Show METRIC DOLLAR DOLLARIS IS SCARCE COIN GON Ranks Among Priced of American Coins ARE KNOWN AS STELLAS Full Ful Sets Struck Stuck anti and PIc Presented Pre to Officials Of or- and 1111 II Con Congressmen re In hi 1870 1879 Time The Jl 1 gold piece or steila stela a specimen sped sped- men o of which brought iO at a n recent sale ale is the rarest of oC the time coins Issued by the tho United States mint since 1822 Is Judging from the advancing advancing prices pal paid of late for Cor specimens it Is likely soon to rank among tho timo very rarest st of oC all aU American coins The he first of or time the Stellas was made mado in 1879 and was one o of a series of oC three throe pieces which formed what was known as a metric set The rime other two coins were dollars o of different design and arid size The rime steila stela was given I cn seven grams In weight anti ond two twenty millimeters in tim diameter the time goloid dollar dolar weighed fourteen grams grams while the time silver metric dollar weighed twenty five grams and was thirty five millimeters in diame t ter or r These coins were patented by b Dr I Hubbell and amid I I full ful sets Including the time three different varieties were struck truck In irm and presented to government govern govern- ment officials Additional sets to the time number of 1 10 i arc said saltI to have been struck afterward but hut it I is probable that many of oC these sets ets never left lef the time mint mint Each con congressman was en entitled to a aset aset aset set o of th the coins at their thell intrinsic value which amounted amoun to It I Is said fiat fIO In many cases congressmen gave their orders to outsiders which resulted in iii inconsiderable considerable speculation in the time pieces Thc They arc are supposed to II have been lost for of some of oC the lie varieties only a very limited number arc now no known There Thre arc are five different varieties o of design n and date which were struck In Ingold ingold gold bold goloid a composition of gold silver and copper silver and copper but how many In iii each ed metal were ere coined Is not known nor is there any army anyway anyway way o of finding out for pattern pieces a n record of oC the number struck was not kept at the mint JD ell toI Th rarest varlet variety 0 of Hie If Issue Olt Is ishO th the hO one IIO show In on the Lime obverse the undraped nn- nn draped head had of oC Liberty to the time left The rite hall hair Is IB closely drawn und and plaited in a u crown effect low ios' on the time forhead and banged wih with time the inscription between asterisks as follows 6 G 3 S H 7 G II It I A Al M S lS On the time reverse arc the words United States o of America Ameria Four Foul Dol Do In hum the time center is a lar large e star with wih the time words Om One One Stella 10 Cents Between the points of the star at the time top Is the time motto motto mot mot- to E Pluribus Unum Unum Al At the time bottom holom between the points In irm the time same manner is Deo Est Gloria Giorla lorla Only three specimens of this ariet variety In iii gold are aro known The highest price yet paid for or one of oC t these h coins oln Is z Time The second o of the tIme 1579 shows time the head of oC liberty with wih long flowing link hair hal In heavy curls over ocr time the shoulder and u tm L small coronet Liberty The he obverse anti and OHI the time reverse Inscriptions on this variety aro are us as on omi tho other coin This is time the stela of oC the regular metric metric me me- set and is worth from rein to 1 the time latter being r the tIme record price for fUI or It It In 1890 IF a a specimen o of this stehla in gold ola hi lii proof condition brought only m fO I Still another 1879 stelia shows show an un obverse obverse ob ob- ot verse similar to that just described but with wih a u reverse Ie hl differences dir dif thus indicating that a a distinct I die ale wa was made lot for the tIme coins In mm copper this his arlet variety Is It worth 50 In Iii goloid It ItIs itis I Is valued at about iiI ft A variety o of tho Limo four dollar olal sold gold piece of 1879 JS was struck In tn sliver sIlver 1 time the only emily one oneto oneto to be bc coined in this The design of this variety Is similar to tho timo others otherl hut but it is Somewhat smaller The rime rare rarest t o of time the H I-I 1 pieces Is that o of ISSO 1 This rIds coin shows tho time same design designas as the tho first described lS 1879 piece with wih time the difference in II date Only two o of these coins arc aro known to have ha been struck In gold oh and amid one of them sold for f A copper copy COP of oC this coin colim has brought p 3 Only 11 imly Throe litree of or ril Kind rime Tho second variety of oC ISS and also time the second in point o of rarity anti and value is the tIme one which shows the time name re reverse reverse re re- verse vena a as time tho second 1879 lS piece but with witha wih a n different obverse die O Of these there thero arc only three known In gold und and one of oC them has brought 30 This coin possesses more numismatic