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Illustrated History of the United States Mint

by G. G. Evans

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January 1888 — Coin (Approximate) Price Current

Prepared by Mason & Co., Coin Dealers, 175 Washington St., Boston. Mass.

Gold Colonial Coins.
FINE.GOOD.
1785,Justice-eye, “Immune Columbia”$600.00$500.00
1787,Sun-eagle, “Nova Eboraca”300.00150.00
Silver Colonials.
1652,N. E. XII, New-England shilling$35.00$25.00
1652,″ VI, ″ sixpence40.0020.00
1652,″ III, ″ threepence100.0040.00
1650,Pinetree XII, “Masathusets” shilling45.0030.00
1652,″ ″ “Massachusets” ″10.005.00
1652,″ Smaller and thicker ″8.003.00
1652,″ XII, “Masatusets” variety shilling25.0015.00
1652,″ VI, “Masachusets” sixpence15.005.00
1652,″ III, ″ threepence15.005.00
1652,″ II, ″ twopence15.005.00
1652,Oaktree XII, ″ shilling5.003.00
1652,″ VI, ″ sixpence6.004.00
1652,″ III, ″ threepence8.004.00
1662,″ II, ″ twopence8.004.00
1662,″ I, ″ penny30.0010.00
1659,head, shield, Lord Baltimore shilling15.0010.00
1659,″ ″ ″ sixpence20.0010.00
1659,″ ″ ″ fourpence20.0010.00
1760,Charles III. rose, Florida half dollar30.0020.00
1773,George III. shield, Virginia shilling20.0015.00
1783,U. S. 1000-eye, “Nova Constellatio”200.00100.00
1783,″ 500-eye, ″ ″150.0075.00
1785,″ Justice-eye, “Nova Constellatio” quarter dollar75.0040.00
1783,hands clasped, Annapolis shilling15.005.00
1783,″ ″ sixpence15.008.00
1783,″ ″ threepence15.008.00
1790,head “Standish Barry” ″25.0010.00
1796,female head, “Castorland” half dollar2.001.50
Tin Colonial.
1690,horseman-shields, James II. tin piece$3.00$1.50
1776,Sun-dial, “Continental Currency”15.005.00
Colonial Copper Coins.
1616,hog-ship, “Summer Islands” shilling$300.00
1616,″ ″ ″ sixpence400.00
1694,Elephant, “God preserve Carolina,” half dollar$40.0020.00
″ “God preserve New England”150.0050.00
″ “God preserve London”2.501.50
1721,2 L’s, “Col’s Francoises,” Louisiana2.501.00
1722,2 L’s, ″ ″ ″2.501.00
1667,L’s, “Col’s Francoises,” stamped R. F., Louisiana ha’penny2.001.00
1767,L’s, “Col’s Francoises,” without R. F., Louisiana ha’penny4.001.50
1766,head ship, no stamps, Pitt halfpenny2.501.50
1773,George III. shield, Virginia halfpenny1.00.25
1773,″ ″ smaller size, Virginia halfpenny.75.25
U. S. A., 13 bars, Bar cent3.502.00
1722,George I. rose, “Rosa Americana” penny4.001.50
1722,″ ″ ″ ″ halfpenny2.501.00
1722,″ ″ ″ ″ farthing3.001.50
1722,″ ″ ″ ″ farthing4.002.00
1723,″ ″ not crowned, “Rosa Americana” farthing15.005.00
George I. rose, “Rosa sine spina,” halfpenny30.0015.00
1723,George I. crowned rose, “Rosa Americana,” penny4.002.00
1723,George I. crowned rose, “Rosa Americana,” halfpenny2.501.50
1724,George I. crowned rose, “Rosa Americana,” halfpenny15.0010.00
1723,George I. crowned rose, “Rosa Americana,” farthing2.501.50
1723,George I. crowned rose, “Rosa Americana,” halfpenny5.003.00
1733,George II. crowned rose, “Rosa Americana” penny30.0020.00
1737,Three hammers, “Connecticut” cent40.0020.00
1737,“I am good copper,” cent40.0020.00
1739,″ ″ ″ Granby cent40.0020.00
1737,“Connecticut,” Granby cent40.0020.00
1737,Axe, “I cut my way through,” Granby cent40.0020.00
No date,axe, “I cut my way through,” Granby cent40.0020.00
1778,Head Indian, “Non dependens,” cent25.0015.00
1783,U. S. eye, “Nova Constellatio,” cent1.00.40
1783,″ ″ ″ ″ ″1.00.40
1785,U. S. eye, “Nova Constellatio,” cent1.00.30
1783,Liberty caged, “Georgius Triumpho,” cent3.001.25
1787,Indian stars, “Inimica Tyrannis,” cent40.0020.00
1785,″ in circle, “Inimica Tyrannis,” cent40.0020.00
Scroll-triangle, Kentucky cent, plain edge3.502.00
″ lettered edge, Kentucky cent3.502.00
1796,Britannia-children, British settlements25.0015.00
1787,Indian-eagle, Massachusetts cent1.00.40
1787,″ ″ half-cent3.001.25
1788,″ ″ cent1.00.50
1788,″ ″ half-cent3.001.25
1787,Sun-dial links, “We are one,” Franklin cent.50.25
New York Cents.
