Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-06
Theater Candy Slot Machines
Numismatic Curiosity Shops

1t is a numismatic curiosity shop
%54 cast South Temple street. While
amateurish in its scope and in the
nature of a compulsory collection, still
there are many rare coins in the
cabinet OF a considerable value. And
the joke is really on the other fel-
low.
Mr.. Lenzi is an enterprisng young
the theater-going public. He has in
charge those slot machines whose
gaping maws swallow dimes and eject
those fiat Chocolate containing boxes
which arc so popular with the girl
you have with you. When the dime
don't happen TO be in your pocket
almost any old thing OF the same size
is conscicncelessly brought Into re-
QUESTION. And thereby hangs the tale
OF that collection on east South Tenn
pie.
The near-dimes which have produc-
cd theater-going chocolates embrace
coins from practically every country
on the face of the globe, some OF
them very rare The face value OF
these which have been used during the
past two seasons is about SIP but the
worth in the numismatic world Is
considerably over $500. And that it
why the joke is on the other fellow.
The old American Scent piece is
quite popular as candy y-acquiring
medium, closely followed by mono
gram bearing dimes. OF the former.
there Is one. in splendid condition.
which is worth to the collectors world
$2.25. The engraved dimes are of all
characters and descriptions bearing
upon their limned faces doubtless the
beginning and end of many romance.
Financially they are worthless.
There is the Filipino half "centayo.'
many of these showing that at one
time they fomed memoir-cnds to
various hatpins. The German 'Pfen-
mig" is also in evidence with it
"deutsches reich" on the dun copper
face. Queen Wilhelmina is represented
with the Netherland cent a pretty
copper coin with lion rampant en-
circled by "koningrijk der Nederlan-
der"
Japan's 10 sen" is artistically one
of the finest coins of the collection. 1t
is beautifully and tastefully executed
on the finest silver. The Mexican 'diez
centavos" are plentiful, mostly of re-
cent date, They vary greatly In weight
and size and are mostly of recent dale.
workmanship and of little beauty, Is
seen here and there.
The face of King Edward VII is rare
ly seen but the features of Queen VIC
toria are recognized on many Canadian
Newfoundland and British Columbia
coins. A very rare English piece was
found lately in the 3-cent silver coin
date 1900. The diverse side bears the
likeness of the king who reigned when
America won her independence, 1t bears
the inscription "Georgius III Del Grd-
tia" On the reverse side is a Roman
''3" crowned, and the encircling abbre-
viations Mag. Bri. FIR. Et Hib. Rex, -
all of which is taken to mean that the
redoubtable George considered himself
king of Great Britain, France and Ire
land.
The last of the French kings, Louis
XVIII, contributes a half franc piece
of the vintage of 1924 very beautiful
coin. And from the same nation comes
a modern 50-centimes silver coin
also showing the artistic taste of Jean
Crapaud. Recent Spanish coins ara
scarce but the fine 10 centavos OF AL
fonso XII is seen in numbers. 1t Is
noted that the CASTLE ruler is modest
in that he claims to be king only REX