The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23

= one deIist Sli o. me BANK 81 fsin6sId, GATED
with blank backs. signed By cashier and president
What are they WORTH
Collectors DO not take much interest In TINS sort
Of money and very few specimens OF these oo
bank bills ara worth morn than'a few cents. Thou
sands Of specimens are TO be found In moro OF iess
dllapldated condition. and al sales OF old money
are sold In punches OF q hundred or more at an
average Of q cent or two apiece.
Scotia, New York..Is there any special value
size Of a dime, "Iibre 6ressT Rag. with tree On
face, and on the reverse the words. ".RePue. del
S SsHs; a. as1C Aa = FOUND lsi Ssit s aorS oS'a Sssea isss and SSl1 :
round quarter dollar dated 1850, with the letter
&C" under the head OF tho Goddess Of Liberty ON
The Central American gold coin 10 worth about q
dollar. The gold half and quarter dollaD are
worth from N.2s 10 $50 each when In perfect
condition.
8 p II. Pesks!in n; Y:--r,s.ss linton tSI0sn . %s
Dc chtisr:- with star De- between me , c.s., ~S "a.
bears the letters Dollar Carolina" with q stAS IN
between: and d. ssI e M ne .s ssn,,e Y sss s soTa One sSn:-
IL reversed from tho regular way Of making IL.
This IL Q variety Of gold dollar struck BY Carts
tophcr Bochtlcr AZ his private mint a. Hutnor-
fordton. n. O., some time about 1884. All OF mis-
coins were rudely designed and struck. and the
fact that the IN" Is reversed has no Significance.
The gold used IN these pieces was mined IN worm
Carolina, ana the metal used In all is supposed 20
have been Of Q nneness OF 81 csrao. the wsirns
being % grains. with an intrinsic value ~ "a cent?.
Later tho mint was turned over to A. Bechnsr. and
Il IL said that from 1852 70 1853 the gold used m
his coins varied materially In weight. oneness ana
value. Bschtier also struck coins OF gold bearing
the stamp -GoorgiA.- whlch were suppoeeA 20
DO of n carats nneness. the gold mined IN Georgia,
being understood 20 DO Of . better quality than
that mined In North Carolina. Il 10 declared.
however. that all tho gold used IN the bochaer
coins came from tho North Caroline mines. Npnsi
of the dollar pieces bears much Of premium.
as they are stll quite plentiful. Some OF Bechtiers.
two dollar and q half pieces and nve dollar pieces
are held at a premium OF IRON $40 to $50 80
OF me value Of q 1fty-cent piecc OF the year fsS4,
with the letter 20 under the feet Of the eagle. IL
is in excellent condition.
The mint mark collectors have record of six
minor varieties Of half dollars struck 81 the New
Orleans mint during 1854. None Of them Is worth
more than q few cents above face value exoepts
variety showing all the figures Of the date double
cut, which In uncirculatcd condition Is held ct o
little over q dollar
e. r. a., New York.-what is the value OF = o ne
tell me the value OF a han dollar dated iss4 with
two srrowhesds on either SIDE OF the nate but no
The flying eagle cent Of 1857 and 1865 Is one Of the
commonest coins. and is Just worth face value.
The rare flying eagle cent 10 the one dated 1859.
In 1868 the regular design Of tho half dollar
showed 9 barbed arrow Al either side Of tho date,
with rays back OF the eagle. but In 1884 the rays
were removed, and all the vast number OF regular
nifty cent pieces OF the year were OF the same descfip-'
ton rs the one you mention. which OF course Is held
At no premium. .'rs ..r,. -!
W. c. B., Clinton, cOnn.--Are any Of the Follow.
no sGaS 1851 81 spsfes Of is[s and pHI lsSs. S sslkfis ess aAe 81
is44, is4S and isI7. the last two with the o mint
R lSaT1 : Sas s Sf11aT s Soiia Rl' Ssse q l ~ an All fSSS 81 ana sSe 81
coins are In nearly perfect condition. a :
There 10 no premium on the double earls& The
only coin of this denomination esteemed By Dcol-
lectors Is the twenty dollar pleoe in the mint cabinet
OF coins at Philadelphia, which 10 said 70 be the
most highly priced of all COINS struck In this coun-
try. II Ia unique. only one having bcen coined.
There is no premium listed for tho eagles. while
the half eagles OF the dates mentioned arc held ut
about 50 cents over face value when In nne condi-
ton. The gold dollars are each worth SIS when
in fine condition, while the i7o9 silver dollar 10 valued
AZ about -. -
r. S. B., BrookIyn-Klndly advise me Of the values
or Of the c.S sGl Lawn ? S SSln Tn Ehslis sf, penny 81 1879 Amer.
can an trade ,s6s d SollSI Of is17: Eng ,sss :, fa5 ri (, 81 iss'
and an English copper coin about ne sse o. y
American nickel, with the Inscription ON the side
inscription on tho reverse side being -Britannis
Rex Fid Def" "
The collection Of cents embraces non E Of the rars
varieties. the rarest being the bronze cent OF 1877,
which when uncirculated 10 worth in the neighboT-
hood OF a dollar. None OF the other coins men
toned Is held at q premium. The coin 10 evtden lily
a penny. hAlfpenny or farthing OF George ". OF
common design and held at no premium.
Constant Reader. Bronx-whaf Is the value Of Q
coin OF Pope Clement XIV. dated ITS; also Of an
Irish bank token OF the value OF 10 pence OF lsist
There were Ave different denominations Of silver
coins OF Pope Clement XIV, ranging In premium
from IS cents 70 o.. The Irish bank token 10 worth
from so cents to 81. according to condition.