1786,Head, Justice; “Non vi virtute vici,”$75.00$40.00
1787,Indian-eagle, “Neo Eboracus,”50.0030.00
1787,″ arms of New York, “Excelsior,”40.0020.00
1787,George Clinton arms of New York, “Excelsior,”50.0025.00
1786,Eagle, arms of New York, “Excelsior,”60.0030.00
1787,″ ″ ″ ″60.0030.00
1787,Justice-eagle, “Immunis Columbia,”8.004.00
1787,Head, Liberty to right, “Nova Eborac,”2.00.50
1787,Head, Liberty to left, “Nova Eborac,”2.00.75
Vermont Cents.
1785,Head Justice, “Immune Columbia”$15.00$10.00
1785,Justice-eye, “Immune Columbia”25.0015.00
1785,Sun-eye, “Vermontis Respublica”3.001.00
1785,″ “Vermontes-Res-Publica”5.002.00
1786,″ “Vermontensium Respublica”2.501.00
1786,Head, Britannia “Vermon Auctori”.60.30
1787,″ ″ ″ ″.50.25
1788,″ ″ ″ ″.75.30
1786,Baby head, Britannia “Vermon Auctori”1.50.50
1787,Head, Britannia “Vermon,” “Et lib Inde”1.00.50
1787,″ ″ ″ “Britannia,”1.00.40
1787,″ ″ George III., “rex Inde et lib”2.001.00
New Jersey Cents.
1786,Horse head, shield, “Nova Cæsarea”$1.00$0.30
1786,Horse head, shield (date under beam), “Nova Cæsarea”100.0075.00
1787,Horse head, shield, large size, “Nova Cæsarea”.60.25
1787,″ ″ ″ smaller, “Nova Cæsarea”.30.10
1787,″ ″ ″ “E pluribs,” “Nova Cæsarea”2.001.00
1788,″ ″ ″ “Nova Cæsarea”.50.20
1788,″ ″ ″ Fox type, “Nova Cæsarea”1.50.40
1788,Horse head to left, shield, “Nova Cæsarea”4.001.00
1787,Justice-shield, “Immunis Columbia”25.0015.00
Connecticut Cents.
1787,Head to right, Britannia “Auctori Connec”$0.25$0.10
1785-6-8,Head to right, Britannia “Auctori Connec”.50.20
1785,(Negro head) Britannia “Auctori Connec”1.00.50
1785,(Laughing head) Britannia “Auctori Connec”1.50.75
1785,Head to left, Britannia “Auctori Connec”.50.20
1786-7-8,Head to left, Britannia “Auctori Connec”.50.25
1786-7,″ ″ ″ “Et lib Inde Connec”1.00.50
1787-8,″ ″ ″ “Auctori Connec”1.001.30
There are many more minor types of the Connecticut and New Jersey 5 cents to 25 cents, etc.
Silver Dollars.
1794,flowing hair$125.50$50.00
1795,″ ″3.001.50
1795,fillet head3.501.50
17964.002.00
1797,6 stars facing5.002.50
1797,7 ″ ″4.002.50
1798,13 ″ small eagle6.004.00
1798,15 ″ ″ ″12.008.00
1798,13 ″ large eagle2.502.00
1799,5 ″ facing7.005.00
1799,6 ″ ″2.001.60
1800,spread eagle3.001.50
18015.002.00
18024.001.50
18033.002.00
18041000.00500.00
1836,name in field40.0023.00
1836,flying eagle10.006.00
1838,″ ″50.0025.00
1839,″ ″30.0020.00
1840,Liberty seated2.251.60
18412.001.60
18422.001.60
18432.251.60
18442.001.00
18452.501.00
18462.001.00
18471.751.00
18483.001.25
18491.751.00
18502.001.10
185140.0030.00
185250.0030.00
18532.001.50
18548.006.00
18556.004.00
18562.501.75
18574.002.00
185840.0030.00
18591.501.40
18601.801.50
18611.801.50
18621.801.50
18631.801.50
18641.801.50
18651.801.50
18662.001.60
18671.801.50
18682.001.75
18691.501.40
18701.501.40
18711.501.40
18721.301.25
18732.001.60
1873,trade dollar2.001.50
1874,″ ″1.751.40
1875,″ ″1.501.40
1876,″ ″1.201.15
1877,″ ″1.201.10
1878,″ ″1.201.15
1879-1884,proof2.001.75
Half Dollars.
