The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-14
The 1904 silver Dollar.


One of those mysterious coins. the doll
lar of 1904. has been discovered in Mon
tana. II was found by Billy Seymour.
bartender at Choteau. while he was count
ing the cash in the drawer. Its age led
him TO exhibit it 10 his friends, one OF
whom recognized il as the raTest Of Unit
ed States coins. and as soon as the news
leaked out every man who had passed a
dollar over the bar that day called 70
claim the coin, but Seymour refused 10
surrender IL. and although several suits
have been begun 70 obtain possession OF ~.
the coin. remains in the hands Of the Bar
tender.
If Seymour's dollar Is really one of the
1894 issue it IS worth at least A.10 that
being the price specimen of that issue
brought when last 81 was sold, the seller
being Nessrs Chapman 81 Berlin, who
disposed Of II to J. ". Scott IN May, 1855
II IS said that Scott has since sold the
dollar to a collector for $500. but whether
this IS true is unknown. This is auothsE
MYSTERY connected with the dollar Of laA
There - a possibility that the coin OWL
81 By Seymour may not be genuine IL
is not likely that f. il a counterfeit No
one has ever heard Of the coin h'i'
cof1nterfeited. for f. would be useless tO
issue upon a coin collector. Any man
Who would pay hundreds. or perhaps thou
sands Of dollars for a specimen would be
too wise 20 be thus deceived. u may DC
that Seymour's dollar IS one % the al
tered coins IN Circulation Several al
tennis have been made 90 fhist dollars
Of the 1861 issue on nurulsuatics. TIE figure
''f' IN the date having been clFTsriY
changed % -" But these attempts have
never deceived expert nErnismausts-
There are many mysterious things u
connection with the dollar - ia ana
these have served 20 give IL ar extra wa
giant value On the eyes q most people
the p,,ussIar belief being mat n s. H9itf
s,rethirg IKE 800 o. while tte truth j.
that II Is on2v worth s. 90 or 80 Ins
ms. mysterious ding % az r. that the
dollar should be eo rare. There "eFe
u so dollars % that iEsue coined ae''f 1-
ing % the mint records. while in TIE mex
year, $50. only 81 dollars ~rTa -Di--e'--
T--,rn this Il would seem Lhat tie laa
dollar should be sixty times - f@I- rs
that q 1st Bat ueFertheisss one may
f,,,, an no dollar Yer 8. and :ha' - IS7
seUe for g. Age and rarity D1aia ia-fe-
( fore seem 70 cut no Squire
ore q the stories told 20 account fnr
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/ ef-rulafiou - fs-at taey were a-l s1fst 80
! 20 The Mediterranean 30 E.aF tncae $50
sailors who we're thea engaged tlslisf -
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itarraaean. Decatur rad wcn Erett &c
.o-ges over fhs pirates before wfora ~
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lars sgere or board ere ketch 'nfrspsa -
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