NELSE W., W. L. W., R. C. ORR, AND OTHERS.--The coins and paper money you inquire about are interesting as curiosities, but have no great value. United States cents and half-cents of an early date are usually sold for from ten to thirty cents, according to date and condition. The only coinage upon which any special value is placed is that of 1799, which was so small that but few perfect specimens now remain in existence. It is not always the age which determines the value; for instance, a cent of 1810 is worth considerably more than one of 1798. If you live near any large public library, and can consult the Mint Reports of different years, you can find out whether the coinage of that year was large or small, and in that way determine if your specimen be rare or not. Every mail brings us questions concerning the value of coins, which we can not answer, partly because the descriptions, as a rule, are not sufficiently accurate, and also because the value depends very much on condition, and that we can not know without a careful examination of the coin in question. If any of you have old coins, the best thing is to keep them and look upon them as curiosities, without seeking to know their money value, which is arbitrary at best, as every dealer or collector to whom you might take them will offer you a different price. * * * * * Correct answers to puzzles have been received from W. Aiken, R. Burke, J. Cott, J. Reagan, and P. Riley, Marcella Street Home, "A. B. C," _Courtland F. Bishop_, Charles S. Bingham, A. E. Cressingham, R. O. Chester, Bernie Collins. Frank C. F., Ernest Frankel, E. L. Hunt, Willie Hartwell, Frank Hayward, William B. Hadley, W. E. J., Samuel Kridel, Beth D. L., "_L. U. Stral_," Otis J. Loomis, H. B. Lent, Charles F. Meyer, Percy L. McD., F. Nichols, Bessie and Edith Nesbitt, "Pepper," Charles H. P., Ned Robinson, John Richardson, "Starry Flag," G. P. Salters, T. W. Siddall, _Howard J. Van Doren_, Maude Wilson, "Will A. Mette." * * * * * PUZZLES FROM YOUNG CONTRIBUTORS. No. 1. HOUR-GLASS PUZZLE. Additional. Surrounded by water. Wrath. Fodder. In spring. A decree. A song. An architectural term. Innocent. Centrals--A useful Southern product. C. W. S. * * * * * No. 2. ENIGMA. In chains, but not in bands. In hearts, but not in hands. In hoping, not in sighing. In laughing, not in crying. In mountain, not in valley. In trifle, not in dally. In castle, not in tower. In rain, but not in shower. My whole a graceful flower. OWLET. * * * * * No. 3. DIAGONALS. Across.--A metal. Taste. Toil. A model. A part of a cask. Diagonals.--From left to right, a cape of the United States; from right to left, islands west of South America. WILL A. METTE. * * * * * No. 4. HALF-SQUARES.