The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-08-05
Mint of the United States.
Philadelphia, April 27, 1891.


of the following regulations for carrying
into effect the "Act relating to foreign
coins and to the coinage of cents at the
Mint OF the United States" approved
February II, 1857.
1. Applications may be made at the
Mint for cents of the new issue, in ex-
change for the pieces commonly known
as the quarter, eighth and sixteenth OF
the Spanish dollar, and of the Mexican
dollar, at the nominal rates of % cents,
I2h cents and 81 cents respectively; or 10
exchange for the copper cents heretofore
issued; and the persons SO applying Will
be attended to in their order, dallys be-
tween the hours of nine and two o'clock.
2. The silver or copper coins thus Of
| fered must be In even sums OF i've dollars
by count. and, for the present, not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars; aud 10 the case OF
silver. the sizes or denominations must be
assorted and kept separate, SO that any
one pack age shall contain exactly live
dollars for a multiple thereby Of quarters,
or of eighths, or sixteenths. Care must
also be taken to exclude from the silver
any other kinds of coin than those spccl
fed in the law: A memorandum or label
must be presented, showing the value by
count, OF the pieces offered, and the de-
nominations thereof, and in the case OF
copper, it m ust state that they are Lawful
coin of the United States. Such plece-
of silver as are mutilated or so much worn
as to be illegible, or as have any appear
auce of being counterfeit, will not be re-
ceived for the new cents; but packages
containing the same may be exchanged
at another Office in the Mint for silver
coins of the United States. To prevent
uucertainty as to what parcel Containing
mutilated pieces or such as are worn
smooth) will be rejected, it may be stated
that if five dollars, by count, of q~ateF
dollars. shall outweigh $3.50 of U. 5. sill
YER coins of the present standard; or II
the same amount, by count of e'9ht'tS,
shall outweigh $3.50; or if the same count
OF Sj1teenthS shall outweigh $4.2O, they
will be received at their nominal value IN
exchange for the new cents; and 1t may
save disappointment if holders will ascer'
tain this before offering them, which may
readily be done by the u-e Of an ordina'
ry balance.
3. The reasonable expenses for trans
portation of the new cent, in sums Of fifty
dollars to any point accessible by rail
road aud steamboat, will be paid by the
Mint.
4. Provisions being made By the Act
| for the receipt Of the kinds of silver coin
already specified ''at the Treasury of the
! United States and its several offices, and
atthe several post Offices and land Offices,
at the rate OF twenty cents for one quar-
ter of dollar, ten cents for one eighth
and FIVE cents for one sixteenth, with a
view to their transmission to the Mint fol
reconage the coin SO transmitted will bt
received at the Mint at these rates, the
silver coins of the United States returned
therefor, and the expenses of transporta-
tiOn both ways will be paid by the Mint
5. In compliance with the Sixth Sec
ton Of the Act, whenever the Treasur,
Department shall designate any assist
ant Treasurer, Depository, or other officer
of the United States" who shall be char
ged with the business of making exchan
ees of the new cent, and shall issue o
draft on the Treasurer of the Mint in ia
vor of such officer, payable in cents of the
new issue, the same will be transmitted
in the order of the application, and the
expenses of transportation will be paid by
; the Mint
6. To avoid an undue pressure at the
outset, and to further some of the 10 ain
objects OF the law, the exchanges for the
present will only be made for the silver
coins specified, and for the copper cent,
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 for the new cents.
7. The Spanish and Mexican silver
coins will still be received as heretofore
by weight, at the rate of 1879 cents per
standard ounce, in exchange for silver
coins of the United States, at the option
of the holder, but not in less sums than
twenty dollars; except that if a less par
f Gel is rejected when offered for cents, il
uay, to save trouble to the holder, be
presented for exchange for silver.