The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
COINS OF VERY GREAT VALUE.
Prices Paid by Numismatists for Un~
common Pieces of Money.
From the New York Sun.

common Pieces of Money.
From the New York Sun.
The demand for 1-cent pieces is SO great
that the Philadelphia mint is compelled TO
turn out nearly 100000 month 10 keep up
the supply. There are at present some
thing like 1,OOOOOO,OO cents in circulation.
If you want to exchange a 800 bill for
cents you would get ten good, large bags
full of coppers. Nickel and copper coins
have no mint marks, neither have coins
issued at the Philadelphia mint Collect
ors often pay high prices for coins bearing
certain mint marks which otherwise would
not have been worth more than their face
value.
The first United States cents struck for
circulation bear the date 1898. They are Of
six varieties and are valued at 81 80 to
$6.25.
Very rare are the New York doubIoons
coined in 1887, of which only five are known
to exist. On one side of this rare and Gu
rious coin is a picture of the sun rising
over mountain surrounded by the le-
gend, Nova Eboraca Columbia Excel
sior.' Below is the name of the designer.
"Brasher." The other side has the orgi-
nal form of the national motto, "Unum
e Pluribus." There is an heraldic eagle.
on one wing of which are the letters "E
b." the designers initials. These coins
are worth about $500 The last one sold
brought 1927. 1t had belonged to an old
Maryland family ever since il was coined
The 50 gold piece of 1922 is a rare coin
At one time only two We're said TO b.
in existence, one in the Philadelphia mint.
the other in Boston, but third was pick
ed uD in a New York money changers
shop few years ago.
Il was afraid at first that it might be
a counterfeit" said the collector of coins
who hammered n
SO delighted TO secure it that before leav-
ing the shop he bought several other coins
that he did not want. He paid only IS for
II. The same day he received an offer of
500; later $3.50 was Offered by another gen
ueman; $500 by another one, but the gen
tleman at last accounts was holding il for
SlW0. one of the most sought
after colonial coins is the Hfoh-
~ copper II was struck in 1897 bv
Samuel Highly, who was a physician ana
a blacksmith at CRANKY Conn. He got
the copper from a mine near by ana ebsn-
cd the coin at his forge.
About nine years ago silver sbAko1
was found in Texas which dates back 10
az b. G. Its intrinsic value is about IN
cents, its value to collectors. 5000.
one of the earliest known coins is a di-
arachm OF ancient Aegina, coined about
~" p. - us intrinsic value is 30 cents; its
market value, 81.
The coins spoken of in the Bible are
shehels. which we're of silver: the widows
mite the tribute penny and the 'Judea
capita, the bronze coin struck BY Emneror
illus to commemorate the destruction or
Jerusalem. 'i0N VI
In Japan coins are generally of iron ana
~ siam they are chiefly Of porcelain
whale s teeth form the coinage of The Triti
ISLANDS. Iney are painted white and red
tne req teeth being worth about twenty
llnes as much as the white. These teeth
are worn as necklace instead of carried
in a pocketbook
The entire collection of coins and medals
in the British Museum consists Of 25o oo0
specimens, and is one Of the finest in the
world. At the Philadelphia mint is a good
collection of American coins, but the gov
eminent only allows il $500 a year to buv
coins with. The British government
spends 5000 a year for coins.