The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-07

Odd Items About Money.
Porcelain coins were for a long
time current in Siam.
The London people are compu-
ted to spend 100000 daily.
A silver coin is usually in cur-
rency for 81 years.
The wealth of New York grows
500, 100000 every year.
Two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars worth of gold is ad-
ded to the worlds stock every
week.
The notes of the Bank of En-
gland cost about 1 cent each.
Only 81 per cent. of the gold in
currency is of the proper weight.
Standard gold contains hip Of
fine metal and LIP of alloy.
Leather money circulated in
Russia so recently as the time OF
Peter the Great.
1t is estimated that on an av-
erage each cent in circulation
changes hands II times week.
At the last census number OF
people describeda their, religious
faith on their census papers as
dollars and cents.
The amount of money actually
in circulation in this country is
estimated to be 81, 900, 100000.
The present cent is composed OF
95 parts of copper, four of tin and
one of zinc.
| On every quarter turned out the
Mint makes a profit of about
cents. On every ton of pennies
produced there is a profit of owe
} 81, 200.
II Tire largest gold coin in exist
ence is said to be the gold ignot o
: AMMAN, fiat, round piece, wort
f about 1926, the value being writ
J ten across it in India ink.
: The head of Liberty, whic
r adorns the silver dollar is a re
= production of the features of
beautiful young school teacher. c
p Philadelphia.
/ In FIJI the coinage consist
chiefly of whales teeth, those c
V greater value being dyed red. TIL
t natives exchange 20 white teet
O for one red one,, as We chang
j. nickels for dollar
The secret marks on Unite
d States notes, by which forgeri'
l. are SO rapidly detected, are col
stantly being changed. The m
croscope will reveal many sue
peculiarities to an observant ey
English sovereigns were first
lie sued about 1749, when they we
of both worth the twenty-fourth pa
w of pound of gold. In 1912 th
y we're both worth 3Os a piece.
1850 they were worth 24s, in 10
d, they came down to 2Os, the val
IN at which they have since !
Mt NAMED.
r. The stock of the Bank of E
an gland notes which are paid in fl
It. years fills 10, 400 boxes, which
a placed side by side, would rea
m over two miles. If the not
III themselves were placed in q p
es they would reach to a height
n five miles. They weigh 90 to
d, and represent 1,75O,00o,0O0 st
ce ling.
IN You must carry a purse dc
and capacious if you have a
'or idea of travelling in China. Fo
lie start, if you exchange a dollar
ID, it's equivalent in the money
as the Celestial Empire, you oue
his to receive some 1 200 brass col
Ter in various weights, and sizes,
for cry one pierced with a square h
lin in the center and strung OF
ew string.
ent Copper money wears away r.
lot idly. In hundred years 81
NJ worth of one-cent pieces wo
les only be worth about $3.50, wi
her the same amount of IS gold pie
IN would' only lose 81 per cent
ms of their original value. Five h
yed dred dollars worth of quarters,
led the other hand, would be worn
RI the extent of some $1S5. The
49, the value of the coin the gres
'ne its wear and tear, cent Giro,
OF ting at least $50 times as Ions
ed. a V.