Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-09-23
CENTS WORTH DOLLARS.
DOLLARS THAT ARE WORTH
MANY HUNDREDS.
A BATTERED Old Cent Sold for s1oe and a
90 Gold Piece Worth ss0OO-If You
Have Enough Coins Like
These You Are Rich.

had been slightly altered Each
variety has a special value TO col
lectors.
At one Of the latest great coin sales
one. with lettering on the edge read
ing zone hundred for a dollar"
fetched SCI. This coin has head OF
Liberty with the hair down. An
other Of the same date shows the god
dess with her traditional cap on.
This fetched in the same sale $50.
There are two other varieties of the
1898 cent distinguished from each
other by slight changes in the die
that sold in the same sale for Sl4 and
for $l7 espectively.
There is a cent of 1898 which is
worth 81. % at auction, and one OF
1893 which is worth SIC. The queen
bee of American cents is however
that OF 1904, a specimen of which
was sold in April last for Sl02-and it
was not perfect specimen at that
but according to collectors, is the
most perfect known.
This cent by the way has n history.
In fact most rare coins have. In
, this case the piece was found in the
till OF an Illinois country grocer 1t
had been paid TO him by some farmer
A New York coin collector who owned
property out there happened to be in
town engaged in prosecuting a suit at
law in regard to his land titles.
He wanted a cigar and went 10 the
grocery to get it He got this cent in
change, and by tho merest accident
noticed that it was dated as it was so
he added it to his collection. Inc
fixed standard value OF an 1903 cent
in the trade is $780, and ) per cent
can be added to that figure every year.
AS to values. merely as a matter of
curiosity it may be noted that in ono
sale 1896 cent sold for $l4.j1 an-
: other for 50. and another for 20 cents
These variations in price are small
mysteries known only 10 coin collec-
tors, and depend generally on the
state the coin is in. whether much
de'aced or in a clear sharp condition.
There is half cent OF 1877 which is
worth 81. at auction, and a nickle
cent OF 1856 which brings 81. IS.
This cent has flying eagle on it. and
is In constant demand.
The gold coins OF the United States
do not show the same advance as the
silver and copper coins Their in
trinsic value is, OF course rnimpeach-
able. Each Is worth so much money
as the gold it represents There are
certain gold coinages which have &C
quired a special price. from the rarity
and singularity OF their appearance.
but the ratio of their advance has not
kept pace with that of silver and cop.
per, excepting in isolated cases.
There is a gold half-eagle OF 1922
which is worth in the market $500.
Only three of these coins are known.
One is in the collection ut the Phila.
delphia mint another sold at the
Pamelee sale in 1890 for 500. The
third piece Is the property of q prom.
inent young collector Mr.. III. r.
beats OF Pennington. n. j.
The United States eagle ($10) Of
1875 sold recently at auction for $l7
as did also one OF 1876. An 1904
half eagle (5) at the same sale
brought $3l. The very rare ten
plOCC VI ROln, lOO-.
brought only $l5. There are private
issues Of gold money made at differ.
civ times which sell we'll however.
The twenty dollar piece OF KELLOGG
& Co. San Francisco 1855. fetched
$S2; the ten dollar-piece OF MofTatt &
Co. San Francisco 1852. $27; the
ten-dollar- piece 1852 OF Augusta:
Humbert OF California, $2A; the Pike,
, Peak ten-dollar- piece Of Clark. Cru
Der " Co., Denver 1860 $40, ant
the two-dollar- and .half-piece o
Georgia gold, 1880. which is said L
be the first coin struck by private ca
terprise in america commanded
$62. 50 under the hammer.
: There was gold fifty dollar piece
made in California in 1852. 1t is oc
, tagonal in shape aud is called
slug" 1t sells for $40. The Nor
mon five-dolar- piece. Utah. 1S49
fetched $3.50 at late sale; two
dollar-and- a half-piece OF Clark. Cru
. Der ~ Co.. Denver, 1861, S9.2}. aut
Q IA very fine and rare two dollar and
half piece of Carolina gold. 1884. onl,
, S.. So prices vary. as certain coin
, may or may not be sought for by col
lectors.
The gold dollar OF Is 10 brings 81. 80
while that of NORTH Carolina com
mands ~. 10. TIE 1851 three dollar
!, piece fetches $50. The gold dol
8 lars coined as ar experiment in 1873
;. sell from 81. so TO So. 80 and the four
= dollar gold piece of 1879 Is wort
= s.. 80.
The finest CT all pieces is called
D., proof" This is a piece struck wit
p special care and in a perfect state c
preservation.
Next comes the uncirculated
d CON; that is an ordinary coin er
i tirely free from scratches or othe
= traces of USE Coins which show
|, slight abrasion from circulation al
rated as extremely fine" and I'll
: next degree fine" A coin which
y worn but yet in good condition,
Is very good" The next stage
IT good" and so it runs down
l. fair" poor and very poor"
r. Any coin dealer will pay ia
!, price for good and very GOO
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