The record-union., 1892-11-18
COINS OF HIGH VALUE. 4.
arr Pieces for Which Premiums are
offered by COLLECTORS

ifare Pieces for Which Premiums are
Offered by Collectors.
IF you come across an old collection of
copper cents in an out-o1-the-wav corner
you viii d. well to examine their dates
carefully" said dealer to a Washington
Ht6i reporter. From the point of View
OF the nunismatist their value depends
Iargeiy upon their condition. For exam
PIE, lof cent of 1893 in a fair state Of
preservation we pay -, but fora sDecjnen
oI Ihe same issue III first-class condition
we would pay from $40 to 50. and for a
perfect cent Of I799-that is. as BRIGHT as
When the day it was coined-we will nav
SIUO' Inc bronze cent, such as are in cir
cuIatlon now, were first coined in 1854.
None OF them bears a premium excent
the issue OF 1877, which is valued at three
cents. Some of the old-fashioned half
Genus are hlgh-priced. On a basis Of good,
cohultlon the half cent of 1896 is worth
go. Ihe Issues Of lSIl, 1856, 1910. IS4S.
Io49 ana Io52 fetch - each, while those Of
If9o' 80 and IoOZ We will pay 81 apiece
Tor. None OF the nickel cents is worth a
premium except that of 1886. with a flv-
ing eagle, which you can sell for 81. A
o-cenL nickel Oh 1877 is worth 81. and
nickel 5-cent piece of 1878 has market
value OF 10 cents: there is no premium on
Unose OF any other year. Nickel 3-cent
pieces OF 1871 We paw rs cents each FIR
N''N VI 1905 100, 1000 ana 1880 are
worth . cents each; none of the others
pear premium. If you are so lucky as
to get hold of q bronze 2-cent piece of is73
you Will have no difficulty in disposino of
1t Tor Sl, but no other issues have any ex-
ira value.
The rarest and most desirable coin of
the regular mint series is the silver dol
lar OF loOl, which is worth S6U0. 1t is
necessary, however, that the authenticity
OF the specimen shall oe fully proved, as
there are many altered dates in the mar
het, as well as 'restrilIes made ut a later
period. The silver dollars of 1874, 1888,
1853, 1891 and 1902 are worth S25 each.
while that OF 1898 is valued AT Sl5. Silver
hail-dollars OF 1896 and 1897 are worth SZ5
each; the issue Of 1898 without arrow
neads or the rays we will pay $I5 for, and
IoI that OF 1888 with small 20 under the
pust we offer $40. \ silver Quarter-dollar
OF lS27 is valued at $40 while the issue of
lo23 IS worth so. Iwenty-cent pieces of
1877 and 1878 are marketable at ST each.
a silver dime OF 1904 is worth 81. of
1897, 1900 and 1902 s., and of l7gS s. so
| SILVER halt-dlmts of 1902 will fetch $50
each, and value Of from 81 to S3 each at
taches TO these coins OF the issues of 1894.
| 1876, 1877, IS0l, 1893 and 1916. Silver
! tnree-cent pieces OF dates from 1868 TO
| 1863 inclusive we offer $40 each for. while
Cne OF 1873 IS worth 500. A gold double
eagle OF lo45 is worth Sl00 half-eagle OF
1910 IS worth the same price, likewise the
! hali-eagle Of IS22. Hall-eagies of 1875.
1877, l1yS and 1873 can be sold for'from SIS
to 80 each. Quarter-eagleS OF gold issued
in 1895, l7J7 ana 1876 are valued at $40
each. he SO gold piece OF California
commands premium Of from $40 to So
! but the - 81, 50, $40, so and S25 gold
pieces made from 1916 to 1861 by private
nrms and assay Offices in Calfornia, Col
orado and Oregon, because they do not
come up to the mint standard of purity.
are mostly below par.
For the same reason the Mormon gold
coins OF Utah, issued under the direction
OF the late Brigham Young and largely
circulated from 1919 to 1860, will fetch
very little more than their face. Some of
the old Colonial coins have high values.
The 'pine-tree shilling of 1850 is worth
SO. a Maryland shilling of 1909 is
valued at $40, and a Louisiana crown,
coined i'll France, at So The copper
threepence OF Connecticut, issued in I127,
IS appraised at $50. one variety has the
inscription, l am good copper and an
other has The device of an AK, with the
words, i cut my way through
"a Florida silver half dollar of 1850 is
worth $40, while the Virginia silver half
dollar of lI13 is valued AZ -. The pewter
Continental dollar of l776 we will pay 50
for. n gold Vermont doubloon is worth
$40 and a Vermont silver half dollar will
fetch 800. The Massachusetts cent OF
I7SS is valued at $40. Washington silver
pieces Of 1902, bearing the bust and name
OF q. Washington, will fetch $50 each.
All Of the Washington coins, both of sill
yer and copper, were minJed i'll England
as patterns Tor the American coinage, but
the designs were not accepted because it
was considered contrary to the principles
of our Government to stamp the head OF
the President upon our coins.'