The Washington union., 1857-05-01


Veein thalers The city of Frankfort for example, ac
cordng to the arrangement will have TO coin at least
II, ,424 pieces Of that denomination.
DEPARTMENT
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES,
Philadelphia, April 27, 1857
The director of the Mint gives notice of the following
regulations for carrying into effect the Act relating to
foreign COLTS and 10 the coinage of cents at the Mint Of
the United states approved February 81, 1857, copy
of which act is hereto appended:
/ On and after the tweny-fifth day of May next, ap
pcaons may be made the Mint for cents of the
ISSUE in exchange for 'the pieces commonly known as
the quarter eighth, and sixteenth of the Spanish pillar
dollar and of the Mexican dollar at the nominal rates
of rs cents 12S cents and "a cents respectively or in
exchange the copper cents heretofore issued and the
persons applying will be attended to in their Order
daily, between the hours of nine and two o'clock
e The silver copper coins thus offered must be IN
even SUMS of five dollars by count and for the present.
exceeding fifty dollars; and in the case OF silver, the
sizes or denominations must be assorted and Kept sep
rate that any package shall contain exactly ve
dollars Tor multiple thereby of quarters, or OF clgts
or sixteenhs Care must also be taken to exclude from
the silver any other kinds Of coin than those specled IN
the law A memorandum or label must be presented
showing the value by count of the pieces offered and
the denominations thereof and in the case OF "copper" II
must state they lawful coin of the United States
Such pieces of silver muated or so much worn as
be illcgbc have any appearance OF being coun
ages containing the may be exchanged at another
office in the Mint for silver coins of the United States
To prevent uncertainty to what parcels containing
mutated pieces such are worn smoothly Will be re-
jected it may be stated that If five dollars by count of
quarter dollars shall outweigh s4 80 of United States
silver coins of the present standard or II the same
amount by count of aghs, shall outweigh S4 90; or If
the count of sirecs shall outweigh 81 3O they
will be received at their nominal value in exchange for
the new cents and it may save disappointment If hold
ers will ascertain this before offering hem which may
readily be done by the use Of an ordinary balance
s. The reasonable expenses of transportation of the
new cent in of fifty dollars to any point accessible
by railroad and steamboat, will be paid by the Mint
f. Provision being made by the act for the receipt OF
the kinds of silver coin already specified at the Treas
ury Of the United States and its several Offices and at
the several post offices and land Offices, at the rate Of
twenty cents for quarter OF dollar ten cents for
one-eighth and five cents for sixteenth, with view
to their transmission to the Mint for reconage the coins
so transmitted will be received at the Mint at these rates.
the silver coins of the United States returned therefor
and the expenses of transportation both ways will bo
paid by the Mint.
g. In compliance with the sixth section Of the act
whenever the Treasury Department shall designate any
assistant treasurer depositary other officer of the
United States who shall be charged with the business
of making exchanges of the new cent, and shall issue
draft on the treasurer Of the Mint in favor of such Off
GER payable in cents of the issue, the will be
transmitted in tho order of the application, and the
perscs of transportation will be paid by the Mint
6. To avoid undue pressure at the outset, and to
further of the main objects of the law the exchanges
for the present will only be made for the silver coins spec
fed, and for the copper cents heretofore issued and due
notice will be given when the Mint is ready to receive the
gold and silver coins of the United States in exchange
the new cents
Z The Spanish and Mexican silver coins will still be
received heretofore by weight at the rate of 1924 cents
per standard ounce in exchange for silver coins of the
United States the option of the holder but not in less
sums than twenty dollars except that if less parcel is
rejected when offered for cents it may to save trouble to
the holder be presented for exchange for silver.
JAMES ROSS SNOWDEN,
Director of the Mint
The Nec Rereaue Cuner.-The board for the examine
ton of the models and plans for the proposed steam
nue. cutter terminated their labos yesterday afternoon,
and have made sealed report to be opened ON the
turn of the Secretary of the Treasury from Georgia I'M
til then it will not be known what plan for the vessel has
adopted and who has obtained the contract for its
construction.