Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-12-13
MINT STATISTICS.
Extracts from the Report of the Director
of the United states Mint.


MINT STATISTICS.
Extracts from ne Nrp"r, OF IN, un. director
Tbo onn,,a1 ronnrt nf +Lo Dirootor Of
tLn M fn. tl,o e.,.,1 ,.o.,r o,i;nc, Inn,
IN laDt s+atns tbat ths annn,Int ~ onIa
n,d s;i,.nr do,ns;+. and n,,rcIosos co,i,,,
utrrck ond etanno1 hort ,,onufoctrra1
Inrinr, tLo yna, y,os no folInws
DaHos;ts Ga1I go o97 io0 *. oil
,.or 30 9o- 800 ia +nt,I o,,,n,,,,t ro-
nn;yod aT1 nnnr,tnl ,,,,on go o5i sIs
ss DnJm.t;no tho rodon1s;ts ,1aIn a,,l
issuod NV ono INSTITUTION and Jnnns;tnJ
WIN "rntbnr tLn Jnnosits wnra onII
az -n1 oeT es s;I,ar co liz 93S 70
xxi 1fG so u, II. onIl n;noos Do;nn1
so2 i3o yoluo e95 $40 337 "a s;I,,o,.
,I;,,,', -,,;,,al ~ - oE6 ,,,;,,',,.',,,,;,,
a.r,, ,,io(.os 1o oo5 onn yol,o eiot o1o
te2t,i ,,,,,,',,o, ~ ,,;,oos % T59 90
tot"i ~ ,.ni,," S%e eco Is9 hors t;no no1d
- 9zt oSc sc ,,,n,,.toi ,rn1i e1o 9Io
GsG ,si 81. total &oo I05 G1G II. tinc s;Iver
"a o2t go 5c ~ ,1nnnrtnl s;l,or "a qe7
Xxi Of: totol e37 5I7 53O 81
Tnie, thn f1rn+oon+b eontion of tbo
o,;ra"o oa4 onI tbn nrn1is;nrs of a
,,,n,,;,,,,s a,t oi'a,,+ 2o7 non o0o nf [tnlJ
co;n Tnrr maltnI Of witch &1i 02I 555
,,,,.l, ,o,,.;,,aI 5,,,;,,,, tl,n f;sn,I roor rLo
,.,o,,i,,,o+, ,e +1,o boIono, bos ;n.o Loo,,
,,,;,,un Tt io ooti,oo+nl +hot of tho
:, +I,, rr..,,,,-,., ,I,o,,4
G,.n' ,nill;,ns rb;oh viii ,.n,n;ra 70 Lo
rn,nv.foI Thn d;f,nrnncn hntweon tho
,,ar,;,,,1 and ;ot,;na;n ,,,Iro Of tho
,,,n,,,,t ro.o;v,I woe ,Ln,,t @-} 40 TLo
ranoinoan ,.,c, on,1,r,ooI an tho oh,adnl cola
on;n ;n 1Lo nn,,nt,,v ntber thar tbo.o in
o;ra,,in4;nn % H. ;l,o an ~, paa;f;,. noos+ and
,,,i';,I, - - oot;,,atnl d| ,,It ovnnnl t,,.n
n,;lI;nns i''G,, ~ Jollars prnnor nrny;s;ons
tLa,,1I 10 ,,aIa far oalIinn in +ho Eo,bt
a,,;ne e+;u ~ o;,.orI,t;n,, oenonio11v in
,;n,,, ,,, af +In oannrai ,.on,,vo+;nn Witch
hns hoo, ,r,o,1o
Tho In.l lt.'.' f.n,', 4,,ro1 ohr,s;or .bouId
bo JefroyaI hv tho Gnvernmnnt and
no+ Ly tLe Iost bolIor fn, tho reoson
thot # has occnrre1 while the coins
,r,n,.o ,,orfnr,,;no- tlo frnct;one nf cir
cnlot;no naI;nn This ,,r;ncinlc has
benn fnIl1 recogni7od in the rcc6nt coin
oc,o In,r, .f ,I,o G.n,.n,an l,., Er,,,;rn Den.
,,91n,lI cn.n1o,, o,,I Nn.ua, proy;s;ons
of co1,re,. shnnlJ ha made for cxc]udino
coins which have bnpn or.ifciollv re.
1,,nn1 i, u,ainbt or violently ,ninrnl
and tbo rooontion nf worn coins sbould
boz Ln cenfned r. tha minis whnre oII nee.
nssorv ,,rtcnnt;ons ono;nst RECEIVING
fro.,i i,lh,,tl IL, rnllucnl nni,,s can hn et1crf2
uoII, oLsnrSo1 In nynlonotinn of what
nti,o,,ris, ,,;(,I,t Iva cnna;dnrad on nm
rs,,,II,, l,rl,c number of ,,inces r,,n1 to
Ln brlnw thn nrpsnribqd limits of
abrasion # sbon1i ho stated that there
has NOT been a rccninagr Of cold in this
rnrntrv since thot which followed tbe
chonm,s nf st,nIorl in 1891 and tbot in
thn verv larnn cxnorts of coin since the
e,enen9ion 0f sndcio novments in 1861
tha uuvorn o,in were selected for that
t,,,rnnee tLe E,ht or worn nicns ov-
nlndod
mo d;rocter 1avot.a cnneiGerat1e
nort of his renort to tbo subject of cold
rs the STANDARD or measure of yolue and
silver as subsidiary. coming to the fol-
lG1-;or ronclusions The authority for
nsinn enhsid,rt, s;l.ar coin in novmcnt
for silver hnlliGn nurch,sed for certain
coinano will eynirr ON fine 10Th of Feb
rno,y 1873 Ihc bullion for the pur-
nose Of snnnlvino thc coin will then be
pnrchasc1 from t;me to time at cold
rates and hp nnlI for II DnII the
I,ovci,nIJnnt rrimhrraina Itself for the
outloy with the cold coins received in
exchange for the silver coin, The mode
Of issuinp subsidiary silver is undoubt-
cllv the trrn one in countries where
cold is tbo standard and the circulating
medium consists of coin. with bank or
treasury notes as auxiliary to and con
yertiblc at par into coins of the stand
ard metal In the meantime, il is quite
certain thot the depreciation of silver
and opnreciotion Of United States cur
rencv will before long enable the Gov
ernnent to purchase silver bullion with
onlI cn;o ON its own o.rount and nav
out The resulting silver CONS ut their
nominal va!ne.
Some idea OF the increase of opera,
/ tiDnS NAV be formed when 1t IS stated