Illustrated history of the United States mint: with a complete description of American coinage, from the earliest period to the present time
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Illustrated history of the United States mint: with a complete description of American coinage, from the earliest period to the present time
Coinage -- United States; Mints -- United States
Washing | 42.67
Wood | 5,432.62
Zinc | 935.57
Steam-power plant | 11,464.27
Manufacture of 5-cent nickel blank | 19,498.50
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Total |117,332.84
Salaries | 40,665.69
Wages of workmen |426,593.93
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Aggregate |581,597.46
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Value of the Foreign Gold Coins Deposited at the United States Assay
Office at New York during the Year ended June 30, 1887.
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| Denominations | Total of each | Total by
Countries of Coinage. | of coin. | denomination of | countries of
| | coin. | coinage.
----------------------+---------------+-----------------+---------------
Costa Rica | Mixed | 257.56 | $257.56
France | 20 francs | 1,219,351.02 | 1,219,351.02
Germany | 20 marks | 179,121.67 | 179,121.67
Great Britain | Sovereigns | 1,018,036.21 | 1,018,036.21
Japan | Yens | 18,608.37 | 18,608.37
Mexico | 20 pesos | 388,668.88 |
” | 10 pesos | 1,341.64 |
” | Doubloons | 1,178.60 | 391,189.12
Russia | 5 roubles | 155,237.39 |
” | Roubles | 2,596.80 |
” | ½ imperials | 577,223.34 | 735,057.53
Peru | 20 soles | 999.82 | 999.82
Spain | Doubloons | 3,101,388.08 |
” | Isabellines | 98,151.58 |
” | 25 pesetas | 957,276.17 |
” | Mixed | 179,863.62 | 4,336,679.45
U. S. Colombia | Cinco pesos | 709.76 | 709.76
| +-----------------+---------------
Total | | $7,900,010.51 | $7,900,010.51
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The total value of both gold and silver deposited and purchased at
the mints of the United States during the fiscal year 1887, not
including redeposits, was $115,979,991.62, and including redeposits,
$131,635,811.34.
The value of the gold and silver received at the mints and assay offices
during the fiscal year 1887, was greater than any previous year since
1881.
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