New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-06
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THE SOTJENIR FDOLLiRS.
From The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star
The order Of Secretary Carlisle 10 use the Column
bian souvenir silver coins cash u tn" closing
chapter in the history Of an unsuccessful venture
In spite Of the efforts Of the promoters OF ihe rN
face value with the general cooperation OF the
hanks The ucwspapcrs and n number OF leading
stnrs in Chiraeo Ecw-York Boston Philadelphia
and elsewhere. about 10000 remain unsoId ana III
the hands OF the Treasury authorities.
At first the Chicago people Pleaded with S"cr"-
tary Carlisle To hold the coins I'll they could raise
fund TO redeem ihem at ther double ITire. , lh
which would be bound to decline as soon as me
channels OF trade This was done. but the attempt
fruitless. and "A few days ago the projectors
could not do anything and that they would not AK
him any longer To- carry the load OF unavailable
Mr. Carlisle shrcwdly decided TO do something
which would make the coins pay ior par, 81 rg
them PAD out AT par ,nt ~ h E, .V S' ~
to buy uD the lot and advertise that they would
The Treasury would by this means add mn"
gold TO IT, balance. while al u" same YIN" u"
customers attracted by the advertisements. and
thus would Dee prevented from passing into general
The collapse OF the souvenir coin FAD recalls the
fact that syndicai" vas i"Ii""i drrlng IN" sum,
We're iui.rrsf.d In the enterprise. which might
have grown 10 Larger proportions II any encourage
meut had been received
II seems that leading American ieweef while
on a Journey abroad saw some OF he British SOU
vcuir coins struck I'm honor Of Queen Victoria =
Jubilee beautifully decorated with 'namr. ana
mounted as watch charms. brooches. etc n" took
"A number OF columbian half-dollars 20 London win
him last year and had them treated I'm tn" same
ono device TO cover all the body az ia" OBJ
verse OF The coin with translucent enamel. .cavins
the head OF columbus and the inscription uncoV-
cred In another the reverse side was treated. IN"
caravcl being colorcd on the ncld against which II
was projected 80 two designs were alike. and the
coins were eagerly snapped ~ AT s. s., atd even
81 apiece by curiosity seekers
But no sooner the formal proposition mad"
90 TAX" the 10000 coins out Of the custody of the
Treasury Tor The purpose mentioned than Ia"
Secret Service poop" bounced upon the Interested
parties and warned them that every coin nus
treated and exposed ior sac would be- seized.
80 law against the mutilation 81 coins appeared
stand In the way. but the argument of chief
prummond well as II could be understood. was
that some evil minded person might scrapc OF the
enamel from the decorated coins and pass them
upon unsuspectng poor persons Who would then
find themselves with coin in their possession
bearing on Its face tho va.uc Of ~ cents but on
account OF It's mutaton commanding IN the mar
kei only It's bullion value. which. with silver ~ its
present depreciation. would lee only a quarter or a
dollar The opposition of Chief Drummoni sup
ported by Secretary Carlisle. broke up the plan.