The sun., 1908-04-19
COINS AND SRAlfPS

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lSSS, made Al Philadelphia, and . proof piece Il
worth but few eehts over face value The ran
1884 half dollar was struck At the New Orleans
branch mint IN it1 the hrtt year OF opefAu anu
shows . medium sized letter 20 under TIE buNl
and above the date. There are no mint rerorda A.
TO the number struck, ~ u poems 70 have been
regarded as trial piece but ~ far a. can be learned
there are only four specimens known. The lbst
time one was offered for sale, IN i6oo, ct the auoton
Of the H. q. Davis rolsetOh. II brought vi, but II
would bring more to-day, a. Il 10 regarded " col
lectos a. one OF the very rartSt Of the CnHd
states mint marks,
A.. Prince Ray, n. VI have 10 my poLsssslon
a gold piece strurk a. the mint Al Washington,
y. G.. about forty years ago on one sde Y the
p no gu asts sIs os ~ nS Ssss ssv.
Inllled. understand that thsre were but YER
iew o. these Egld ylssss. ,tnles, ane what The
die cracked and that ended 'ihs production
There has never been a mint a Washington
n your co was struck Al the philadelphia mint
II must have been q pattern piece for Ave cent
nickel several varieties OF which were made In
1854 one OF these bore the head OF Washlnglou
on the diverse side and the portrait Of Lucoln
on the other There 10 no record Of lis HAVING
been struck In gold, The only metals recorded
| are copper and nickel. Many tokens we're struck
by private persons during this period which hear
the portraits OF Washington sn1 Lincoln. Tot'A
were made OF brass. bronze ana other base mslalL
but we have no record Of any In gold unlisted
and uulnsTlbed.
B.D. H., Treeport, y. " have an Americas
silver dollar dated l7e. WIN you kindly adys'
! me OF its vauel
This Is the usual type OF the silver dollar Of lea
The head Of Liberty Is not patterned after that Of
Martha Washington, a. you suggest, but Is said
70 have been modelled after 4 lady ota well knovn
Colonlal family Pine specimens Of tbls dollar
ere now worth from $50 ioi
lJ,E. H., onsonta, n. Y.--VIu you p es,e ttU No
/ the value OF dime OF 1881 showing no stars around
| the nture OF Liberty on the Obverse' have ne,s-
similar 'DsSiTss ssS s WSsSe s,S 70 T1 : 9ooi
! coin book with cuts OF rare oons'
Dimes Of Two typcS were struck Al The Pblladsl
! pills mint In 1881. One showed thirteen stars
around the hEure OF Liberty and the other omitted
! them. They are Of equal rarity, and dealers ''s
! 30 cents for those In rood condition and 81 when
unclrculated, Any coin dealer can supply yoi
with \ book such as you require,
Az A., Springfield, Mas. This is ths ordina-"
| my cent piece OF ls1S In ordinary condition
II Is not worth more than face but byalued a. abou!
1 dollar when unclrculated.
H.c.N.. New York city--wll you kindly tell me-
the value Of United states Ave dollar gold piece,
| dated iS56'
An ordinary specimen is not worth above face
value.
r r., PhllAde,phla-wou you kindly I. No
| know whether United states silver certificate tor
one dollar, with the back reversed. IS Of any value
| more than It's face! II Is or the series OF l6S.
Collectors value these mi sprnls al about dollar
above face value when In crisp condition, but es'
II not In such state Two and hre dollar bills otthc
same series werc printed with the diverse Inverted
which command proporiionale premium
W. r., Newark, y. LIS there any prmiun
on United states half dollars Of 1913, iAla, yes.
1874. 1875. iscs ie3oS lt1l. itSS 1884, iA, lNs
twenty cent piece Of lne oSpget esnS ~ ~. -.
Every one OF the coins you list Is Of common
date. and worth but trne above face valve IN
nne condition.
