Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-02-22

MATTERS OF INTEREST To BUSINESS MEN AM
THE PEOPLE GENERALLY.


MATTERS OF INTEREST To BUSINESS MEN AND
THE PEOPLE GENERALLY.
The two cent pieces were abolished five
| years ago.
There are five times as many one cent
| pieces used MS threes.
Less than $1,000 of one cent pieces were
coined last year.
| No fives or threes (nickeD were coined last
| year for circulation.
The old-tashionet. silver dollar has not
been made for five years.
| The shipping of silver coins from the mint
began about year ago.
Silver is purchased at the mint TO limited
| extent. 1t is paid for in gold.
| Nickel and bronze coins are only made in
| the United States miut in this city.
The eastern, middle and western states
| take most of the nickel and bronze coins.
Double eagles are being made for the de
positories because they are more saleable.
No silver is coined in subsidiary coin for
depostors. The government coins for itself
| alone.
In the South the people are now using one
| cent pieces and threes and fives very exten-
sively.
Five times as many five cent pieces as ones
are sent away, and fiyes times rs many ones
IN tnicSo. -
There is no coinage charged on gold. The
only charge is for parting, refining and tough
ening.
No silver is exchanged for notes at the
mint This is done by transfers which come
through Washington.
Two weeks ago nearly $500, 900 in gold dol
lars were made for the sub-treasury depart
ment of New York.
There are lying III the repositories ana
vaults aa Sol oi lhe sup'r.asu,y IN 'nis CITY neiis
souo'ooo III n.e cent hichei pieces
rive cent pieces are e'oui''eu ooIisiueia-
oiy IN New otieans: reniiies Werc IecehlIy
Sem' 70 the my "hi'n "oio 'ne hi'' e'ei
called Tor.
me hree nunioer Vi carry oiuefS d loi siii'lii
COINS came rom .ne sousneasl. f.Ls n.eene OF
aers are chieny from 'n'S Se''ioi VI 'ne 'o"ii-
wy, .s,,,, sas ooo 900 :, ,,,,,,
a laree amount ., .ne soo,ooo'ouo III siiai
COINS circulated withih the yea, were manu-
iaeluieu uuiine the ''ine peiio"' "nu 'oN'e-
quentiy 'he COINS nre new; .oa ooo ooo
lhe government issued over Soo,ovo,ooV
oi snaii SILVER COINS Since 'he uenhP',on Vi
lrac'loia, currency pee"i'' anu ''ie ii''A 'Ae' 10
ialfiy giu,teu Win ,hem' r.
-. In no ofisk IN ,lh1es aes 'he mint pass out iiSni
So'oou 10 so,ooon uay ,ol 'he ne'oiiiiiipua- u.
'ion VI PeoP,e ,inhin6 on""6' anu 'oi 'AP
ment through me country. .,:
NO traus Goli"is nn'e oeen in'ue ,e-g sii'
oeverai miniohs were eoihIu IN i1''' TI ane,l
coinage was suspended IN pecenioeI' lhey
were only coined 10 hnii'eu extent ior eir-
cu,au1n; -.
Nichei anu pioh%e are AeP' ~ M P"i y!
ueeinine 'nsh III gteehpnohs. Iney al. ue-
Posi'ed IN the mint IN sums Vi NOV iesS nan
sZo, receipteu ior' ana cheehs seh' 10 Tue uc-
No silver five cent pieces have been made
for five years. In fact they have been abol-
Isneu' as wen as lhe siive, 'niee 1ent pieees.
lhe hiekie threes are s'iii iSsueu' "i'housh
but lew are used. 1000, >.
From so,oOo to slo.o0o oil eagles nan
eagles quarter eagles anu - pieces are made
ever. year, IN order TO Keep up the history oi
the com ABOUT SUM oil ones are mace
annually ior Inc same purpose.