Evening star., 1896-10-21
fills a good-sized trouser pocket, leaving
little room for small change.
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little room for small change.
How the Enlarged Dollar Looks.
A number of these coins have recently
made their appearance in Washington and
have beer extensively used in the neigh
borhood for campaign purposes. Sound
money men admit that a dollar more than
three inches in diameter is an exaggera-
tion, and is worthy of being called a bur
lesque dollar. On the theory that the pres
ent dollar contains J3 cents worth of sill
Yer, real dollar containing 100 cents
worth of .he white metal would be not quite
twice the bulk of the ones with which some
people are familiar. In making the Bryan
dollar It's originators followed the same
methods that make cartoons a success-a
bit OF exaggeration here and there The
general appearance of the coin is not un-
like genuine silver dollar. The reverse
contains the words. United States. Is to
j. Nit, arranged around a spread eagle
There Is no mention of the alleged value of
the coin, and the words "of America are
also left Off The diverse contains fairly
so9d rae simile OF the head of the goddess
and the date '1S6." There are no words
or any sort on this side. The fiIlet of the
goddess lacks the word Liberty" which
orhharhy appears as part of her head
dress.
Secret Service Office Look. Into the
Matter.
Ihe question CT the legality of the 'Bry-
an dollar" was brought to the attention
OF the Treasury Department last Saturday
by Mr. b. F. Binnix, active republican
worker of Seabrook. Prince Georges coun-
ty' Md He is the engineer at Bel: &
Dyers lumber mill, at the corner of 18th
and { streets. He is a mechanic of ability
and is the Inventor of a number of mech,n
1cal devices of considerable value One CT
the coins came into his possession and If
slruck him that II would be good plan
10 manufacture a number of them for pur-
poses OF exhibition among the free silver
voters Of Prince Georges county Not
wishing TO become involved in any legal
difficulties, MIR. Binnix sent a friend to The
secret service bureau to ask their opinion
Ihe coin was at once confiScated, and an
attempt was made to find Mr. Binnix That
gentleman had left for his home in Mary
land when the detectives reached his place
of business. and they left word that he
was anted at the Treasury Department as
soon as possible. Monday Mr. Binnix went
tc the secret service bureau taking with
him mold which he had in his possession,
which he expected to use In the issuance of
more Babbltt metal dollars
4 Nominal Arrest.
This was confscated as was also another
specimen of the coin that he had in his
possession. He insisted that his dollar
was in no sense a counterfeit In that 1t
would never deceive any one. was decided
ly different on the face from a genuine
dollar and lacked the words lone dollar"
The secret service officials did not agree
with him, and Mr.. Binnix was nomfrally
= under arrest for the better part Of an
hour He argued his point with grea.
earnestness. but the treasury officials re-
fused to make any decision at all until
they had consulted the Department of Jus
tice in the matter. Yesterday Mr. Bin
nix was called upon by detective from the
Treasury Department. who returned him
his two dollars" and mold. but stated that
the Treasury Department declined to go On
record as 20 whether it would be In viola