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Show 1i0ltl.U 1'.1IK M)UM:MI!n. IIOW VOL CAN OKT ONI-. OK TIIU COIU1I-BIAN COIU1I-BIAN II.M.I' DOLLAR. The World's Pair suuvunir coins are 1 going like hot cakes," and those who wont to get one or more of them will have tu bestir theiuselve or they will be too late. The desire for one nf these uieuunln of the Expiv-ltion skeins to be almost as universal as Ls the Interest in tlio Imposition llslf, ind orders for : Minn have bten sent hi from all parts of ' the United States aud also from foreign countries. ' TliU souvenir halfdollar, It Is reported from Washington, will bo tho most sir-1 sir-1 tUtic coin ever Issued from tho mint. ! On the observe side will appear the, head of Columbus, designed from tho f Lotto portrait, and surrounding It the words, "World's Coluuibl in imposition I Chicago, 1 191 " On the reveno aide will 1 appear J caravel, representing Culum bus' l!ag-shlr,nnd beneath it two hemispheres. hemis-pheres. Above the caravel will he "United States of Americi," ond beneath be-neath the hemispheres, "Columbian half dollar." I here U no doubt that this coin will bo regarded ns the most fosllnctlve mid highest prized cheap dluvenlr of tha World's Pair All of these souvenir coins, except five, are being sold at a unllorm price of une dolhr cicli. I or the fust coin struck ell fiouoo his .ilrcidy been ollercd, and various prices have been bid for thu 400th, M9d, l&jid, and the last coin Desiring that these souvenirs, bo distributed as widely ns possible among the people, and that all, Irrespective Irres-pective of locality, have aniquil dunce to l)t iln them, the Exposition authorities autho-rities have sought tu prevent syndicates and others from purchasing Iart,e quiu-titles quiu-titles and thus "curuerlng" tlic sale On Ihe contrary, they have urranged tu supply banks, business houses and Individuals Indi-viduals In nil pins of the countl) with ns m my as they m i) desire tu distribute among ttulr pitrotn customers or Iricnds. Thuy require onlj that tlio orders must he for lift) coins, or sbmc multiple of lift), and that t'le order be acconip inled by the cish, at tlio rate of one tlollir for cich coin. A great many banks and business firms h ive gladly complied with these conditions and ordered eai.li from y to 20,000 uf the coins Notwithstanding tln-se conditions have been widely published, still u vast number of Inquiries b) letter his bren rictivcd at Imposition headquarters asking how the coins may be obliined 'I lie best way Is to get them through local' binks, all of vvlikli are no doubt willing to accomodate in tint way their p droits and the residents ol tho city or ton 11 In which the) are doing budnes'-If, budnes'-If, however, lur any reason It Is desired to obtain tlum otherwise tho proper method is to form a club 01 subscribers for fiftv coins, orVome mutliple of fifty, and bclect somo 0110 member of the ctuh to send on tlio order and mone) and to distribute the loins when received. Orders should he addressed to A. 1. heeberger, Treasurer Worlds Columbian Colum-bian Exposition, Chicago, It is probable that the coins will not be read) for distribution until some time in December Hut the orders arc being sent In rapidly, and will be filled in the order of being reeeived, Therefore it Is important thit ail who desire coins should put in their orders as soon as possible. |