The sun., 1908-12-13
c0INs ANp sFAMRs.

n. n. ~. santa Monica. .cal, Enciosed you VIII
1nd rubbing Of d silver Dollar coined at Che Ney
Tenecs save snvs tbat IN. GeS rsvee one sih
OF circle Son" 10 he relation 10 the obverso aide.
'SH @ass me @e pOssSs Rs oSn Ssus s
lectorsf
IL Is quite probable tba. she piece Is the only
one OF the aInd thst has escaped the vigilance OF
the inspectors at the mint. Such msstrikes do
take place occasionally notwithstanding the great
care exercised to preveot them and The equally
great care taken that such pieces not get beyond
the mint. There are certain collectors who make
speciality Of acoumula ting odditlss OF this sort
and they give an Increased value for them, but
II seldom amounts 70 mucn
o. ". r. NevdTk, n. j.. what 10 the premium
% 10 csnf piece and g cent piece dated 1887
The only United States coin dated 1904 that COM
nAnds q premium ts the dime struck At the Sen
Francisco Aint with the mint letter IS" on the
reverse. '..r.
blnes OF Hebrew coin What Is lie vaiusf He
brews tell me 1t 10 two or three thousand yesrs Old
The rubblnss are not distinct enough to enable
their character TO be determined From general
Appearances they show Jewsh shsbel. ptsny
varieties OF which still exist In a fine state OF
preservation. These issues have. however. been
extensively eouhtsrfsitsd.
q. e.. Georgetown. q. C,-JTbe half dollar rub
bling which you enclose represents the regular
issue OF 1881. Of which eumerous specimens are
stlll In existence. Dealers quote such q coin az
10 cents In good and o. when 10 hne condition.
Bronze two cent pieces are worth only irihe
above face value unless In proof condition. when
they ere held al from 50 cents 70 81, The only
rare date Of this series 10 that Of 1878. In that
year only proof specimens we're struck fo{ col
ieetors. one Of which Is now worth between $3.50
aud tt. None OF ths Other coins you HIST Is held
AZ premium. OF the white cents. with Tying
eagle and Iudian head. only that with the flying
eagle and bearing date Of 1855 is held at .
premium.
". T. W, Brooklyn.-I have tue following
iso1 and tsos. swsSty dollar piece Of iss tie same
slse ss old Issue. Do any OF these eommano
There are three varieties Of the saint Gaudcns
ten dollar piece OF fso7. The 6rst Is that known
e. the wire edge, Q specimen OF which brought
90 st b recent ssle. The second variety shows
narrow border, With periods at either eide OF
the motto -E Pluribus Unum." This ts the scare
css Of the year and "a valued st from $50 upward.
The third variety. With wider border, was Issued
regularly for circulation and is held at tribe
above face value, There ere also two varieties
OF the twenty dollar piece Of 1907, one with wire
edge. the other wtth smooth edge, or q narrow
border. AZ 0 recent auction specimens Of the
two varieties brought respectively $s5 and So.
There 10 stu third variety OF the saint Gaudens
double eagle OF 1907, which, while OF the dcuom!-
nation OF 60. yet 10 OF size similar 70 the ten
dollar piece. the piece being OF double thickness,
OF these but two sbecimens ere said 70 have been
struck and they are on exhibltlon ct the Phila-
delphlA Mint
z. c.. Auburndsie, Mass.-Eneiosed you will
tlnd rubbing Of coin that recently came 70 me,
and would like 70 know hs value, as 10 not
shown on the eoin.
The coin 10 British quarter dollar Of George
w.. struc IN is1s for the island Of Jsrnaics
An attempt was made BY the British Government
IN t812 TO- establish q uniform colonial currency
and picees were struck of the denomination OF
half, quarter, one-eighth and one.sixteenth OF .
dollar OF design similar 10 that Of pieces OF the
same denomination struck for the leland Of Maari
tius In 1870. Az the same tlns u was proposed
TO Issue copper pieces Of the denornination OF
ono hftieth and one hundrodth OF dollar. equiva
lent to-our one and two cent pieces. Only pat
terms OF the two latter coins were made, as the
plan OF coinage was abandoned. IL 10 said that
she british Government doaired 70 provide . cur
rency for British ssilors that would have dennte
value In oil parts OF the world. and this fact may
account for the use OF the anchor device.
Dealers quote The colonial quarter dollar NJ
70 cents in fsir and rs cents IN good condition
he rsrest Of the 1872 colonial pieces is the half
dollar. which b quoted at % in fair end $3.50 In
Eooa conoi'ton'
-,p s.x.... ~ p,.... Il. ma nno,,
n tse fftS cent nieee dated Iss5 Win the Liberty
head 70 Abe iett. has any value. iiss u any Ave
Ali the half dollars dated iSsT show the Liberty
head 70 the left. Dealers quote such piece st
rs cents In good and 81 In nne condition. Very
few OF the Ave cent nicksls bear premium worth
mentioning. Inc tefes. .. sne senss ~ .s .noss
aA6ea ie". inere ste Vety msny 'eie ps.elh
ave cent niekels vhich are worm much more
than any Of the regular series
,a p-.,,,.-, ,p,.... Ia, ,,. tr.xv CHA,
brcckiyn @ ~ ne me 10y T we. M.,s :
4ve ave aotsn rt Dll VI 'ho "ss nHs'o' De"" VI w"
:. ~ ~ ,,s,,. .,, a. .o,,...o,. oo,,.c,or.
~ e. ssrts -, : rr,,d s,so,.ssn ~ .his sn,
~ 80.
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value Of 8 gold coin slightly larger but not g
grains Troy bearing on the diverse the head
OF man turned 70 the lgnS s9ffqunaed py INC
,sssf'pS5SsSi "a ~ ~ =, ,.1srss cosi ~ ,nn,s
snyn,o,mtcd by a crown.
rhe coin IA A half Joanuese, or half Joe. OF
Portugal. ,rhe p,ece was also called half dobra
ma. pieees pinyed q very important mart In
the ro,d currency that c,roui sted in tia American
r,n,anlsa during the Reyo,uttonnry perlod. The
ntrtnrie value OF the -hsIf joe was about sS al.
pe uttie above the value OF The SpanIsh half
..rs ~, eofeetors nav 4 premium for ,hem
when hneiy preserved.
y. h. Aberdeen. WashingtonEi have g ten