The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06

| The silver dollar. or unit. was au-
| thorized by act of April 2. l7y2.
| In l79S there was reaction over 1897
In the former year 3gl,53e silver dollars
were issued from the mint.
| The Liberty head on the first United
| States dollars, those of l,yl. faced " the
right. and had loose. flowing hair
i'csidcs the head they contained the date
! and fifteen stars, seven AT tho face and
eight at the lack OF the head.
In the year 1850 there We're 10 $40 dollar
Pics coined by ts time nsv the die s, hsd
on his iGeast and thirteen stars in the
| field above his head
The DIVERSE OF the coin was only slightly
different, Liberty having unkempt bangs.
| and her hair tied behind with ribbon.
The stars on the same side had also been
| reduced to H.
There were two series OF dollars coined
IN 1899. In the first Liberty only had five
| of the thirteen stars at her face and in
| the second SIX. In instances the remain
ing stars were al the tack
In 1893 there were also a few rcstrikcs
In which the date reg was placed over
that Of 179s. Why this was done has never
been satisfactorily explained.
| In 1901 the coinage of dollars was again
very limited, only 54,254 of them being
turned out by the m.nts that year. There
was nothing peculiar about 1t and they
| even sell cheap today.
or tho dollars OF 1902 there were Al ESQ
coined They were very common looking
pieces of tho general pattern of those of
800, and are sold today by the dealers for
about twice their face value.
There was a slight revival In the dollar
coinage In 1903. ,6,06t such pieces being
made by the mat that year They are
still common and can be bought for $3.50
each.
There was a slight peculiarly in some
dollars Of the issue of 1903. the in the
date being In italic. They sell as cheap
as Those OF tho regular issue
In 1904 the dollar was struck which he q
since borne the distinction of being the
rarest Of he United States coins.
The mole history of the coinage of that
year Is shroudei In mystery.
1t is known that $50 such pieces were
coined, hut today only about a dozen dol
lars of that date are known to he IN ex-
such oddities differ in their statements as
o how many OF the dollars of 1904 are still
IN tx stence Some say only four, others
eight and twelve, Coin dealers do not
price the 1904 dollar In their catalogues
ont It Is understood that such a curiosity
can he purchased for about 5000 each.
The celebrated dollar Of 1904 has flying
verse. wh.le the face bears the date and
q head of the Goddess of Liberty with
flowing hair. After the dollar OF 1891
was issued no more coins of that de-
nomination were struck by the tinted
states mint until 1896. (Except 32i pieces
which were struck as trial pieces" in
lsp5l Tho coin. OF that issue show Lib
eriY seated and holding the pole and can
m her left hand and a shield hearing tho
legend Liberty" in her right There
are no other letters. stars or ornaments
sgners name. &C. Gobrecht." which is
base va '''
or the 1896 dollars only 1000 were co,p.d
The reverse had the words United States
OF America one Dollar" so arranged as
TO surround an eagle flying in n field of
twenty-five stars.
The dollar Of 1885 IS priced at $40 bv thu
"A atn rf,
date with "Gobrecht" IN the field, is worth
The be- act OF ls3t, under which the dollars
or 1875 were coined, changed the ratio of
pure silver 10 pure gold back to iG 20 j.
mere we're no dollars coined In 1897 and
only only few in 1913. The 1888 dollar was a
'ield aud tho words United States of
America. one Dollar" IN the same side
on the face Of tho 1898 dollar Liberty
seated ms in the dollar of 1896 but IS par
tally surrounded by "a canopy Of stars. lS
in number
,sg The dollar Of 1889 is similar to that Of
lSS, eagle flying. Liberty seated Only roo
OF them We're issued and they are reckon
ed among rare United states coins.
ne dollar OF 1910 has face similar 10
ma OF lSs but the eagle Is IL flat-looklng
houp' holding laurel branches and arrows
IN his talons
Tie word "lihcrty" does not appear on
me CON except across the shield, and the
word 'dolnr' Is abbreviated to dol f"
SlNtN-rne thousand md 1--WE Of them were
coined. From $40 to 1868 there were no
pa lc llar change roadc IN tho die intend
rare except that e 1870, which Is worth
c,soined 1872. lS.HS. 1873. is 100. viii" in
~ the number coined fell 70 N 100 even
Tine number of dollar niecrs coined i'm each
Of the iiv" following years was, ieN u
so SR, 1850; $40 lin $50: lsiS Is OoO. and
m 1919, $500 From lsi9 to 1865 the ups
was also grort-lS5o 1850: 1851 1900; iS52
100 1873, i6l10; 1854. SGil0. ana I'm isi'
49, 49,. ewen, In lS6, $500 Of the. dollar
hos no dollars were coined thnt hninr tho
mrs. hre1k since 1895
During the year 1859 the mint made IN
for lost time, coining $50 800 dollar pieces.
more than had been issued in any single
year or NE past history OF United States
silver dollars
the MINI turning out T33, $50 pieces bearing
Between 1851 and 1866 the date when the
~ 900 aor ne dollar was again changed, only
,t.1 ~ uoilir plccoS were issued, II on IN
~ 1850 IN 1863, Ito in 1864 and a. 90 in
me radical change Of the die sn when
a scroll above the eagle's head unon ,yhich
"Pp"aTHd me words: I'm God We Trust. " |
earle u" Wa "o'rF r,SNects, eAeept that the
dollar OF 1876 rcsamblcd ali OF those = |
sued ms b., 6et w.. lSio and 1866
- ~ i''N N'lldF 4fh-n were ISSUED. They |
were az one time rare" but can now be |
value. '''''' ne
, s W lAb', 5o325 dollars were coined; In 1865 |
g., 1m m lS6' 400. n 1870 4i5, 49,. in sH' |
L. lIo, IN M, lllN.G10, and in 1873 2l6, 500 |
~ me year last mentioned above silver
MuS doinonctized and the coinage of the
S'HIu1ru sl'Nor dollar stopped entirely.
III, IN 'n' same year, 1913. the mint first is
SSuou lue Trade doll r." 1t was a fine
! lin,, s0ia and contained $50 grains of
A., ON the trade dollar" Liberty is seated
la Ia .lS me ieit She appears to he sitting
on a sheAt Of what and holds an olive
on shcai of whcnt and holds AN olive
niaioh n hsr right hand and a scroll with
int Mpru Liberty on 4 in her left The
iieA nd In God We Trust" appears upon
~. p"S" OF the seat jus, above the date
ii.,lt ar" thirteen stars. but no letters
Whu'I luan those mcntioncd) on the face
6, ~ 'h' reverse are the words United |
49, 81 America, Trade Dollar. i2O
\ 80 ms, wv me Besides these words and
fp',S mere u an eagle with the legend
his head. >'' ""''N
Trndo dollars were coined during the
years lA,3 lN1i lS75, 1876 1871, lS7S 1870 1850
~ lN- and 1873, $3.50 $50 of them being
,urhed out by the min, during the eleven
In ms SILVER dollars If tho .,..,,ra 49,. |