The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
THE COIN

~ ~ - 1917
N. O, s. Nervieh; y. Y-Wh., is the value 2, a
" a. the inside instead OF the outside.
1Aere does not Secm to be any premium on this
coin.
US A.. Newark, n. J.-Is there any. extra value
has on The face Sin 'S%hIiiiinTS." Il was evidently
iss6ed by Tie Colony Of. New Jersey and dated
M AsTs sI u 7 r's ss,S SsS s FpSe. OT TS sU sseon sT SiIP rs sSSs
@Qps Sixth Of a Dollar. according 70 q resolution
fra YtSs sieSssSrs is oSlitsrSseS. n Il there
I.:t.ss r 81. w cSSl' ! Pr Ts!cS on Is H., s 'S .as s'' sad spc MAD IfisGs
Your Business" the third bin Esads: sNlns Pence.
S ssS.S of 81 g ri TeirS mn 81 S x. p aa SRH' Geo. = Sof iIe H1; dsssS.
dclphIs.
Tho aru is . Colonial paper note Of common
variety. and In worth about Is cents " In rood
condition. The fact that IL 10 signed by Johh Hart,
however. might give II an additional value. The
second note Is one Of the United Colonies issues.
by the use OF which the Continental Congress Wss
enabled 70 push the Revolutionary War. IL is not
rare, and Is worth about Is cents n IN good condition.
The third note vas issued by. the Colony OF Penn
sytvanls, and Ia worth about the same as the two
above.
made in TIE SUN 70 Two varieties Of the VASE
MS SnS ,p = GS; sf; " S SUNer vs sSS S.' or au MSSrs SSe
Illustrations Of tho samef ] know OF but one
70 what are the facts EsxsTai1g ,ss adoption
% Where can i nnd an nius.rstion and historic
aS j dated issA q. dsscTSsd IN THE sUS OK Sep
20 Arc yos not In error in the statement. that
one OF Inc four original GS1fsasrs.s half dollars
is IN the mint collection At PnLadsipnia, m. .Ur
that you STATE he BiSiiothssss rationale paid $1,000
r TUuslS Si state, isp': as LAWNS ssvina been e sS Sd'f for g s.sp a.
o,s d ASSspt Ssso the Ss. '; 1s;ss. !. .a sss "a: osc. a.. ..s on
why are there sx points on the STAN Appearing on
. You GAS u. 1850 issue Of United i. s': .s,:
q what led o the d%sry.t!cs Of and IN Via.
applied TO money
az c. II. Shinkle In his work on United states CONS
and their values mentions two ~vsrieties Of circular
nifty dollar gold pieces Of WasS MoAtor q Co, dated
1854 and 1855. the nrst being valued at 500 and tho
second at $50. The latter bore the Liberty head
and thirteen stars.
So far as can be learned the motto was not suE-
Eested by a minister. but was added by one Of the
Mint designers. The nrst coin to bear the motto
was the nrst issue OF the nve cent nickel piece In
1896. although pattern coins had borne Il some
years previously. SO far as is known the nrst
use Of the motto In the form OF God Our Trust"
was made m the designs Of pattern pieces Of
different denominations in 1901.
" Inc u1lun NOluuiuA kOhu ~ III AhN
United States Mint is the only coin OF this design
ana met n known. IL was struck on an English
guinea and was traded or exchanged by Matthew
Stickney Of Salem. Mass. . well. known numis-
mAtist. for a dollar OF 1854. This coin is one OF the
Nova ConstellAtio" series of pAttern pieces, which
are supposed 10 have been made by Thomas Wyon
Of Birmingham. England. for the FIRST United States
coinage, at the Instance OF Gouverneur Norris Of
New York. Pieces OF the same design we're also
struck In silver and copper. You can get full In
| 1orunasfon reUaFdinV these coins DH consulting
Crosby's THE Early Coins OF America"
90 EvansS illustrated History OF the United
States Mint" gives an Illustration OF the Con
federate half dollar as one OF the pieces In the Mint
collection. There Is no reason to believe that IL
Is other than an original.
Your nth question will be answered later.
CD We have no Information throwing light on the
adoption OF the six pointed star. IL has been sug
Kested that the Ave pointed star was used out OF
compliment 90 George Washington. as such stars
were borne on his coat. of arms; these. in fact,
being the heraidlc stars.
The 1850 issue OF stamps was classed among the
commemorative issues because It was Intended to
commemorate the advance In the United States pos
tai facilities. as is apparent from the designs. The
stamp bearing the postboy shows the EARLIER method
OF transporting the malls, while the three cent stamp.
showing the locomotive. and the II cent, showing
the steamship. illustrate the modern methods oil con
veyance. The use OF Franklin's portrait was also
significant. as he was the nrst Postmaster General.
The terms up and levy" were applied to the
Spanish real and halt real. which AZ one time
had wide circulation In this country. The mp
was valued at ca cents and was an abbreviation Of
ave penny bit. while the levy or bit or shilling
Aslt was v~ariously termed was valued atlsL cents.
The half real was also called a "picayune.'" II 10
supposed that these terms originated In New Or
leans, but the expressions were used as far north
as Baltimore and throughout the South.
II. p. d., Cornwall on Hudson. n. Y.-Is the
following described note OF any value' II Is : by 4
inches In size and bears this Inscription; This bill
mems and deposits at the Exchange National Bank,
~ Wall street. 4th July. 1870
This Is one OF many varieties and denominations
OF fractional currency issued by nearly all the
United states banks from timotQ time. IL has no
value.
f.. O. +, Mansfield. Ohio.-What is the value OF
a twenty dollar gold piece that bears the date OF
1854 and instead of the word Liberty" In the
crown has the name kellogg & Co." Also, instead
OF United States of America ! ind san Francisco.
California"
This Is one OF the private California gold issues,
not authorized BY the Government. There were
two varieties OF coins issued by this nrm OF the
denomination you describe, one with large and the
other with small stars. In perfect. condition, Q
specimen would he worth only two or three dollars
above face, a. such coins are not rare. This nrm
issued in 1885 a circular nifty dollar gold piece OF
great rarity, which is now valued at 5000.
R. l.. Guthrie, XVI read an atlcls in THE suN