New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-11


of the silver coins shall be Of copper, and
the alloy of the gold coins shall be OF cop
per, or of copper and silver: but the silver
shall in no case exceed One-tenth OF tht
whole ALLOW.
SEC IA That the gold coins of the United
States shall be a one-dOl.ar piece, which, al
the standard weight of twenty-five and
elghttenths grains, shall De the unit OF
value; a quarter-eagle. or tWO-and-a-hal1
dollar piece; a three-doilar piece; halt
eagle, or tive-dollar piece; an eagle, or ten
dollar piece: and double eagle or twenty
dollar piece And the standard weight
of the gold dollar shat! be twenty-five
and eight-tenths grains: OF the quarter
eagle. or two-and a-la1t dollar piece
sixty-tcur aud Lalt grains cI tbs
three-dOIlar piece. seEenty-seTen and
tOur-tenths grains: Of the haI eagle, or i've
dollar piece. one hundred ami twenty ne
grains; of the eagle. OF ten dollar piece, two
hundred and titt~-e!9ht grains; Ot The
double eagle, or twenty iO.-a: piece. IVt
hundred and sixteen tgralns: which coins
shall be a legal tender II all payments at
their nominal value when no. betow the
standard weight auA limit OF tolerance pro
vided in this act tor tie single piece. and.
when reduced N weight. below said stand.
ard and tolerance. .Gdll oe ic. a. tender
at valuation II proportion 10 th"i" actual
weight and any gold com OF the nIte't
States, II reduced III weight by natural
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T-n;+oa ~ 10 o. +reio dniio. l,oIf
doIIar ~ = tF,.,,-i+ I,iaoa q ,I,or+ar ILL.,
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lar shall be four hundred and twenty grains
troy: the weipht of the half dollar shall be
twelve grams (@rammesl and one-haIf of A
cram (grammel; the ouarter-dOllsr and the
dime shall be- respectively. one-half and
one-tifth of the weight of said halt-dolIar:
and said coins shall be legal tender at
their nominal value for any amount not ex.
ceeding five dollars in any one payment.
SEC. I6. That the minor coins of the
United States shal, b. fve-cent niece. a
three-cent piece. and a one-cent piece, and
the ALLOW for the five and three cent pieces
shall be- of conner and nickel. to be com.
posed of three -tOurths copper and One-:ourth h
nickel. and the alIoy of the One-cpnt piece
shall be ninAtv-tye per centum of CONFER
and five per centum of tin and zinc. in sIIch
proportions as shall be determined ,by the
Director of the Mint. The Weight OF the
piece of five cents shall be seyeuty-seven
and sixteen n-hundredths grains. troy: of the
three-cent piece. thirty Grains; and of the
Onecent piece, forty eight grains: which
coins shall be legal tender, at their nomi-
nal value, for any amount not exceeding
SEC. II. That no coins. eithe: OF. gold.
silver or minor coinage, shall hereafter be
issued from the mint other than those OF
the denominations. standards and weights
herein set forth.
SEC. I9. That upon the coin. O. the I'nited
States there shall he the following devices
and legends: Upon one side rber. shall be
an i,nnression emhIe,nat;c of liberty. with
an inscrinrion oc the word .Iihprfy" and
the wear Of tLe coinaoe. and mon fbe re-
verse shall he +he tigurr oI. renr..an+atinn
of an ca ole win the inscrjn-Inns ..ITnited
States of America and "E Piur;bus Uu,lm. i"
and a DESIGNATION of the yalur Of .he com.
brt On til. cold doIIa. and three.
dollar niece. the dime. five. three
and one cent uiaces tha H.rura of the earle
shall be 0miTttd: and on tht. reverse of the
silver rrade-Gollar. 5he we:ght the and fin.
mesa of the ccin shall be inscribed; and the
Director of tIe Mini. with the aUprr,1,I al tha
SECRETARY of the Treasury. my r,lsf -he
motto in God we trust 10 be Inscribed
upou such coin, as shall adm. O.. such
motto: and any one of the fn,4ro;,lr in
scriptiop5 mav be on ;ae rim, @: tn. go,i
ana silver c0ius.
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hniIior so base a. 70 ha nns,,;tabIa f., tb.
"raratinns o~a,n ~ ot tbe 90 n,r% and 1rban onId snj
ii[-aI, ara o0nfinnJ ;e e;+bar ,na,7I L. in
s,,cI, sraoIi mronortior +bat = c@n,ot ha
sonara+a5 adv4nta@anrsIT ", aJInw@nc.
obaII ha made +o the 6eu,sitor for ia v-aI,1a
Sc 81 Tai anv ouner Of si;yG, hi.
lion mar denos;t The same at anr MIN f.,
he formed inro bars. or into dollars Of +he
NC iGh Of fnnr hnI,od a,S trn,'+r
tro[7 desionated m tbis act a. +rada io,j,Ts
and no de1osjt of siIvpr for o+hrr co,11ur
sha1I he recrivrd. bnt silver La1fion con-
tainad in goId drnosits and. srI,orareI
therpfrom. may be n4id for in silver CON at
sucb valuation "a NAV he, from time :,
fine. established by the Director os 1le
Mint
SFC % Tha. when hr,'ion i ienosi.oi IN
any of the miuts, il Shall he wa,g6fd bv HE
SUPERINTENDENT. and. when prtctjcahia. in
the presence Of the depositor. TO whom A
receipt shall be given. which shall state the
descTin+ion and Wpjyht of the blII'i0n. hUt
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