Show PILGRIM COINS ARE GREATLY IN DEMAND BOSTON Nov NO The 13 13 The he Pilgrim half- half dollars recently issued by the United States director of the mint and distributed distributed distributed to banks throughout the country by the National Shawmut bank of Bos Boa Boston Boston ton are proving popular judging from the requests for allotments of tho the new coins recel received ed from banks from Maine Main to California More than one-half one of the total Issue of coins have been distributed to date At this rate the entire en en- tire the issue sue which is limited to that num num- number bee ber ber berwill will vill be quickly exhausted Some misunderstanding has arisen that the price of the coins should be beset beset beset set at 1 although their face value is but 50 cents This price has been fixed by the commission created by the Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Mama legislature to celebrate the tercentenary tercentenary tercentenary ter ter- ter- ter centenary of the landing of the Pil Pil- grims It is intended that the balance above aboe the face value vahle of the coins less minting charges cost of dies etc be turned over to the commission for its use Their distribution by the Shawmut rank bank Is entirely entire a matter of patriotic service I |