The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-10

Tho Director OF the Unt0d States. Mint, at Phila
dolpha has addressed the following lotter to the
Treasury Department, relative to complaints which
have occasionally boon put forward from Europe Of
want of uniformity in the value and fneness of the
gold coinage of the United States
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES,
PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 1852
SIR-ln the appendix to report relative TO coin
age, lately made TO the Senate, by tho Hon. Dir.
IA unter. Chairman of tho Committee of Finance, l
find two letters fom tho Hon. A bbott Liwronoe
our Minister to England-one dated December l3
1861, tho other dated February 10, lo52-in which
assertions mado tending to discredt the accuracy
of the assay of tho gold coins issued from this Mint
and it's branches
Tho statements mado arc so injurious to this do
rartment of the government, and indirectly to the
government itself-and arc, moreover, so entirely at
variance with tho facts rs officially ascertancd by
me, and heretofore communicated to tho Depart
mel,t-thnt it becomes matter of great regret
that they should have found publicity, nd apparent
countenance, in document Of such authority and
importance feel 1T TO DO my duty to seize the first
opportunity to make u concise statement of facts
bearing on tho subj ct, from which you will perceive
that the highest credit is given TO assays in Lon
don ana Paris
lst.-ln . statement prepared u the Fr9nch Mint.
il appears that thpto deposited there il the year
1851, over seven millions or dollars in American
gold Of every dcncaisnaton, which wore received at
the STANDARD Of sstay required b. laws, viz 900
thousnnotbs.
I'd 81 i circular oe the Book oe Enrl,rd. dated
February 4th last, American, Wrench, aul Dutch
gold COINS purchased by aslr ht IS she san,q
fixcd price Tho standards oc fnoness IN the god
coins OF these countries bong thr Same, L follows
that the assay u American cola IL held "a tho
esteem that Of the coin eli france aaa Mother
lBld5.
3d--Dr Joseph w. fImum, % The Uuitod States.
now IN London, who possesses unusual facilities To
obtain information On tho sptlsct, in "a letter Of
Apiil T. ISjl !, writes follows: : few Days since
| had interview with AZ Hazard, sho chief OF
the oullion oiico Of the Bank Of England, Who ~
formed that tLc results vi assays IL the Dnit5a
States coin more uniform tbaa those of any
other coin received by the bank, not excepting
thor own. He showed me t'e reports 81 m0r0 than
one hgoieo .oso. OF Um'ed Stat?s .oa, giving one
uniform i,s.lt Of W. H." This il thc fraction by
which CONS Vi 900 housnndlhe fine Wo,d be reported
BY The bark asrtys
9TH = lie corresI onden:, IN lctter OF NO
y,mOcf ~ last, states that a!cssrs Sharps u " y
ls. hno Mcssis Butt, t,on Il 60 bullion dealer
81 London, ItINIt thet The assays made for them y
8iu,rIcan sold com, averaged w %, corresponding
10 Oti standard lie adds :'' These latter genllo.
ntn. Bait. SOn & Co, today informed mc that
. tLtA Lthettd the American gold com 10 De more
Dhiuim thnn any OTHER, with tho Single cAcepaon
u lie Tlssiun
Jth.--h. consequence Of the large faction used IN
s itIDart assH!s ior The Bank Of England. (ntmeiy,
III tEhth u tarat gram, o. 0-iJ tioGst 4dtbs
49, Enuie tafat on from our standard Of = iOs 10
81 u taoutnho,b, cdGsts IA report u fnction Dciow
n. NlA.. Ia, which could not DO tho ca = - y
,u.aii subu VS. on 81 ussiy were maize use a. say
Oittf!~tllilh a. "a carat gam
fitm tho trnu cause, we, on the otter hihd,
lilDt 10 aCtahugc. y oar COINS are slightly better
ttpA ttatuaid hHd occhs on, short time o,Ica,
Ia IfHlt soIc remarks upun tins pplui, whIyb were
srhulitco 10 Mtssis M0ratta * GOidsmia motto =
niLt I'M i o EnplaHd ~ their reply hoy con
t,, ..Ht, by tie present custom 0i assay lOr TN
ban. a NitiI.ut { ca lie Tue quality ~ 40 -
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