Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-01-29
Coinage Of the United states.

We have received the Report Of the Su.
perintendent of the United States Mint for
the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1866. from
which We condense the following interesting
statistics:
The amount Of bullion, in value, received
at the mint and branches during the fiscal
year was as follows: Gold, $37 7,233, ,640.l7: +:
silver, $l,s23.5l6..l total deposits, $3s..
941, ,l5G.ss. From this total a deduction
must be made for the bullion re-deposited, or
bars made at one branch Of the mint, and
deposited at another for coinage. Deduct
ing the re-deposits, the amount will be $3l,-
9ll,.l9.24. The coinage for the same per-
iod was as follows: Gold coin. S2s, s,2l3.-
1880; impaired and fine gold bars, So.
l25, 1910; silver coin, $6so,2s4.5o; silver
bars, $il6,3s2.cs; cehts coined, one, two.
three and 6ve cent pieces, $640,5.0: total
coinage, e29,640.779.I0: number OF pieces
OF all denominations coined. IS, ,427 1928. The
distribution of the bullion received at the
mint and branches were as follows: A.,
Philadelphia, gold deposited, $lo,34s.9O .9O3..
10; gold coined, $l0,09s, GAS fine gold bars.
1913, 1850; silver deposits and purchases.
$340, 0,672.26; silver coined, &399,3l4.50 |;
silver bars, 8 IA .445.4 "A; cents coined, bronze
and nickel and copper, Solo, $50 total coin.
age, 81 ,l42, $3.50; number Of pieces. &c.
49s,042; total deposits of gold and silver,
$4,000, ,575.45. At the branch mint, San
Francisco, the gold deposits we're $l7,636,-
332.o .oi I; gold coined. $ls.2l,, 300 silver de-
posts and purchases. $7l0,5Ss.45 45; silver
coined, $as0.950; silver bars, $i42.3io. .64:
total coinage Of gold and silver, SIS, ,49s. $50;
number Of pieces, l,929,s94. The ASSAY cf
Gee in New York received during the wear
in gold bullion, $9.0.6,422; and in silver.
S072,256 number of fine gold bars stamped
at that Office, 3.7G0: value, $s,S62,45I: sill,
yer bars, 1897 value, $459.5 .594 total value
of gold and silver bullion, $9,74s,6ss. Al
the branch mint at Denver. Colorado Terri.
tory, the number OF bars stamped was 26a !:
value, $l59.9l7.75.
The gold, silver, and copper coinage of the
United States from 1898 u 1866 inclusive
amounted TO 9S7.500,0o0. The gold coin>
age was $sl5.500.0o0; the silver 1886, 1885,
800 and the copper $500. 900.
The deposits OF bullion and coinage during
the last year, it is said, show satisfactory
increase over those of last year. Govern
ment is strongly urged to erect new mint
building at San Francisco in place Of the
present dilapidated and cramped concern.
situated on Commercial street-a narrow aud
obscure thoroughfare. Congress, it NAV be
remembered, has already made an appropri.
alton for the new establishment. As the
branch mint at New Orleans, La, Charlotte
n. c.; and Dahlonega, Ca. have not been
reopened since the termination OF the rebell
ion, no report is made conc ening them.
The development OF the precious metals,
it appears, is making steady progress. Spec
men ores have been received from all the
mining regions, the great majority of which,
upon assay, gave results varying from 5000
to $500 per ton. But what proportion can
be extracted 1t profit is the problem which
exercises inventors and miners. MANY Of
the ores are said to be so mixed with base
and refractory metals and minerals. ,ha, a