The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

Increase IN Prices Has Been Is to
lOO Per Ceat IN q Few YeAro-
Four Thousend Collectors in
United States.
RDCElI,. SPECIAL

HtsPCElIc SPECIAL
Washington. Dec. sa-'Premiums o, ola
coll: sei.s ,, s.vs :sv.ncec from 3 to ,ss Per
q ssr:ous CD dealer Of this city '.Any
nu;sbe: of coi::s sha: could have beer
;.ck-d up for q small su.., a siors time
This is g.. 10 tie ;ren.endou. reviv.!
~ interest tia; has taken place in coin
.o!iec:!rs. There are now In this country
more thar t.ISS coin collectors rho sss-
IN s.ar.h Q! EcH specimens.
'Taey maize :::ps TO Europe and e;Ee:
coantr'cs in Ques: Of desi:e3 rarete~.
Ss'.le o. them make :.;ps g: this cha.ae,e.
"r.ry year fer no other purp0ee :han to
rsrsack tie SHOPS of dealers ir odds ana
sc5s or tire her side II the ocea;, L., The
;, ,s,e o, IIiine a.. .'sa.ss.. .h:eh. -.
OF c.uT.e. there are thousands a: re
so.s wto casually gather oil coins ini'.-
crin,inate'r. hu; ] Goa't tak. such COL
IL the demand for Old coins nowadays i';as
the suppl does &c; begin 10 NEE: IL,
Meg. A.;e.iean collector: g !, io-
,.res, , u !. ,aker Se." j., ,ore,en and n ;he
ancient Gres:s an. i.o..:ar ,'cins. although
hoy are ;hs rage abroad
"A .nci man. collectors ,iiai.s /? special.
~ % a;h':--g colonial co.'s ar.i tbs rri-
We god issiiss - North '.a-o!iaa. Cali
forn.a a..j Geo-S.s. h.; :ne large obi r"C-
&c cNr lead. them ~ In 3. in; Of interest.
stit - l.S- 'pI.Ssty.S SV IL !oE ~" NSFi~ssSs
a.: mi.'' marks. That snail letter on a
coin ~hirh chow: ii'" i';a,'n Of rs :i,irtase
he- all t:re .ii~.rcrcc - tie world 20 4
collector aad A.. in ;h" ?'ice.
10. G. ADDS 10 vA!.TE.
For i1silnce. s,-cem, pee" II IS. -
nation 81 IS. a. ISIS. hearing .ae ,so
tiny letters: g .,. a. f", E: Carson c.;y. VII
The sii:.:s of 1874 IS avo.nov example.
The ore made IL San Francisco. a'i:h the
is:'cr, =. is worth srywhe-. s:on, = :"
OYER. There wer. only ,wenty.. ..ou. Q: TIE
former i,~cen' pieces m:nf.d.
'WGEt! vou Ns.i,Ve "a do..RI o. iso; VS.
wort: S.:S. I: is. j::,; ,;'e sa,ne and tia:
srn, va. paiG at a r-csnt auction sale.
''Y-. surh is ~, Inconsistency ~ coin
,:i::cn. cav q b. hsaa;sf Tor Sc. The ,ca-
son for this is ;i.:: u! ia's dollars Mr-e
struck IN proof sets. and w.' quite limit
- r:o"' roin> sE- L.ade by furnishing ne
.tan;,cI. and t.l.v cnm.. forth y ith a high
polish. Thc low aCur" VI the :7ss dollar -
due {" the enormous number preserved II.
good condition.
'-Nsny of t!.c coin. min,cd since ,S-a
bring premiums IL greatly exceed thc-c
f"r Ccin> :'-,:-'! during tbs, latter Part 81
90 IN" Nin"iscr;h injury.
"A god ':o!.ar of 1s.3 in proof co'.di;in:
yin brig g.. IN: 8: gold .,.se" Of ,s;:
- 'ts S,.;i., -; .,,;s,...i ~ a., ,h
F:,iia.Ie','ia mint in 49,, and iS'. are
".;fh premiums rans'nG un Z" s..
ra..S n, en- .r,I 49, w 80 -" @
brings S.. and j. hard to get a. that
price.
nrcn.i,.ms fla. -,r.c a. S:ch .. :. ~.
ni,t.i e.. ,,,.r.. ..s isc- ,:;' :. ii
a. g. p'ete u t's sA"e year u Na'ue"
A.; u,., .,, s,-.r..s, . ~ -
,.c c.,sr.S ,s!s, ss anssst ot M ~
a. g. 49, 90. .u n'c.. co'.a,.'Hh' Us HuSt"n
All '"'"'fti"n ie.ch Az ',dsshceu price.
Die CUTS = FIGURE
Dc varieties yu.Au Ynor. than one
would supposs OF the 1894 cents a,on.
there arc 'ifiy-fve die varieties. each u,l..
.. whici, IL held at "a high premium. and
~ al. the ils copper cent. tter. are 81
d!. varieties known NJ the present time,
with Other countries 20 hear ffon1.
And this iost refers ,n coin. or one D..
the work ahead Of ~. collector who goes
in for tho cole .;iyr - die varietieS Of
coins cf al denominations.
The majority ~ the collectors .: GOLD
coins coisfne themselves to de:o,niua aeiOns
u:,,ler 3. Th.s ny r." r,c ans limits fIeir
field er"A:iv. a. there are hundreds ~ va
,ie.ies "s the cr'vat. gold Issue "f III.
Western states, North Carolina ava
Georgia. no. "a mention 'hc varieties uf
regular In:te.; States issue
just take the Rraxhe- do.,tlonn. This
Wds gold piece issued In New YORK s.:ty
N i>:,.. sbI ffe reSe:se Il t-cays sh.. motto
L rum r: Pl,!ribus' and AN enR'~ NTH
spread wings. upon i;s breast = .hi. Id. |
with bundle Of arrows IN the rtgh, ,ainn
and an olive branch IN :h~ left, Nfi'c tho
head is surmoun:ed by thirteen stars
This CON was struck !ron, dies which ]
had been made "a: q cent. Whicn The
maker had submitted TO tt. authorities fsr
approval! but IL vas re- trc.ed The cosn u
:."w worth more than $sg and Is sel,so.,,
o:'e--i fer sale
OF the California gold se<rAs alone
there are several hundred Varieties. aad
Some OF item command euora,ouR Vfe.
Ei!uYns.
Tier. 1r. only three collectors 81 this
country no wake a ~occisi:. Of acc,:,n,,.
ia;!Hg gold I.ccs q! tn. vaiu~ Of Sly ard
upward. Ti.r~ are not on.v the eagle and
Go,.hi- .asi" - United States tssu.., hut |
N. 'rsus 81" $N ans! - G, III pieces ~. rr,.
va. H-rls "a he West. and the SIS a:.j
~ H gold s!uSs 1