27th Congress,
2d Session.
[SENATE.]
[40.]

REPORT

FROM

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,

SHOWING,

In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the annual imports and exports of gold and silver coin and bullion since the 1st October, 1820; and the annual amount of gold and silver coinage at the Mint and its branches since the establishment of the Mint.

January 10, 1842.

Read, and referred to the Committee on Printing.

January 11, 1842.

Ordered to be printed.

Treasury Department,
Januuary 8, 1842.

Sir: In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 23d ult., I have the honor to transmit herewith, viz:

Statemnent No. 1 – showing the “imports and exports of gold and silver coin and bullion annually, from the 1st of October, 1820, to the 30th September, 1841;” and also, “the annual exportation of gold and silver coinage of the Mint of the United States.”

Statements No. 2 and 3 – showing “the annual amount of gold and silver coinage at the Mint and branches of the United States since the establishment of the Mint.”

Statement No. 4 – showing the aggregate under each head.

I have the honor to remain, very respectfully,

W. FORWARD,
Secretary of the Treasury.

Hon. S.L. Southard,
President of the Senate.

No. 1.

Statement of the import and export of gold and silver coin and bullion annuallly, from October 1, 1820, being the period at which they were first recorded, to September 30, 1841.

Yrs. Gold bullion. Gold coin. Silver bullion. Silver coin. American coin and bullion. Total.
Import. Export. Import. Export. Import. Export. Import. Export. Export. Import. Export.
1821 * * † $84,890 $90 † $7,980,000 $10,477,969 $8,064,890 $10,478,059
1822 * * † 411,444 28,248 † 2,958,402 10,781,932 3,369,846 10,810,180
1823 * * † 230,771 1,800 † 4,867,125 6,371,187 5,097,896 6,372,987
1824 $11,941 $34,954 319,451 8,013,489 7,014,552 8,379,835 7,014,552
1825 151,020 378,257 $315,672 368,827 10,849 5,252,661 8,470,534 6,150,765 8,797,055
1826 116,194 $15,648 562,546 434,555 462,087 25,090 5,740,139 3,623,385 6,880,966 4,098,678
1827 91,049 8,610 1,019,399 820,304 422,605 3,236 6,618,077 6,139,155 8,151,130 6,971,305
1828 69,650 13,663 738,570 928,384 465,063 42,588 6,216,458 6,565,804 $693,037 7,489,741 8,243,476
1829 110,638 25,270 706,028 935,102 837,107 213,821 5,749,839 3,136,941 612,886 7,403,612 4,924,020
1830 115,267 10,637 705,879 474,876 1,049,343 24,154 6,285,475 731,955 8,155,964 1,241,622
1831 166,191 21,690 765,838 899,365 686,283 203,572 5,687,633 5,831,830 2,058,474 7,305,945 9,014,931
1832 102,021 7,615 614,665 630,850 736,711 255,717 4,454,107 3,351,417 1,410,941 5,907,504 5,656,540
1833 48,267 26,773 563,585 495,890 297,840 6,160,676 1,722,196 7,070,368 2,244,859
1834 293,665 12,681 3,472,507 276,999 514,417 2,591 13,631,043 1,383,987 17,911,632 1,676,258
1835 655,457 1,669,739 625,679 765,283 10,040,968 5,122,495 729,601 13,131,447 6,477,775
1836 1,913,137 25,777 5,318,725 275,940 318,350 52,695 5,850,669 3,624,186 345,738 13,400,881 4,324,336
1837 536,549 101,563 1,895,265 1,828,653 594,291 5,600 7,490,309 2,756,914 10,516,414 4,692,730
1838 230,694 11,444,189 740,263 392,843 2,500 5,679,390 2,292,342 472,941 17,747,116 3,508,046
1839 86,540 77,660 1,065,652 2,814,650 154,680 8,040 4,267,391 3,968,035 1,907,058 5,574,263 8,775,443
1840 273,127 2,812,030 1,468,300 469,434 47,689 5,328,222 4,665,952 2,235,073 8,882,813 8,417,014
1841 134,181 166,086 1,098,346 676,757 274,225 63,011 3,401,730 6,271,452 2,842,738 4,908,482 10,020,044
5,105,588 513,673 34,866,174 14,642,239 9,855,945 991,291 131,673,803 104,304,220 13,308,487 181,501,510 133,759,910
* The import and export of gold during these three years were not distinguished from, but included with, those of silver. † Including gold.

