New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-28
SCENES At TIE MINT.

Correspondence OF Tine N L Iribune
PHILADELPHIA, May p, 1857.
Tie worshipers of MammOn have been in coz
clave for two days The United States Mint serves
all the purposes Of temple for there the priests
have been pouring out blessings, III the shape OF
new cents, upon the thousands whose faith has led
them thther with bags full of old cOppers, Spanish
quarters aud shillings and sixpences, to exchange
for the new coin. Both days have been exceedingly
hot and IT was an interesting sight to see old men
and young men, politicians of every school and
pariy men of piety and others of basest notorcty,
all meeting upon one common PLATFORM To worship
their God in his sacred temple Hundreds OF these
dcvotces, loaded with burdens which appeared
grievous to be borne, dripping with perSplrat'n'
throwing aside all their denOmlnatlonal preJudccs
and party peculiarities, and meeting upon snch a
common and casily-defincd platform, for united de-
votion was an interesting scene
You may easily anticipate, however, that all TINS
was but "A general COnglOmeratlOn Ot the ctZ'is oI
PHILADELPHIA scramblmg for quantities of the neN
cent. | have been crcdbly informed that through
out the two DAYS from o'clock a. IN. TIL ) o'clock
D. M two millions Of cents have been distributed,
the ,ffcers pcrl,rnng that duty taking but one
minute and hall 10 accommodate edch applicant.
The coin was distributed at two windows which
meet the eve of the visitor on entering the Mint.
Over one Of these windows Il the nOtlCc, " CENTS
FOR CENTS: - over the other, GENTS FOR SILVER.
Notwithstanding the facilities for accommodating
customers three times the number that got served
were compelled to retire, which many of them with
their heavy bags, did very reluctantly All the beg
cars in Philadelphia SEEMED 80 be around the Sllnt,
and persons who had been fortunate enough to get
their cents and conc away, were sure 10 be be-
scccd upon gaining the street. One old woman
accostcd ne, although had no bundle or baL, and
implored me to give ner " one of the clnts; she
followed me in hope and | rewarded her faith with
one Of the old cents. which she received with be-
coming humility and stated that il wasn't the plnny
she wanted but il was all for the sake of the new
emit"
In the manufacture Of this coin, there are en-
gagged enc hundred hands, being the whole force Of
the Mint The dies are fixed in nine presses, each
If which throws Of Is cents per minute; at this rate
working for xix hours per diem without Interrupt
tiuu the sum is S27-6 40 in cents per day.
Previous 10 receiving the impression The coin IS
passed through a machine called a mil, which is fed
by Il woman. fox the purpose Of forming the rim
around the edge. This mill Is capable OF putting
rms C1 three various CONS at the same moment
There are five of these mills in tho impression de-
par ment
The Director has deemed it necessary 10 suspend
the exchange for The new cest for "a iew days, ami
accordingly has posted notice on the door rs
follows:
Application 70, the vii uot be received for f."
days"
People, however, do Dot stay to read this notice,
and with their bags in hand they proceed until
stepped hy the door keeper, who informed your IN
former that The cry Is, still they come