SILVER DOLLAR OF 1798.
Street Car Conductor Gets Rare Coin
Collecting Fares.
Cautiously asking Conductor E. W. Ellis, on the Independence division, if a dollar he was tendering was "good," an old man yesterday paid his car fare with a silver dollar dated 1798. On the date side is a Liberty head with thirteen stars about it. On the other side the spread eagle, with shield in front of the body, thirteen small stars between the tips of the winds and below the level of the head, the whole surmounted by five little billowy clouds.
On this side are the words: "United States of America."
On the rim, in place of the milling is "One door, or unit 100 cents."
The conductor gave the man 95 cents change and put the coin where he would not be likely to pass it out again in making change.