E.s.. New Rochelle. N. VI have brcnte coin
about the size OF large copper cent but can learn
nothing about It's origin On the diverse bears
I5Oano IL ths osd IN Two III nts s the Words opt Cor
per-" The reverse Is smooth. and the edGt Is
clipped. u does not seem 10 be- OF recent maxi
Can you tell me anything about ~
We can md M record Of this piece. Perhaps
one OF TBI SUNS readers can throw some light
upon IL.
lee, Bridgeport, Cal win yOupleSss inform
me whether or not the enclosed rubbints OF ccut
Of 1870 and q half cent OF 1851 arc OF any value
Also q quarter dollar OF 1853
None OF the coins Is scarce. Dealers sell the
cent at ten cents in rood and rs cents In w.
circulated condition and the half cent At % and
20 cents respectively. There are several varieties
OF the quarter dollar OF iS5s, which were struck a.
Philadelphia and New Orleans. ONE variety shows
arrow heads at either side OF the date and rays on
the reverse the other variety omlts these features
specimen OF the lSSa quarter without AFRO"
heads or rays. struck over quarter OF iS2 t
valued OF from R 70 $40 when In uneIrculAted con
srE- Al Aoa aVG
about 70 cents when In hne oopdltiOn. There 'H
SSld 10 have been variety Of We quarter struck
Al the New orleans Mint In lass With the arrow
heads and rays omitted and showing the mint
letter 90" Such a piece would command high
premium n offered for sale, but experts are not .
satisfied that II exists.
A. p. s., Brooklyn--ls there any premium on
100 dime with the mint mark "D"i have Also
ms cent piece Of 1857 in smOS, mint condition.
The first mentioned coin IL a product Of the new
Denver mint, whose mint letter ls now ~" The
DAhlonega mint OF Georgia formerly USED the
letter but the latter mint has not been In operation
since lS62, the Government closing Il on account
Of the wsr There Is &c premium os either e0ia.
ER. A.. NsticE. R. III have piece OF Talbot
Alum Lee, one Cent New York. i7eL" l there
any value 10 IT.
This coin or tradesman's token was issued by
a hrm OF india merchants whose headquarters
were at ai Pearl street. and the pieces circulated
In i7ei consisted Of several varieties, ell having
been struck In England. The chief varieties con
sisted OF one with = ship under sail with New
York" above and Talbot Alum 4 Lee, one Cent
with a representation OF the Goddess NJ Liberty
standing on tho reverse In her hight hand uhtrty
stan and a hale Of merchandise TO Der tight Tn"
second type shows 4 ship, but the inscription ~
AZ the Slore OF Talbot. Alum A lee. New Nors
The rcversr has the Goddess ~ Liberty and NJ
words "llberty and commerce the edge heinz
letter,d I'VE Promise 10 Pay the Nearer noe cent
The rArss, Of the pieces has large e" In both
Inscriptions and the name New YORK" Is not shown
above the ship. These pieces. while not rare
are much sought by collectors of The Colonial coins
and are included among the New York s'n''.
Dealers sell them At from any cents TO SIS, accord
Ing to variety and condition.
c. s. r.. wGlpole, n. HI have two half cents
dated 1903 and 1879. both IN rood state ot pre'
reverse and the liberty head faces 10 the right
The liberty head on the 1899 piece shows the word
Liberty" on the ooronet fscei 70 d., let ard
cent OF 1881. DO these coins possess an extra
valuei
Theys we're many changes in the design Of ne
half cent The hrst one struck had the head N
the left. In iTs4 the head was changed 10 the rlg
In 1900 the fraction 800 was added, and In 1870
the head OF Liberty was once more placed TO to'
leh a. II was In i7es The 1909 half cent Is quoted
BY dealers At trom 20 cents In good TO 81 In unclr
culated condition. The 1909 half cent shows three
varieties one struck over coins OF ls0s. another
with an inner circle to %" In the date and the third
tue shslghL or perfect date. They range In value
from % cents In good condition upward, $40 haNnE
been paid for a very hne specimen OF the over
ktfuck half cent of $50 Al the Stickney sale