The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
COINS N STAMPS.

I'D. W., New Haven. Coun.-I have a copper
s Ss1n dated sad lSs, an. Sa on &c ''S fnss 81 Ss1nh !ha z :sssa
i71s. on me other side Is a bust and The IN
seesIa o. ,s sESoslss . halt " dollar. G Kinds dH,n tel ! n a.
what Il Il, and Its value
II you arc correct in your spelling Of the Oh.
verse inscription the coin Is a hitherto unmun.
toned variety Of the half penny Of George IL
Of England. There are Two general classes OF
the copper coins Of that King dated from
i7.o 70 i7ao. with . young head OF the King, while
the second class. dating from 174o 70 1854, show
him with much older. features. Owing to q blum.
der At the mint ono Of the half pennies dated 1850
had tho Kings name erropcously spelled -Geor.
ius." This variety aud all the coins bearing the
younger head arc scarce There Is no peoord
Of ono Of tho half pennies with the Older head
showtnr the misspel1ed inscription. and the ons
you have would rank Is . rarity II It's genuine.
b l. A., Jericho. West va;-WIll you Kindly
e.oss! s..vsT So.lf rE
The coin Is . Spanish half real. . pieoo that
was at ono time current In this country. It's
current value was 6h cents being just one halt
that of the old "levy," -btt.. or -shillins.' under
which names the coin passed in the South. West
and East The half real was known In tho Soutn
al a"picayune.- while further north II was morn
commonly called . -n~vcpouny bit AL ms
coins of this denomination arc fairly common.
and none Is now worth much above bullion vafua-
Saratoga, N. Y.-Please let me know Shsths,
q set OF Columbian stamps Of the deuomlnAnons
q !. z 49, a. : 70, yslu 10 s OF ! eiss tSree % os1i
. niso az IL, = "AN," $500
me standard stamp Catalogue quotes the IN
used Columbian stamps Of the denomination
mentioned at 80 cents- Tit used set d quoted
At a cent. 4 silver thre O. cent piece dated lSs
Is quoted At Is cents In good condition and I'd
cents when uncirculated.
N, s.. Cohoes. \. y.what is the value Of .
It possesses no extra value The intrinsic
value Of the Mexican dollar Is about Is oenn
although II passes current In Mexico and along
the United States border at 60 cents.
G. l.. l.. r., haywood, ". Va-The half dollar
Of 1slo is not scarce. There arc two general Va
neties, one with large, the other with small date
which dealers quote respectively at 10 cents and
si.so In good condition and u. 10 and $50 WHEN
nnely preserved.
Curious, New York cty.-There seems TO hsve
been some question a. to whether the nVe cent
n nisse 81 c sss T \ nIte az states nsee Mint n En'P Can Sor throw
any light upon the natter
There Is evidence that the pieces bearing Lin
coins head were made al the mint In 1888. They
were ranked as pattern coins. and none OF them
ever got Into regular circulation. They were
struck IN nickel. copper and bronze, a well known
New York collector possessing a specimen In the
last metal, the nrst one OF the variety 70 CONS
TO liz hit and probably the only one In existence
Al the time OF the production OF the pieces with
Linooin's head i've cent pattern pieces With the
head Of Washington were also produced at the
mint and the use OF the head of Coiumbu wss
contemplated.
Evidence OF the character OF the nye cent pat
tern pieces Is supplied by a letter written on
May =, 1857, by william E. Dubois, assistant
assayer and curator OF the mint cabinet. to Prot.
Charles 7. Authon. secretary Of the American
Numismatic Society Of New York In which Mr..