1794,flowing hair$8.00$5.00
1795,″ ″2.501.50
1796,15 stars75.0050.00
1796,16 ″100.0060.00
1797,15 ″75.0040.00
1801,fillet head8.005.00
180210.008.00
18033.001.50
18053.001.50
18061.501.25
18071.501.25
1807,head to left2.001.50
18082.001.00
18091.00.75
18101.00.75
18111.25.75
18121.00.75
18131.00.75
18141.00.75
18158.005.00
Half dollars from 1817 to 1885, inclusive (excepting 1851 and 1852, worth from $2.50 to $5.00), from 75c. to $1.00.
Quarter Dollars.
1796,fillet head$8.00$4.00
18047.003.00
18053.001.50
18062.001.00
18072.501.25
1815,head to left2.00.50
18181.00.75
18191.501.00
18201.000.75
18211.00.75
18222.001.00
182375.0030.00
18242.001.00
18251.00.75
1827100.00.50
Quarter dollars, from 1827 to 1885, inclusive (excepting that of 1853, without arrow heads, worth from $6.00 to $10.00), worth 30c. to 50c.
Twenty-cent Pieces.
1875,Liberty seated$0.40$0.30
1876,″ ″.60.50
1877,″ ″5.004.00
1878,″ ″5.004.00
Dimes.
1796,fillet head$4.00$2.00
1797,13 stars6.003.00
1797,16 ″8.004.00
1798,fillet head6.003.00
18008.005.00
18016.004.50
180210.006.00
18034.002.50
180412.0010.00
18051.50.75
18072.001.00
1809,head to left3.002.00
18113.002.00
Dimes, from 1811 to 1885, inclusive (excepting that of 1846, worth $1.00 to $2.50), from 20c. to 35c.
Half Dimes.
1794,flowing hair$6.00$4.00
1795,″ ″2.001.00
1796,15 stars6.004.00
1797,15 ″5.003.00
1797,16 ″4.002.00
1800,fillet head2.001.50
18015.003.00
1802125.0080.00
18035.003.00
180515.005.00
Half dimes, from 1805 to 1873, inclusive (excepting 1846, worth from $1.00 to $2.50), from 10 to 30 cents.
Silver Three-Cent Pieces.
From 1851 to 1872, inclusive, worth from 5 to 50 cents, according to condition.
1873$2.00$1.50
Nickel Five-Cent Pieces.
PROOFS.FINE.
1866$0.15$0.10
1867,with rays2.50.50
1867,without rays.15.10
1868.15.10
1869.15.10
1870.15.10
1871.15.10
1872.15.10
1873.15.10
1874.15.10
1875.20.15
1876.15.10
18772.001.00
1878.40.25
1879.12.10
Nickel Three-Cent Pieces.
1865$0.15$0.08
1866.15.08
1867.15.08
1868.15.08
1869.15.08
1870.15.08
1871.15.08
1872.15.08
1873.15.08
1874.15.08
1875.20.15
1876.10.08
18772.001.00
1878.25.20
1879-1888,proofs.25.05
Two-Cent Pieces.
1864$0.40$0.10
1865.40.10
1866.40.10
1867.40.10
1868.40.10
1869.40.08
1870.40.08
1871.25.15
1872.50.40
18731.25.75
Copper Cents.
FINE.GOOD.
1793,chain America$20.00$10.00
1793,″ ″10.006.00
1793,wreath8.005.00
1793,lettered edge9.006.00
1793,liberty cap25.008.00
1794,″ ″1.50.75
1795,″ lettered edge4.501.50
1795,liberty, thin die1.50.50
1796,″ ″ ″2.00.75
1796,fillet head2.001.00
17971.50.40
17981.00.10
179935.0015.00
18001.00.50
18011.00.50
1802.50.25
1803.50.20
180410.506.00
18051.50.50
18061.25.75
18071.10.40
1808,head to left2.00.75
18094.001.50
From 1810 to 1857, inclusive, worth from 2c. to $3, according to condition.
