U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 1, General Correspondence)
描述:
Philadelphia Mint records scanned at the National Archives (NARA) in Philadelphia - covering the period May, 1867 - September, 1867. General Correspondence from Entry 1, Box 80 of Record Group 104. Courtesy of John Graffeo.
U.S. National Archives (Record Group 104, Entry 1, General Correspondence)
描述:
Philadelphia Mint records scanned at the National Archives (NARA) in Philadelphia - covering the period October, 1867 - March, 1868. General Correspondence from Entry 1, Box 81 of Record Group 104. Courtesy of John Graffeo.
Tabulation of data including: year, date of settlement, gold wastage, silver wastage, silver excess, coinage charges, total coinage, expenses in [United States] currency, expenses in gold. Dated after 1867, before 1887.
A representative from the Scovill Manufacturing Company writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with an offer to supply Nickel to the United States Mint.
Numismatic selections from Scientific American: 1867 - The Wasting of Coins, 2/2; A Uniform System of Coinage and the Proper Ratio of Values, 8/17; The Metal Nickel - Its Use in Coinage, 8/17.
