The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-07
From the Philadelphia Times.
The Dollar of the Sons.

PHILADELPHIA MINT GETTING
READY TO MAKE THE WHITE CART
WHEEL CURRENCY.
Superintendent of the Mint ex-Gov-
ernor James Pollock, says that the
coinage of the new silver dollar will
begin in about two weeks, by which
time the dies, stamps and the machin-
cry necessary will be in working Or
der. Yesterday Superintendent Pol
lock received information from Wash
ington that the design for the new
dollar of 4123 grains furnished by Mr..
Geo. T. Morgan had been approved by
the Secretary, out of the numerous
devices submitted to him. The work
of preparing for its coinage will inn
mediately begin. The director for
some time past has had before him
two designs, the one selected and
another known as the Barber de-
sign" The former is the work of Mr..
George T. Morgan, an English de-
signer, who for some years was en-
ployed in the Royal Mint at London.
Under act of Congress the director is
authorized to employ skilled artists to
make designs and engrave dies for the
manufacture of our coins and about a
year and half ago he communicated
with the deputy master of the Royal
Mint, asking him if he could recon-
mend good designer. After much
hesitation, owing to strong disincli-
nation to send over one of their own
and best designers, they did send Mr..
Morgan, who has been in this city
since October, 1875. He is at present
engaged in designing the medal of
President Hayes, custom which is
pursued in every administration. He
has already spent some time with the
President, and is executing an excel.
lent profile of him. The new dollar,
on its diverse side, has the typical
head of Liberty, with the liberty cap
and wreath of wheat and cotton Leaf
and full flowing hair, partially COW
cred, of course, by the cap. Above
the head is the semi.circular motto
"E. Pluribus Unum" in Roman capi-
tails, and the balance Of the circle be
ing composed of thirteen stars, while
the year of manufacture, as in the ole
pieces, is placed at the bottom of the
coin. The reverse shows what il
known in heraldic terms as the 'dis'
played eagle" with the wing-tips up
an olive branch in the right talons
and arrows in the left, the bird en-.
circled by laurel wreath, and imme
diately over its head is the motto, il
German text, "In God We Trust,
and still above that the words "UniteC
States of America, while just beneath
the laurel wreath are the words "On,
Dollar" The difference in the thick
ness of the new coin and the trad,
dollar is infinitesimal and impercepti
ble except upon close comparison
superintendent Pollock says that il
two weeks he will begin the activ'
coinage of the new dollar. He ha
received S2s5, 5,649.45 worth of silve
from New York, but this, he says, is I
mere fiea-bite, the silver coinage capa
city of the mint being more than 81,
900, 600 per month. 1t is not expected
however, that this capacity will b'
taxed, the bulk of the coinage being
done at the branch mints at Carson
City, Nevada, and San Francisco. 1
will be a month at least, however, be
fore the coinage can begin at thos'
places, and it is fact upon which thu
officials of the Mint pride themselves
not a little that, as the first dollar o
the daddies was struck in this city, 81
the first dollar of the sons VIII b'
emitted from philadelphia.