MINT.

Communicated to the House of Representatives, February 27, 1823.

Treasury Department, February 27, 1823.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit, herewith, three statements, marked A, B, C, which have been prepared by the Comptroller of the Treasury pursuant to the seventh section of an act of Congress passed on the 2d of March, 1793, entitled “An act establishing a Mint and regulating the coins of the United States.”

They contain all the information relative to the transactions of the Mint which the settlements made at the Treasury afford.

I have the honor to be, with great respect, your obedient servant,

WM. H. CRAWFORD.

The Honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A.

Statement exhibiting the balance of the gold and silver bullion remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1821; the amount deposited from January 1 to December 31, 1822; the different species of coins made and paid on account of deposits; allowances for wastage; and the balance remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1822, to be accounted for on a future settlement, viz:

GOLD.
				Oz.	Dwts.	Grs.	Dolls.	Cts.	Mills.
Balance of gold bullion remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1821				1,113	11	8	19,791	71	5
Gold bullion deposited from January 1 to December 31, 1822				5,182	13	18	92,136	46	5
Amount deposited in the Bank of the United States on the 31st
Total,				6,296	5	2	111,928	18	0

Amount paid for deposits of gold from January 1 to December 31, 1822							78,346	6	5
Amount deposited in the Bank of the United States on the 31st December, 1822								61	5
Balance in the hands of the Treasurer of the Mint on the 31st December, 1822							10,833	49	5

							89,180	17	5
Deduct as follows: Amount in the hands of the Treasurer and in the Bank of the United States on the 31st December, 1821							200	17	5

							88,980	00	0

Gold coins made at the Mint from January 1 to December 31, 1822, 17,796 half-eagles							88,980	00	0
Allowances to the melter and refiner and chief coiner for wastage for same period							292	22	0
Gold bullion in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1822							22,655	96	0

As above,							111,928	18	0

SILVER.
Balance of silver bullion remaining in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1821				18,561	6	12	21,418	47	5
Silver bullion deposited from January 1 to December 31, 1822,				716,722	17	0	826,989	82	0

Total,				735,284	3	12	848,408	29	5

Amount paid for deposits of silver from January 1 to December 31, 1822							806,144	88	5
Amount deposited in the Bank of the United States on the 31st December, 1822							461	97	0
Add silver coins in the hands of the Treasurer of the Mint on the 31st December, 1822								19	5

							806,607	5	0
Deduct this sum, being a balance of silver coins in the hands of the Treasurer of the Mint on the 31st December, 1821	$800	22	5
Also this sum, being a balance in the Bank of the United States on the 31st December, 1821		32	5
							800	55	0

							805,806	50	0

Silver coins made from January 1 to December 31, 1822: 100,000 dimes, 64,080 quarter dollars, and 1,559,573 half dollars				698,365	12	16	805,806	50	0
Allowances made to melter and refiner and chief coiner for wastage for same period				2,177	5	15	2,512	24	5
Silver bullion in the hands of the officers of the Mint on the 31st December, 1822				34,741	5	5	40,089	55	0

As above,				735,284	3	12	848,408	29	5

LUND WASHINGTON, Clerk.
Comptroller’s Office, February 26, 1823.

B.

The Mint of the United States in account current for copper purchased from the commencement of the institution to December 31, 1822.

Dr.

Cr.

To amount of rough copper and copper	Troy weight.			Cost of copper.
	lbs. oz. dwt.
To amount of rough copper, and copper planchets, purchased from the commencement of the institution to December 31, 1821, per statement B, accompanying the Comptroller’s letter of April 25, 1822	1,549,691	3	6	$407,632	46
To amount gained on coinage	3,597	4	13	$112,433	26

By amount of rough copper and copper	Troy weight.			Value of copper, at rate of seven dwts. to a cent.
	lbs. oz. dwt.
By amount of rough copper, and copper planchets, accounted for from the commencement of the institution to December 31, 1821, per statement marked B, accompanying the Comptroller’s letter of April 25, 1822	1,400,017	8	0	$467,515	67
By amount of cents delivered by the Treasurer of the mint to the Treasurer of the United States	39,547	1	0	13,559	00

Amount accounted for	1,439,564	9	0	481,074	67
Balance on hand December 31, 1822—
In the hands of the Treasurer of the Mint, coined	72,754	5	13	24,944	39
Chief coiner, uncoined	40,969	5	6	14,046	66

	1,553,288	7	19	520,065	72

			Cost of copper.

1,553,288	7	19	520,065	72

LUND WASHINGTON, Clerk.

Comptroller’s Office, February 26, 1823.

C.

Summary statement exhibiting the value of coins made at the Mint; the amount of disbursements on account of the establishment; the amount allowed for wastage; the amount retained of deposites; and the amount gained on the coinage of copper from the commencement of the institution to the 31st December, 1822, viz:

Value of gold, silver, and copper coinage, up to the 31st December, 1821,					$19,900,780	21
Gold coins made from January 1 to December 31, 1822, per account A,			$88,980	00
Silver coins made from January 1 to December 31, 1822, per account A,			805,806	50
Copper coins made from January 1 to December 31, 1822, per account B,			13,559	00
					908,345	50

Total value of gold, silver, and copper					20,809,125	71

Net charge on the coinage of gold, silver, and copper to the 31st December, 1821,			517,059	14
Add amount gained on the coinage of copper to the same period,			101,199	87

			618,259	01
From which deduct amount of wastage, gold and silver, to 31st December, 1821,	$73,126	92
Also, amount of wastage from January 1 to December 31, 1822,	2,804	46
			75,931	38
					542,327	63
Add amount disbursed on account of the establishment from January 1 to December 31, 1822,					21,429	17
Add also the amount of wastage on gold and silver to December 31, 1822,			75,931	38
From the above deduct the amount retained from deposites to 31st December, 1821,	9,282	25
Also this sum, from January 1 to December 31, 1822,	654	79
			9,937	04
					65,994	34

					629,751	14
Deduct amount gained on the coinage of copper from the commencement of the institution to December 31, 1822,					112,433	26

Net amount chargeable to the coinage of gold, silver, and copper, from the commencement of the institution to December 31, 1822, including the costs of lots, buildings, and machinery,					517,217	88

LUND WASHINGTON, Clerk.
Comptroller’s Office, February 26, 1823.