The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-11
vast Demand for the BrOnxe Cola.
about other Coins.

about other Coins.
From che New York Commercial Adver-
tlser
The demand for l-cent pieces Is 20 great
that the Philadelphia Mint is compelled
20 turn out nearly 100000 per month to
keep up the supply
There ore a. present something like j.
90 10000 pennies IN circulation.
II you want go exchange fioo hill for
pennies YOU would get 90 good. large bags
fun Of ooppers.
Nickel aud copper coins have no mint
marks: neither have coins issued a. the
Philadelphia Mint. Collectors 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 1919. They are
Of six varieties ana are valued at $50 20
BB
OF United states silver coins the moss
valuable Is the dollar OF 1904 lts value 90
collectors Is 1900 No other dollars are
worth more than about SIS Fourteen Of
these 1906 dollars are known 10 exist
More rare are the New York doubloons.
coined Ia 1881. OF which only nve are
known 20 exist. on one side OF this rare
and curious coin is q picture OF the sun
rising over q mountain. surrounded by the
legend Nova Eboraca Columbia Excel
sior -" Below Il the name Of the designer.
"Brasher" The other side has the origi-
nal form Of the national motto, "unum
p plurihus There Is heraidic eagle
on one wing Of which are che letters =.
r.. the designers initials These coins
are worth about 500 The last one sold
brought t527 II had belonged 80 an old
Maryland family ever since n was coined
II Il A. fss.HH
A. one time only two we're said 90 be IN
existenee-one IN tho Phnadelphia Mint.
the other IN Rosson-hut third was
picked up IN q New York money changers
shop a few wears ago
Il was afraid AZ nrst u might be
counterfeit" said the collector 81 coins.
who happened 20 Fpy q. The man was
80 delighted 10 secure " that before ieav-
INK the shor he houEht several other coins
which he didn't want lie paid only s. for
A. The same day he was offered $50
later $3.50 was offered nv smother gentle
man. se0o by another one. but che semitic
man ~ last accounts was holding d for
5000
one 81 the most sought after COLONEL
coins a. the Highly copper They were
struck IN 1877 by samuel Highly. who was
q physician and blacksmith ~ CRANKY.
Conn lie got the copper from mine
near hy and SHAPED the coins at his
forge
About nine wears ago a silver eheksi
was found M Texas which dates hack 20
10 y . rs intrinsic value is about n
cents. lfs value 20 collectors 500.
one 81 the earliest known coins 10 q d.
drachm Of ancient AeRina. coined abon.
10 y c. Its intrinsic value is - cents
its market value 81.
The coins spoken OF in the Bible are
shekeis which were - silver: the widows
mite the tribute penny and the "Jutiea
capita the bronze coin struck by the En-
peror Titus 20 commemorate. the dsstruc-
lion Of Jerusalem and the dispersion Of
tho Jews.
In japan coins are generally OF iron
and in Siam they are chiefly Of porcelain.
whales teeth form the coinage Of the
Fiii Islands. They are painted whhe and
red. the red teeth being worth about TWEEN
IS times - much a. the white. These
teeth nre worn A. necklace instead u
carried 81 poekctbook
The entire collection Of coins and media
In the British Museum consists % about
10000 specimens and Is one Of the finest
collections in the world. Al the Philadel-
phia Mint Is a good collection OF Amer
lean coins. but the government only all
lows IL 500 a year 10 buy coins with. Tho
British government spends $500 year
Cor coins