Dubois says:
II, would be acceptable also to have the opinion
OF your society as 70 the propriety OF putting .
real head Din opposition to idean upon any OF
our coins. We have been urged 70 do justice
10 the dlscoverer OF America by putting his cngy
on The I'VE cent token. and we have made SOME
trials Of the head Of the Father OF the Country.
but hitherto the prevailing voice has been against
this e1altation. even OF one long since departed.
or any initiation OF the usage Of uonarch!cal conn
tries zee,
The reverse design OF the I'VE cent piece boar
Ing the head of Washington shows the Arabic
neure 5 within a wreath ofblive and Is identical
With that used on the Lincoln five cent piece
A. p W. Pitsburs. Pa.-Kindly advise me "
there Is any premium on a half cent dated 1904
There are several varieties OF the bali cent
dated 1904, which range In value from 20 cents
IN I1If CuLultiVb W - III INV AiS @'N
scsrccst Of the year is one showing a die defect
at the chin Of the portrait on the diverse. pro
ducing a spikeiike projection. This piece Is
valued At S cents in fair and 81 In hne condition.
J.. J. W.. North Adams Mass.-There Is no
premium Of consequence upon any Of the oeuu
issued in 1857, Of which there are two varieties
- the large copper cent and the flying eagle cent
struck 10 copper nickel. Only one variety Of
the flying eagle cent Is valuable That IS dated
ISs. II ooours In various metals pure copper.
pure nickel. and copper nickel. with and without
Inscriptions and dates and Is valued a. from
g. r. r.. Jersey City. N. j. Kindly inform N,
Ct !hs value Of = Treasury nEte o. ths uhinS
April Is, i04. numbered IoiTp d, " the amour,
Of ten dollars, With S per cent. iatcres,
The one year 6 per cent notes, with the por'
trait OF Salmon r. Chase, should be worth several
dollars over face u in nnely preserved condition
EumIsmatlst Nov York Cty.-SeArcely anJ
one Of the twenty dollar pieces commands a
premium, for the reason that collectors DO not
care much for tho seres- With the exception
Of the recent Saint Gsudcns double eagles few OF
the pieces Of the denomlnstion bring over fsrs
value Tns sineio double eagle that Is rcSardea
highly by COLLECTOR Is tho ono dated 1919. which
ID In the mint collection at PhusdelphiA onS
one Of those pieces was struck In gold Plus'
burg collector - said to have offered the mini
VulSt2lc S@kUo " AZ Oouhs ena tASS'
pbis collector who owns ono Of the nnea ooi.
ioctiona Of American coins naised the onu TO
S's.0oo but neither 0ner was considered BY ts
Government ofhcialA While there Is only cns
specimen in goid said To have been STRUCK from
the double eagle dies Of 1Sts there arc also sald 70
be ouptos In copper and hrcgnt while during ns
Ast year . now variety In silver has opmf 70
light The real value Of tie silver so pleoe u
.p~rUblsmateal. but the piece has sold for $50
Z. L D., chicago, n.-ln December. 1901. TEn
piecea in which 4 vas said thai tt lsa nickel
tie iSss nickel Win 1Xs ssiels %ss worm l.. q
ID: aI |. sssrs g soun 'S%S s sdst, a.. me Is Ssf 10 s Il g
the >alue q An lte one cent plese, 1s6 two cen'
one stae.
The correspondent II IN error In supposnf
hiatt tAtemcn Appeared In THl SoS 70 the enec'
hat the i8S nickel Without cents Is vAined ~
y and that ths 1851 nickel l. worth =. The sru'
Gle referred 10 appeared on December : IpN
and dealt exclusively With pattern coins ssnea
st the United StAta mint Of the denomination Of
8 cen6 These coins In some Instances vary
widely hum the accepted dehtgnA. while ohers
ference bdns In the late This Is usually OF ns
year before The regular eefn sppeAts for seheiA
ctrrulahon-
Tbs ihr Eve osns ptscs referred 70 In the srn-
Gle was Q pattern nickel which showed on uh OF.
v~e Me head Of Liberty 10 The left Instead o.
she usual shteld. The head vAs not adopted untu
INA The LIST psssern In nickel vas Al one tint
vsrth g. bot u usw Surth mop. Tia pattern
fvS cent piscs which the correspondent CON.
fnsss with the ~ without cents" was stated
In DIE srdrls "a he dated fe. n vas az tie tnuh-