The sun., 1907-08-25

hye dollar silver certincste, series Of 1901, numbered
{ printed pd upside Z down. 'w viii you Kindly advise
whether this bill has any value above is facef
II 10 not ON record that 1907 bill 0fthis dcnomi-
nation with inverted diverse EXISTS, although tne
series Of 1900 shows one, two and ave dollar notes
with the popularity. II ID tho face that h printed
upside down. as In printing United Ststcs notes the
back Is printed 1rst Collectors place Aight value
upon such bills when In uncircuiatcd condition.
paying premiums Of dollar or % above face.
M. B.. New York csy..-Are Columbian half dol
lars Of 1893 worth more than face valuef
No.
n. r., New York CIty.-Hss the nifty cent piece
dated iSis; 81 which an impression "s'Von' "o'e
The half dollars Of this date even In mint state
are not worth more than ten or fifteen cents above
face.
Constant Reader. Tyrone. Penn.-The value OF
rare coins and stamps cannot be definitely stated.
Values arc established largely by public auction,
but the sae Of q particular specimen may 90 AZ
tended by extraordinary conditions enhancing I@
value TO a degree that would not always sttond the
sale Of a similar specimen. The values stated in
this column are approximately the prevailing SELL
Ing prices. but dealers pay less.
Hoppet, New Brighton, s. L--Inclosed 1 send
rubbing OF an old coin which for generations has
been IN my family and would IKE x Know w ahn vaus;
with the word "Hoppet" above and the date, iIle,
pndernesth. On the other side Is Inscribed i
This Is one OF the copper dollars OF Baron Coertz.
the issue Of which resulted In hts execution. The
Baron was a confidant OF Charles XII OF sweden.
and when the latter's finances ran very low sner
his trip TO Turkey, persuaded the King 70 ISSUE
copper coins and compel their acceptance by the
people at q silver value Tho coin Of which you
send O rubbing was intended 70 circulate al Tour
times Its weight In silver. the letter. "S M being
the abbreviation for -solfer mypt- or silver coin.
There were seven types Of these pieces issued IN
i7ie. each bearing q NEUROLOGICAL parsonage, such
ss Saturn. Jupiter. Mars, PhDbus. &c., and the
Swedish people nicknsmed them the gods of Baron
Goertz." Yours bears a representation OF Hopo
Cfoppet. These coins are much priced BY the
people of Sweden but are not held at nigh pre-
MUM owing TO their plentifulness. The one bear
ing the ngurc of Hope Is valued at about 70 cents
70 collectors when In nne condition.
II. J.. b. New Haven. e,nn. am In possession o..
of the following coins and woulfike 70 know their
value above face, II they bear any: Hall dollar OF
1882. dime dated 1887. hye cent nickel without tne
1855 >'' ''''.
The half dollars of 1882. 1855 and 1855 II In mint
condition are worth from 10 cents 70 10 cents above
face value. The other coins bear no premiums
NJ. M. O.. Chicago. I'LL have some gold dollars
OF isS ana ToIa sa ssyc sysr ,hres cen. pieco
dated 1895 and copper TWO cent piece OF 'ne Same
1851. coins Of this denomination having been struck
at the Philadelphia. Charlotte Dahionega and New
Orleans mnts. The commonest are those struck
at the PhIade phia mint, which bear no mint letter
and are worth aboW 81 so zach when In nne con-
dition. The rarest are those with the mint letter
ID" an extremely me specimen bringing Nss az
the Smith sale.
Of a United States silver dollar dssd i7ssi
The dollars OF l78s are woph only couple or
dollars In good and unmotilated condition
pierced coin is not at all valued by conectors and
your specimen is worth no more than face value.
In. America. N. Y.-win you kindly inform mo
as TO the value OF the following coins: Repybhes
France, nve francs, I7S& Louis XVIII; Roi dc
France ys ss eTGSsS RspSeenos s,Se S Mss
SaTolu. I'LL: Of spain. l7oA in goed Condition:
cents dated 1907 worn smooth: lsi7, 1873. 1923.
1880, 1S4S and half cents dated 1907 and 1855.
The Ave franc pieces are worth about S.i0 each
10 In nne condition. The coins OF Mexico arc worth
but bullion value except In rare Instances The
tokens OF the Bank OF Upper Canada you describe
are held at no premium Tho cents will average
about nve cents each If in nne condition
C., Yonkers, N. Y.-wni you kindly tell me the
plated with gold, with the inscription Sacred 20
the Memory of Robert Fulton, O2e OF the Most
bencIhCtOTa OF Mhukluu Ou tuO Otuut
side is representa- tion OF the Clermont In relief.
but no date.
This is one OF the few medals struck in honor
OF Fulton. There were tive different types OF this
medal, embracing the same general design. The
nrst of these was struck In sin, with the American
nag flying TO the right. and a specimen brought
rs at the Bushnell sale some years ago. The
other type In white metal brought IS cents at the
Woods sale.
r. s. r., Atlantic city, N. J--would you kindly
inform me of the value OF half dime dated 1891.
II bears no premium.
z. s.. Brookiyn-what is the value Of a copper
coin G the reign Of dated S and an
only copper halfpennies and farthings were
struck In the year i775: they exactly alike In
design, but different In sire. They are held al
no premium. In cutting the dies for one variety
OF the halfpenny the engraver omitted the second
e" from "Georglus." snd this mint blunder Is now
held at premium See reply TO }. A. X. for Is0s
quarters
heavy gold coin with two heads on the diverse
and two on the reverse bearing RIM an Inscription IN
is % Value % also sS have gold half dollar with in the
inscription L. c. Exb. 1905 five stars and Mount
Aso 0G round god es sna sos sns
quarter dollars. dated 1887, with the words Call.
fornia aolds Also ga United states % three dollar &
q dated 1895, Mexican two real piece dated 1927.
two Spanish coins with the words "Carolus Ill.
Del Gratla" dated 1893 and 1906 silver piece with
the Inscription "Carolus II. Del Grata, dated 1882
VIII you kindly tell me how much they are WORTH
The first coin Is OF Greek origin and should be
worth from $50 TO $50. according to Its state OF
preservation. The gold dollar Of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition Is sold for Q, by dealers. There
are a good many spurious gold quarter and half
dollars OF California. but II genuine the pieces
range In value from ~ 10 ". according TO variety
and condition. The gold three dollar piece OF 1878
is one OF the rarest Of the only twenty
hve OF them originally having been coined Al the
Smith sale last year flne specimen brought st5
Everything depends upon the variety and con-
dtlon Of the 1909 quarter as 10 Its value. One
riety showing the date of 1905 struck quarter
Of 1905 In nne condition brought $3.50 at the Smith
sale while at the same sale uncircuiated speci-
men OF the regular type of tho year brought N2.
II showing the signs Of circulation or worn In any
way the coin Ia quoted at but a small premium. The
1925 dollar Is worth about $3.50 In ne condition. per
haps a little more II In extra good preservation.
last, which Is a coin of Charles ii. OF England and
should command slight premium.
Elk. New Orleans. La.-I read a recent article
federste stamps. i have thlrty-eight varieties Of
Among them are the kve cent blue, ISSUED at Llv-
master" in the centre on a shield being the ngure
as" with q sun and spreading rays overhead, while
AZ the top and bottom are the words paid" and
New Orleans, ono OF which is a nve cent red stamp
on white paper. l also have stamps OF Telllco
Plains, Nashville, and Rhcatown. Tenn, and the
envelope stamp Of tho Plttsyvania Court Houseva.,
gUssOn would oSSs %
by giving me any Information regarding these