The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21
TRE cOIN c-OLLECTORs.

a coin dated lHBl and having on one sloe Peeun.e
Maria l. ~ PetruS III. b. @. P. E. Brasil Reges"f
The coin was issued by Portugal. the inscription
meaning MARIA I. and Peter III. by the Grace OF
God King and Queen OF Portugal and Brazil
IL Is not probable that II bears = premium az there
are thousands Of Portuguese coins and not much
Interest is taken in them by collectors here
W. r. B., Saybroot. Conn is there any truth In
the story that Q set Of i've ten cent pieces spelllhy
be word South, one letter on each coin is worth
No. and for the very simple reason that such
q set OF coins could not exist. Only Two OF the
United States branch mints issue coins bearing
mint letters that could be used to make W such
a set-San Francisco and New Orleans, which
respectively use the initials IS" and o.
s. G. T., Jersey City, N. J.-Has the coin OF which
I send a rubbing any special valuel
This Is a civil war token In the early eos coins
Of this kind were issued BY merchants IN New
York 20 nl she need OF small change, which hAd
disappeared from circulation Many hundreds OF
varieties were struck here In New York alone. out
none OF them is held at a premium OF more than a
cent or two, with the exception OF the Dix token
bearing the words Shoot Him On the Spot" The
diemakers OF this token put In an extra 20" making
the last word "Spoot," and this error makes this
coin worth 80 ecnts or 80, according TO condition
G. N. N, Brooklyn. -Is any special value attached
20 the following coins; a gold Spanish Souoloon
g gold piece dated 1850 and gold dollars dated
1851, 1855 and 1871
We are unable to estimate the value Of the doub-
loon The o. gold piece is worth Sa2S: II Is not .
rare issue. The gold dollars are also common
dates. each should be worth, II In fine condition,
N.su.
G. z. D.. FAN River, Mass.-whAt kind OF silver
coin is the one OF which l inclose a rubbing and
siss i is any ayu Sai W. u re C f lnsf 81 Nss. G %sk ing | GDyef e
the other side is SIT. pNonsn. Domini Bcnedictum
q CROWN. in the centre a coat OF arms
This Is an ecu OF France. the Inscription mean
ing Louis XIV, by the Grace OF God King OF France
and Navarro" II is not held at a premium. The
intrinsic value Is tl.l0.
A. M K, New York J. there a premium on a
Just face value II In ordinary condition: If in
mint condition . few cents above.
Half Dollar. New YORK; have a silver 50 cent
piece dated 1879 On the edge instead Of milling,
old style of Liberty and looks west instead OF east,
Hs on later coins, and Is facing several stars With
three arrows In one talon and a palm or olive IN
the other, Beneath the eagle Is 80 not Hall
any special value'
The coin Is apparently one OF the regular half
dollars Of 1898 and differs in no way from the regular
issue. There Ia no mint letter o for the New
Orleans mint did not begin operations until 1898.
There are very few half dollars OF this period held
al a premium and yours is worth only face value.
A. G. E. New York; have a copper coin bear
ing date Of l7t9. with the head OF King George H.;
TIiT.-: another dated 1925 Of George "; a copper
coin OF 1919 half silver. worded "Geor0ius III,
and Demarary Token" on the other side; United
States copper cent OF 1874, with Liberty head; also
1909, a half dollar OF 1909 and a quarter dollar OF
1919; also half dollars dated 1909. 1910, 1911 and 1872.
vaIuet
The English coins are all common issues and
held at little or no premium A IDA cent has q
wide range OF value. from a few cents up to many
dollars, depending upon the variety and the CON
dition OF the coin. The half cents Of 1902 and 1928
are not rare. II in very nnc condition the former
should he worth 50 cents or more, the 1898 half cent
only a few cents. The 1902 dollar II In very good
condition should he worth -. The half dollars
are worth a few cents over face. as is the 1919 quar-
ter dollar.
c. l. D., Petersburg, va.-Has a gold dollar dated
1854. but without the letter &C" Increased In valucr
It is worth Lao II in very hnc condition. Your
dollar was struck at the Philadelphia mint. The
rare dollar Is the one coined at the Charlotte mint
W. Mel, Cambridge. Mass.-what Is the value
Of a California o~ctSEonsi gold dollar dated 1897,
Are you sure that your coin Is dated 1907 The
nrst Of the California gold pieces Of this denoml-
nation Of which there Is record was struck In 1854.
The regular circular gold dollar struck at the United
States mint was issued In istS. The California
dollars II In hne condition are worth about $3.50.
STAMPS.
p. s, New York i have a number Of carrier
stamps, Boyd's issues, Two are YER, Old. orange
in color, oval, with the Inscription "Boyd's City
centre. Two other stamps are exactly, similar
except that they are green In color and have the
shield with the inscription SBoYd's CITY Dispatch.
PARK Place" also have a number Of pink stamps;
which is "Boyd's Dispatch. Park Place Have
these any value'
The stamps are known as New York locals and
we're all used in this city. There are many varieties
OF them. nearly all with the eagle In the centre as
the principal device. Your stamps are all Of the
common varieties and worth from nve TO ten cents
each. The rarcst OF the Boyd's is the one Of two
cents green in color, issued In ls47. This is cata-
Iogued at $50 and Is. unused and used. A two
cent black stamp OF similar design OF the las lisa
issue is catalogued In used condition at gS.
II. n. F., Crawford, n. IA friend of mine has
New York city. II is on the original envelope. or
rather, letter, as that time the letter was made
The stamp is white and on II is printed In black
a portrait OF Washington surrounded by TWO oval
circles; I ss,we Sa. Issss I pSS, circles ,1s n + BslPnt o,,o a,
Three Cents" The stamp is In nne condition.
without perforation, and is cancelled with q large.
cancellation stamp being City Despatch Post,
N. Y, Feb. "a" also some other nguTes which are
not very distinct. Kindly inform me what is the
value OF this stamp.
This is a spec linen OF one of the oldest postage
stamps issued In the United States and was en-
grAved to be used by GTieI's private post before
the Government engaged in the local delivery
service. When the bought the bust
ness Of Grieg for a certain space OF time 10 used
his stamps as well. The stamp is catalogued at so