~ IN "A many a. they may desire To
q attribute among their patrons, Gus
tomsrs or friends. They require only
tn.t the orders mus, be- for tifty coins,
or some multiple of hfty. and that the
order be accompanied by the cAsn at
rate Of 81 for each CON- great many
banks and business firms have gladly
complied with these conditions and
ordered each from 90 TO 20, 200 OF the
coins.
Notwithstanding these conditions
have been widely published. still vast
number OF inquiries 10y letter has been
received a. exposition headquarters
nakIng how the COINS may be obtained
The best way . to get them through
local banks, ali of which are no doubt
wiling 10 accommodate IN that way
their patrons and tho residents OF the
CITY or town ia which they arc dong
BUSINESS IL, however, for any reason
it - desired To- obtain them otherwise,
the proper method = 10 form club OF
Subscribers for nifty COINS, or some
multiple o. fifty, and select some one
member of the club to send on the
order and money and 10 distribute the
cons when received Orders should
be addressed to A. +. Seeberger, treas
urer Worlds Columbian exposition.
Chicago.
IL - probable that the CONS will not
be ready for distribution until some
time IN Dece mber. But the orders are
being sent IA rapidly. and will be hlled
In the order OF being received. There
fore II Is important that ali who desire
CONS should put in their orders rs soon
"A DQsslble.