The evening times., 1896-12-11

by act OF August 8, 1892; weight, 1923
grains; fineDess, 800, total amount coined,
S2,501 ,U52.5O.
Silver quarter dollar, authorized by act
Of April 2, 1892; weight, 1O4 grains'
Hneness. .S92 4-1O. Weight changed by
act of January Is, 1887 to 1903 l g grains,
and by same act finencss changed To 800.
Weight again changed, act Of February IL,
1888, to So grains, and again, February IL,
1873, to 96.4o grains. Totalamcunt coined
to June 80, 1895, $40 l6o, ,46l -25.
Silver Columbian quarter dollar, anth?r-
lied by act Of March 3, 1898; weight, 96.45
grains; fineness, 800; total amount coined,
Sl0,005.T5.
Silver twenty-cent piece, authorized by
act of March 8, 1875: weight, II. .l6 grains,
fineness, 800; coinage discontinued, act OF
May >, 1878; ;tUtalamount coined, S2I 900.
Silver dime, authorized by act OF April
=, 1882; weight, 4l.6 grains; fineness,
500 4-lO. Weight changed January is,
1887, to Alb, and at the same time fine
ness changed to 800. Again, February Fl,
1853, weight changed to 3S.4 grains, and
by act of February II, 1873, ii was again
changed to 3S.5S grains. Total amount
coined To June 80, 1896, SIS, ,775,21S.3O.
Silver half-dimeS, authorized April 2,
1892; weight. 2O.S grains; fineness. 1924.
Weight changed January 1s, 1887, to
20 0-S grains, and by same act fineness
changed to 800. Weight again changed
by act Of February 81. s53, to 1872 grains.
Coinage discontinued 10y act OF February 2,
1873. Total amount coined, 81 $50 ,219.4O.
SMALLEST SILVER PIECE.
Silver 3-cent piece, authorized by act of
March 3. / sol weight, established by actof
March 3, 1853, at l1.52 grains, and line
ness at 800. Coinage discontinued by act
OF February IL, 1873. Total amount
coined, 81 ,2s2 .0S7 20.
Nickel 5-cent coins. authorized by act Uf
May l6, 1866; weight, 7T.16 grains, com
posed OF 10 per cent copper and 20 per cent
nickel. Total amount coined to June 20,
1895, S13, ,SSi ,5S2.20.
Nickel 3-cent pieces, authorized May l6,
1866; weight, 7.16 grains, composed OF
10 per cent copper and 20 per cent nickel.
Coinage discontinued, act September 26,
1890. Total amount coined, SS41 .349.lS.
Bronze 2-cent piece, authorized by act OF
April 22, s64; weight. SO grains, composed
of 5per cent cOpper-and . per cent tinand
zinc. Coinage discontinued by act of Feb
ruary 12, 1873. Total amount coined,
S941 ,349.4S.
Copper cent, authorized by act of April
2, 1892; weight, 264 grains. BY act of
January IA, l793, the weight was changed
to 20s grains, and, by proclamation of the
President, pursuant To act OF March g.
1895, was again changed To 16S grains
Coinage discontinued by act OF February
L. 1857. Total amount coined, 81 ,562,-
SST. A
Nickel cent, authorized by act OF Feb
ruary 81, 1887 weight, ~ grains COM
posed of sS per cent copper and 2 per cent
nickel. Coinage discontinued by act OF
April %. 1854. Total amount coined,
S2,0O7, ,720.
Bronze cent, authorized by act of April
%, 1854; weight, As grains, composed
Of 95 per cent copper aud per cent zinc
and tin. Total amount coined to June 80.
1895, SE,Gl2,22 l2
Copper half-cenl. authorized by act OF
April 2, 1892; weight, 32 grains. Weight
changed by act OF January IA, 1893, to
10i grains, and again by Presidential
proclamation. january 2G, 1896. in con-
fornity with the act OF March 3, 1875. to
81 grains. Coinage discontinued by act of
February 81, 1857. Total amount coined,
S3992G