The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-05

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A new bond having been executed, Har-
mon erected mint" in the northeastern
part of Rupert on "Mill brook" trbut-
ary of the Mettowee or Pawlet river the
mint being described as building "about
sixteen by eighteen feet, made of rough
materials; simply clapboarded, unplaned,
and implanted"
In this mint were coined the first "ver-
mont cents" bearing the following devices
and notices as fixed by the committee
appointed by the general assembly for that
purpose
DIVERSE.
Depice-A sun rising, with mountains and
trees in the foreground, and plough
in the field beneath.
d-VERMoNTENsIuM RES. PUBLIoA.
In the Ereryue-17S5.
Deuice-A radiated eye, surrounded by
Legend--QUARTA, DEoIMA, STELLA.
The latin legend on the diverse, being
translated, is 1.-THE Republic of the Green
Mountains y; and that on the reverse is "the
fourteenth star'-propbetica at that time, but
fact now. AS we write, one of these ear
liest coins, bearing the date of 1885 is be-
fore us and others, with the date of 1886,
are eXtant. In the mint" already referred
to was the whole machinery of coinage,
consisting of a furnace rolling machines,
and also machine for cutting and stamp
ing the planchets. The impressions were
made by means of screw moved by hand,
and it is said that sixty coins pei minute
were struck, although halt that amount was
the usual number"
In October 1876, at session of the gene
raj assembly, held at Rutland, petition
was presented by Harmon, setting forth
that he had been at great expense in
erecting works and procuring copper, and
that, by reason of the shortness of the time
for which he was allowed the exclusive
privilege OF coming, he twill be unable to
indemnify himself for said expense" and
asking for further grant of the privilege
for longer time. In accordance with the
prayer of this petition, Harmon was
granted " the exclusive right of coming
within this state for further term of
eight years free from any duty to
this state as compensation therefor, for
the full term of three years from the
first day OF July, in the year of our Lord
1877 and that from and after" that time
he shall pay, for the use of the state, two
and one-half per cent. of all the
copper he shall coin for and during
the remainder of the aforesaid term
"of eight years" and shall enter into
a bond etc. to the treasurer of the state,
etc. The bond required was given Febru-
airy 23d, 17S7,with Nathaniel Chapman and
Lemuel Chapman as sureties, and witnessed
by John A. Graham and David Russell and
Harmon commenced the coinage of a new
cent, the device having been changed by
the general assembly. This new cent may
be described as follows
DIVERSE.
DeUice-A bust in coat of mail head
usually laureated.
Le9end-VERMoN AUCToRI.
REVERSE.
De0ice-A female figure, representing the
genius of America, seated with a shield
at her side, holding an olive branch IN
her right hand and rod in her left.
Lfgend-lNDE EFT LIB.
In tile Ere,yue 1856.
These coins are extant with the dates
1885, 1887, and 1888. 1t may interest a
correspondent, to answer whose enquiries
we have prepared this article, as well as
others, to know the value of these coins,
and we therefore give the prices at which
they were sold at auction, in New York,
1S67-premisng that the coins so sold
were In the finest condition. We dis
tinguish the varieties by the way
in which the word "Vermont" was
indicated. of the first kind. those bearing
the words Vermontensi,tm Res Pu6Aica"
were sold for from three to four dollars
each "VermOnts Res Pu6lica," for from
one dollar fifty cents to five dollars each
and "VermOntiS Res PuJlica," for nine dol
lars. The various varieties of "Veymon
Auctori' were sold for from sixty-two
cents to two dollors and twenty-five cents
each. The act of 1856 was the last act of
the general assembly of Vermont relating
to coinage, and we close our account of
early Vermont money.