Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
FOUND IN AUGUSTA.
Coins Of Bowdoin's Lincoln Collection
In Augusta Banks.
We're Stolen. Last Week. and Passed 10 Our
Bankers. Thursday

stolen last week, from the Lincoln
collection in the Walker Art building
at Bowdcin College have been found
in this city. In fact there seems to be
little doubt of it, and, furthermore,
some of Augustus business men be-
lieve they could identify the man who
sold the coins in this city.
y young man Of about 90 years of
age entered F. T. Mobiles office, lest
Thursday, and asked if that gentle
man wished to purchase some ole
coins. Mr.. Noble is the possessor of
as fine a private collection as there is
in New England probably, and he is
always ready to look over any coins
in hopes of finding some that he
wishes.
However, he looked over the collec-
ton Of silver that was spread out be-
fore him ana finding nothing out Of the
ordinary he pushed them aside IND
said there was nothing he desired 10
purchase. But the young man was de-
termined ana he sld he would sell
very cheaply.
Mr.. Noble has studied the numis
matte science for years and can tell
very quickly whether q man knows
anything about rare coins. He engag
Cd the young man in conversation ana
found the fellow knew nothing what
ever about them. He said it was an
old collection he was breaking up.
Finally, as Mr.. Noble would not pur-
chase otherwise. the man offered to
sell for old silver value. Mr.. Noble
was at once suspicious and he said he
would buy if the young man would
identify himself and assure him hat
they were not stolen gools. At this
the young man refused to have any
more dealings with Mr.. NOBLE.
This same young man went to She?-
bourne & Dailey's store. INA. morn
ing, and gave some Of the oli-faSh'"n-
ca silver in payment for a suit q
clothes and for other outhttings mat
he purchased. This silver was taken
to the First National Bank ana they
refused to take it, believing it 20 be
counterfeit.
Later Mr.. Daley found the young
man and he went to he bank with Mr.
Daley ana waited while the coins were
examined ana tested. This time TIE
bank decided to take them.
1t IL not known just how much Cf
the money was passed but he certainly
went to one other place in the city,
the Granite National Bank, where
he sold the two gold Victoria Go gold
pieces. Cashier Treby Johnson read of
the robbery of the Lincoln collection
in Wednesday mornings Journal and
lege that he had bought two pieces Of
money answering the description and
would be glad to have 4 representa-
tive of the college call and see them.
Mr.. simpson. connected with the col
lege, arrived on the afternoon train
and called al the Granite Bank. He
said the two gold pieces were certainly
like the ones lost, though he could not
identify them as the very ones. They
were taken back to Brunswick where
they will b. identified in case they are
the ones.
Cashier c. S. Hichborn Of the First
National Bank, returned to Brunswick
with Mr. Simpson. on the same matter
to Ser if he could identify any one Of
the students Or any one about the
buildings. 1t IS not known but that
the thief may have been a student in
hard circumstances.
While here the young man registered
at the Cony house under the name Of
stone Mr.. Hichborn took the sigma
ture Of the young man from the regis
ter with him to Brunswick as ii was
not known but that it might be use