The Washington times., 1903-04-04
JAR FOUND UNDER THE
MINT CORNERSTONE
Curious Relics Found in Demoli.
ton of Old Structure.

When Secretary Shaw gets a little
spare time this evening ne will open the
jar found under the cornerstone of the
old United States Mint at Philadelphia.
/ The cornerstone was located by workmen
after long search The stone IS of
marble and weighs 300 pounds. Seere-
tary Shaw had requested that any his
toric records found in the stone be sent
10 the Treasury in Washington
When the stone was lifted q candy jar
with the cork stopper grown hard as rock
was found in a receptacle hewn in the
rock. Curiosity was too much for the
workmen, and the jar was opened. so
that the knowledge of the contents is
now known here, though the Secretary
has not yet seen the jar. which arrived
at the Treasury last evening.
IN the jar were three coins and two
newspapers. the former consisting OF a
dime of 1929. a half cent dated 1928. and
q large copper cent Of 1929. The news
papers are the Aurora and Pennsylvania
Gazette dated July /, 1929. and The
Democratic Press dated Friday even
ing, July 3, 1929. There vas also found
in the receptacle a scroll inscribed as
follows:
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES.
This institution was originally estab-
lished by act OF Congress, April ?, a. D.
1882. Gen George Washington being
President of the United States, and :1e
following fifteen States members Of the
Union, viz. New Hampshire, Massachu-
setts. Rhode Island. Connecticut. Yer
mont, New York. New Jersey. PennsyI-
Yania. Delaware. Maryland. Virginia,
North Carolina, Sourh CAROLINA, Georgia.
Kentucky.
The operation Of coinage commenced
in the year 1892 The coinage effected
from that period to January I. 1929. was
as follows:
Gold coins. 1s2. .5s2 eagles: 1,S44, 1853
ing 1856. $50 pieces of gold coin, amount
ing to $685.. .Sl2.5O
Silver coins. ,439, ,517 dollars; A.
6O4, ,347 half dollars, 1855, ,629 quarter
dollars. 5.526. $50 dimes, 265, ,545 half
dimes. making 50.691. ESQ pieces Of silver
coin. amounting TO So, ,271, ,499 80
Copper coins, $50. .520. 800 cents, 6,I3S,-
513 half cents. making 81, ,020, sos pieces
OF copper coin, amounting 10 $539.-
5I2 .9s3k
Total amount. 109. .27S. OBJ pieces of
coin. making So. zoo, ,S25. .3S1k.
An extension of the mint establish
menr WIS authorized by act Of Congress
March >, 1927 John Quincy Adams being
President. and the following twenty
four States members OF the Union, name |
iy Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont /
Rhode Island, Connecti- /
,gt New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva
Sla. Delaware. Maryland. Virginia !
North Carolina. south Carolina, Georgia. /
Tennessee, Kentucky. Ohio, Indiana, IL /.
Iinois, Missouri. Louisiana, Mississippi, (
and Alabama.
In fuIhlIment of the Law for extending
his mint establishment. the foundation +
stone of the edihce designed for that /
purpose was laid on the 4th Gay OF July.
4. d. 1929. Gen. Andrew Jackson being
President; J. c. Calhoun, Vice President;
Martin Van Buren. Secretary OF State:
5. D. Ingham, Secretary Of the Treasury;
Iohn H. Eaton. Secretary of War. and
John Branch. Secretary of the Navy
Officers OF The mint-SamueI Moore.
director: James Bush. treasurer: Adasa
chief coiner: Joseph Richard
.on, assayer; Joseph Cloud. melter and
'efiner: William Kneas. engraver:
gorge EhrenzelIer. clerk
Architect OF the ediHce-William
Strickland
"BuiIders-Robert O'NeiIle. carpenter.
md Jacob S0uder, mason"