Interest than the tho other variety varlet us as It narrowly escaped being continued as regular coinage a a motion to adopt the pattern havinG been lost by only ono one vote vole 0 Le The Time metric coins included several varieties va va- va- va o of dollars and und one piece The Phe first goloid dollar dolar Issued In Iii InISS ISS 1878 showed u a u head of oC Liberty with wih asmal a u small smal cap car ornamented with blades hlade of or wheat and a band inscribed Liberty Above was sas E Unum in a u curved style style On Un the time right mero seven stars and on the time left heft lef six Within n ii circle o of thirty thirty- eIght stars atura on three straight and two curved lines was sas time the Inscription Goloid Gol old oid 1 g 21 g 21 a 9 D Fume Fine 8 grains Near the border was United States State of America One Dollar Dolar Time The border of this varlet variety was vas IK l land and armil time the edge reedeth It I was a ml trifle larger than the half dollar dular and only thirteen arc are said Li to o hl been struck yet a IL In In proof condition brought only ut at a n recent s sale lo Other OUr specimens of thlu timis variety are known In him II standard silver II er and arid copper Another I 8 7 dollar dolar has hux time the sumo Nam obverse but on 01 the lie reverse re within a circle of six nix hues IK Is d. Metric G. 1 S. S. S C 19 Grams Grains J. J 1126 Around the time torl border r IK is II tIme the Inscription United States State o of Ameri the cu ca 10 1 Cent Thin l coin In corn corn- position It is Ii worth JI IW H Ii I was al also o struck In iii copper Still another variety varlet of ISIS which wa wag struck both hoth In and amid copper bore hot the time general obverse design of or the lie ob Irlo others oth ers but In It time the field Celd of or time the reverse Inside In- In side le a I wreath of or laurel was wan wal the tho In- In Goloid 1 Gold 31 II Silver Hilver 9 1 J. J hue Fine ne a Grains On Only I twenty U of or these coins thele ewe are arc supposed to have ha been struck truck and yet ono une Mold gold for Cor In tim 1 1 n a I metric dollar showed a head n nf Hf C Liberty Libert the upon coronet being a i broad band ornamented b by a K string airing of pearls and In lit the tho field on nn the time reverse revenue IK is It a I of or cotton und and corn corl tied ted with wih u u. u ribbon and anti on omi u ml d tablet I. I the time motto Deo Dec Emit Kut Gloria J Jt Within a circle of oC small dots dobl i Is In In- n- n closed 8 S. S S G. 1 C. i-c. 25 s The Tho lat last two words are nrc carved This coin tout was wa made mal of or a u composition S llou of or all all- 11 v vir r r an and copper 1 in proof sold said In I IsSO for Cor It i. i Now it is It worth about l Another noth S 1 lS metric meiric dollar Liberty Lilt Lib erty rt wearing caring a cap with a broad band This Is ornamented with cotton bolls boils ant Inscribed Liberty la is E OE EPlurlbus Unum This obverse Is vcr very much like Ikc that lint of time thc sliver silver sl er dollar of ISiS designed by b George Geor T T. Morgan known as us Dolar Dollar which was adopted for regular issue and which bears the time designers designer's de de- de- de signers signer's tiny Initial M on the time obverse ob- ob verse and tn time the reverse rt cre The Time metric dollar dollar dol dol- lar was the time work of Charles E. E Barber the time mint designer One Sped Specimen 1 ml I he Common In tho time field 11 on the time reverse within a circle Ircle of oC thirty eight stars i Is In Inscribed In- In scribed 0 G. G ZIG jG S. S C. C. C II 11 1 GRAMS lS Outside of or tho circle above Is Metric Dollar Below Is la time the motto Dee Deo Est Gloria This coin was struck In iii both silver siver amid copper and anti Is quite common a specimen being worth only 13 Still another variety arlet of or ISS goloid metric dollars shows time the head hood of or Liberty Lib Lib- elt ceLl erty to t time the left ler Tho Time hair huir Is la brushed back In iii a fold Cold from fromn tho the forehead and plaited In a German style A plain band enriches the time hair To the right are arc rc six stars und and to the tIme left leCt s seven ven The Time reverse Is the tIme same as that o of the tho dollar olar la last t described This pattern was struck in silver and cop cop- per Another pattern dollar dolar Is similar in design to lo this timis with the time single cx cp- cp tiomi that th the band around the unit hair bore ton tho time word Liberty Libert Silver Siver and copper were the time metals used In Striking this piece Time The last of the time IS 1879 pattern coins of or orthe the time denomination of a n dollar dolar was the time theone theone one that showed time the ob obverse of the time second sec see ond arlet variety of or the Lime year but hut hud had a re reverse re- re verse ona materially different On this was an erect eagle with wih expanded wings pointing g downward with head raised In the time talons arc are three arrows and an no i olive olve branch Above is the tIme motto moto E B EPlurlbus Pluribus Unum In German letters leters |