New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-08

II Viii thus be scou that while tho coinage and fine
bars al me nnGn m ana at srn i me- ,Di ~ Pn
delpbia nearly $lOOOOO1 the Mint at Philadelphia, in
the number Of pieces struck exceeded the branch at san
FanclscO over tOau hundred and siTiy hsO millions
Now, when Is known that bronze coin of one cent
IN value requires nearly as much labor its preparation
ana manufacture gold dollar double eagle, the
enormous amount or the work and labor done at the
parent Mint viii 20 seen and appreciated San Francisco
with 2l2G,O8 ecos produced coinage Of S4439l99 Is
in value; PAid lpui' with !0 pieces, produced
coinage OF S4J4Oi4 80 In value. II each piece struck
at aIJ Mint had beon equal in value to each piece
coined liz san Francisco branch, the coinage Of the
Fi.C .pla Mint during the period named would have
L. h CXrocCtd in value the entire national debt.
Ill, results alike credable to both these mnting
instutC4s. TIelObec Of these comparisons II not 10
draw lines Of preference among kindred Institutions but
o. 4O tat each Las Lad its own work 10 do, and
mat wuoTe Is to BE- credited with large value,
Dl,I no less to be credited with the large agTe-
gaze udInDer Of pieces struck.
NEW FOREIGN COINS.
Since the last report few foreign coins have
10 The Mint
l. Tie gold piece Of 10 francs caron, struck In
Sweden j., understood to Dc INTENDED a contribution
u tire cause Of interua coinage upon the French
a-is Tie standards are the SIMILAR coin Of
rance. Tie piece the Ctl-y OF the King OF sWe-
te with legends ia swedish, ana Is ercdlabe as WORK
e. art Eut a. Il dlcs not bear any facc relation ~ the
regular currency Inc REALM and r. intended only for
commercial 10 cannot Do said 70 iullhtf Inc ht 81
uAlcatau. That say. there ,till tHO kinds OF
III M - for home uSe ana one Tor expectation, re-
uilg some arithmetic ~ turn the one into the other
g. Ic silver pec oil % cents coined for Canada bears
de 1910 II Is o. the British or sterling hneness 'yl
al 4ll luctlOit Lou liltuWu 10 if
L. H. sistT denomination coined In this country. Morris Il
at OF TIC SAME bullion value since piece contains
b6f Blas hc silver, and the Canada piece 1913, differ
enc ol nearly four per ceut Yet they will no doubt be
"a par IN ClrC ,latiUu,
Tho canada pound the former money OF account, was
rated a equal 10 four United states dollars. But for the
E j" ye = accounts have been kept there ~ dollars
ana 90 u The Uhllcd States silver half and quarter
LOiars nave DcrA thclf currency Tor many years Until
recently, pa mthts, luge aud small havf i1n made In
tIls CON- Bbl tle excessive aeclunnlqtot, az IL e.uo
gly curing our VIZ, and he fact6f it's not leng equal
- g' Dl.i0n SO va 4As caused some discrcdlt and
delleciliOn aud large expiration ~ the coin to
bui4J market. And now new Quarter dollar, lust
mentioned, HIS been provided aud along with IT, strange
10 say quarter dollar IA paper much after the fashion
Of 0r tw. IL doCb not appear what h the 0 ect Df
har ug bath "a silver and paper quarter dollar to he
NJ cnrurreuty, uncss 10 be that the latter Is tenn
p1..T0 issue.
g. We note o very conspicuous change In the Mexican
doll r-uut n tc standards, bat lu the devices Arts
Uel.t tl.ra g. % great improvement. There are, a.
ht..r, uc eagle, aud serpent, ana cactus With the
Legend LtpaJ,ica MIicHud and datc and the
other -i1o tr r.ddtrd cap Of Lbptdd reduced IN size,
aAd un1er ~ = scIOl vi ".Le,." VIII u balance AID