Nickel and Bronze Cents.
1856,eagle nickel$5.00$3.50
1857.50.01
1858.50.01
1859,Indian head.50.01
1860.25.01
1861.25.01
1862.25.01
1863.25.01
1864.25.01
1864,bronze.10.01
1865.10.01
1866.10.01
1867.10.01
1868.05.01
1869.05.01
1870.05.01
1871.05.01
1872.05.01
1873.05.01
1874.05.01
1875.05.01
1876.05.01
1877.50.05
1878.05.01
1879-1887.05.01
Half Cents.
1793,liberty cap$5.00$2.50
1794,″ ″2.501.50
1795,″ lettered edge3.001.50
1795,liberty, thin die2.001.00
1796,″ cap40.0020.00
1797,″ ″2.001.00
1797,″ lettered edge5.003.00
1800,fillet head1.00.50
18025.003.00
1803.50.25
1804.25.10
1805.50.25
1806.50.25
1807.50.25
1808.50.25
1809,head to left.25.15
18102.501.00
18113.001.50
1825.40.20
1826.25.15
1828,12 stars.40.20
1828,13 ″.20.10
1829.30.20
1831(proof)12.00
1832.20.15
1833.20.10
1834.20.10
1835.20.10
1836(proof)12.00
1840″8.00
1841″8.00
1842″15.00
1843″10.00
1844″10.00
1845″10.00
1846″10.00
1847″10.00
1848″8.00
1849″ small date8.00
1849,large date.40.25
1850.30.20
1851.25.10
1852(proof)10.00
1853.15.10
1854.25.15
1855.25.15
1856.20.15
1857.30.25
Gold Double Eagles.
1849$1000.00
1850,head to left25.00$20.00
185125.0020.00
185225.0020.00
185321.0020.00
185421.0020.00
1855-79,consecutive21.0020.00
Gold Eagles.
1795,head to left$15.00$13.00
1796,16 stars20.0015.00
1797,16 spread eagle15.0013.00
1798,13 stars16.0014.00
1799,13 spread eagle14.0012.00
180014.0013.00
180114.0013.00
180315.0013.00
180415.0013.00
1838,head to left15.0013.00
183915.0012.00
1840-68,only proofs worth premium.
Gold Half Eagles.
1795,head to right$10.00$8.00
1796,16 stars15.0010.00
1797,16 spread eagle12.0010.00
1798,13 stars, ″8.007.00
1799,″ ″10.008.00
180010.008.00
180130.0020.00
180210.008.00
18038.007.00
18048.007.00
18058.007.00
18068.007.00
18078.007.00
1808,head to left8.007.00
18098.007.00
18108.007.00
18118.007.00
18128.007.00
18138.007.00
18148.007.00
1815100.0050.00
18188.007.00
18198.007.00
18208.007.00
18218.007.00
18228.007.00
1823-54,consecutive.6.005.75
1855-79,only proofs worth premium.
Gold Three Dollars.
1854,head to left$4.00$3.75
18553.753.50
18564.003.75
1857-87,consecutive3.253.00
187540.0025.00
Gold Quarter Eagles.
1796,without stars$8.00$6.00
1796,16 stars10.006.00
1797,16 ″7.005.00
1798,13 ″5.004.00
18026.005.00
18045.004.00
18055.004.00
18065.004.00
18075.004.00
1808,head to left5.004.00
18215.004.00
18245.004.00
18255.004.00
18268.006.00
1827-49,consecutive4.003.50
18503.253.00
18513.253.00
18523.253.00
1853-87,consecutive3.002.50
Gold Dollars.
1848,head to left$1.50$1.30
18501.501.30
18511.401.25
18521.401.25
1853-87,consecutive1.401.25
California Gold.
$50 1851, octagon and round$65.00
$20 (Territorial), varieties30.00
Eagle, ″ ″15.00
Half eagle, ″ ″10.00
Quarter ″ ″ ″5.00
Dollar (California), octagon1.25
Dollar (California), circular1.25
Half doll., octagon, diff. dates.55
″ ″ circular, ″.55
Quar. ″ ″ ″.35
″ ″ octagon, ″.35
Bechtler dollar (N. Carolina)1.50
Bechtler ¼ eagle ″3.50

Note.—Persons who wish to buy or sell rare coins, or to ascertain their present value are recommended to write to Mason & Co., coin dealers, 175 Washington street, Boston, Mass.—Editor Mint Book.

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