Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-12-13

Inc HrSG COINS ACTUALLY SCruCk III Cn0
country were made in Massachusetts,
in accordance with a law passed in
1852, establishing "Mint house" in
Boston. The law provided that the
coinage should be ''twelvepence, six
pence and threepence peeces, which
shall be for forme fatt, and stamped
on the one side N. E., and on the other
side with XILd., VI.d., and Hid, ac-
cording to the value of each peece." p
These coins were soon in circulation,
but before the expiration of the year
new die was ordered, because, on &C
count Of the extreme simplicity of the
design, these were so easily tempered
with by washing and clipping. 1t was
ordered that, -"Henceforth both shill-
ings and smaller peeces shall have
double ring ON either side, with this
inscription Massachusetts,, and tree
in the centre on one side, and New
England and the date of the year on
the other side" These pieces are now
known as the ''Pine-tree" coinage
All have the date either of 1862 or
1862. They probably had but the two
sets of dies, though the mint was in
existence for thirty-four years. Sub
sequently this mint was given up, and
coins were struck in England for the
New Colonies as we'll as the Carolinas.
In 1862, an act was passed in Mary
land ''for the setting up of a mint with
in the Province" though the law was
never carried into operation. Lord
Baltimore, however, had coins struck
at home and sent over, bearing appro-
pirate colonial inscriptions. Eighty
years later than this, King George [.
attempted to introduce into all the
Colonies the circulation Of coins made
of "pinchbeck," giving to one William
Wood, by royal patent, the right to
make them. We are told that che had
the conscience to make thirteen shill-
ings out of a pound of BRASS" This
was called ''Wood's money" and was
Indignantly refused both in America
and in Ireland.
In 1776, New Hampshire passed laws
for mint, which, however, was never
established. But Vermont did estab-
lish one in 1885, at Rupert, at which,
not only coins of her own were made,
but subsequently few of the earlier
coins of the Federal government
Connecticut also, in the same year es-
tablished mint at New Haven, where
afterward three hundred tons Of the
first copper coins of the Federal Gov
eminent were made. New Jersey es-
tablished two minis in 1897; one at
Elizabeth and another near Norris
town. Massachusetts, in the same
year, re-estbblished two-one on Bos-
ton Neck and one in Dedham. These
are some of the minis of the early days,
but it would require more space than
we can spare, to describe the various
coins which they issued.
The plan of the National coinage
was presented by Jefferson, in 1876,
and, with a few changes, was the same
as is still continued. The designs up
on the coins, as is well known, have
been quite frequently altered. The
first cent, of which the large quantity
above mentioned was made in New
Haven, had on one side chain of
thirteen links, with the words Omitted
States around it, and eve are One"
in the centre. On the other was sum
dial, with the sun above it, and "Mind
Your Business" below. This was per-
haps the most unique design and in
scription Of any in the whole series of
coins, which comprised, besides the
two copper coins, five silver and three
gold. One silver and four gold coins
have since been added. The weight of
the copper cent has been four times re-
duced; at first it weighed two hundred
and sixty-four grains, or little over
half an ounce. The gold coins have
been reduced in weight once, and the
proportion of alloy also changed. An
important reduction, it will also be
remembered, was made in 1853, in the
silver coinage.-Mercantile Journal.
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er is in mood for it. No one will
4 take the time to read an advertisement
unless he has passive inclination to
do so. The great advantage of news
paper advertisement is shown in this
manner. In printed advertising, all
transient methods, as circulars, or the
like, are thrust upon us unsought-
scarcely glanced at-fung into the
waste basket, and wholly forgotten
At some subsequent time we are in
need Of the very article the circular re-
presented, but we cannot recall the
merits, terms, or address. Naturally
we seek the newspaper then is
the specific time the advertisement that
regularly appears in the newspaper
, WINS Union AdvOcate, Teas.
) B9~An cratic poetical genius about
town was highly delighted by the ed
: itor's telling him he resembled Lord
, Byron. ''Do you really think sop
| asked the moon-struck sonneteer in an
: ectasy;" pray, in whatrespect?" Why,
? you wear your shirt-collar upside
down, and get tipsy on gin and water