Treasury Department,
Register’s Office, January 7, 1842.

T. L. SMITH, Register.

2.

Tabular statement of the amount of coinage at the Mint of the United States, in the several denominations of coin, from the commencement of its operations until the 31st of December, 1841, inclusive.

Periods. Eagles. Half-eagles. Quarter-eagles. Dollars. Half-dollars. Quarter-dollars. Dimes. Half-dimes. Cents. Half-cents. Pieces of gold. Value of gold. Pieces of silver. Value of silver. Pieces of copper. Value of copper.
Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Dolls. cts. Dolls. cts. Dolls. cts.
1793
1794
1795		 2,795 8,707 204,791 323,144 86,416 1,066,033 142,534 11,502 $71,485 00 614,351 $370,683 80 1,208,567 $11,373 00
1796 6,934 6,196 963 72,920 3,918 5,894 22,135 10,230 974,700 115,480 14,093 102,727 50 115,097 79,077 50 1,090,180 10,324 40
1797 8,323 3,609 859 7,776 252 25,261 44,527 897,510 107,048 12,791 103,422 50 77,816 12,591 45 1,004,558 9,510 34
1798 7,974 24,867 614 327,536 27,550 979,700 33,455 205,610 00 355,086 330,291 00 979,700 9,797 00
1799 17,483 7,451 480 423,515 904,585 12,167 25,414 213,285 00 423,515 423,515 00 916,752 9,106 68
1800 25,965 11,622 220,920 21,760 24,000 2,822,175 211,530 37,587 317,760 00 266,680 224,296 00 3,033,705 29,279 40
1801 29,254 26,006 54,454 30,289 34,640 33,910 1,362,837 55,260 422,570 00 153,293 74,758 00 1,362,837 13,628 37
1802 15,090 53,176 2,612 41,650 29,890 10,975 13,010 3,435,100 14,366 70,878 423,310 00 95,525 58,343 00 3,449,466 34,422 83
1803 8,979 33,506 423 66,064 31,715 33,040 37,850 2,471,353 97,900 42,908 258,377 50 168,669 87,118 00 2,569,253 25,203 03
1804 9,795 30,475 3,327 19,570 156,519 6,738 8,265 756,838 1,055,312 43,597 258,642 50 191,092 100,340 50 1,812,150 12,844 94
1805 33,183 1,781 321 211,722 121,394 120,780 15,600 941,116 814,464 34,964 170,367 50 469,817 149,388 50 1,755,580 13,483 48
1806 64,093 1,616 839,576 206,124 348,000 356,000 65,709 324,505 00 1,045,700 471,319 00 704,000 5,260 00
1807 84,093 6,812 1,051,576 220,643 165,000 727,221 476,000 90,905 437,495 00 1,437,219 597,448 75 1,203,221 9,652 21
1808 55,578 2,710 1,368,600 1,109,000 400,000 58,288 284,665 00 1,368,600 684,300 00 1,509,000 13,090 00
1809 33,875 1,405,810 44,710 222,867 1,154,572 33,875 169,375 00 1,450,520 707,376 00 1,377,439 8,001 53
1810 100,287 1,276,276 6,355 1,458,500 215,000 100,287 501,435 00 1,282,631 638,773 50 1,673,500 15,660 00
1811 99,581 1,203,644 65,180 218,025 63,140 99,581 497,905 00 1,268,824 608,340 00 281,165 2,495 95
1812 58,087 1,628,059 1,075,500 58,087 290,435 00 1,628,059 814,029 50 1,075,500 10,755 00
1813 95,428 1,241,903 418,000 95,428 477,140 00 1,241,903 620,951 50 418,000 4,180 00
1814 15,454 1,039,075 421,500 357,830 15,454 77,270 00 1,460,575 561,687 50 357,830 3,578 30
1815 635 69,232 635 3,175 00 69,232 17,308 00
1816 47,150 20,003 2,820,982 67,153 28,575 75 2,820,982 28,209 82
1817 1,215,567 3,948,400 1,215,567 607,783 50 3,948,400 39,484 00
1818 48,588 1,960,322 361,174 3,167,000 48,588 242,940 00 2,321,496 1,070,454 50 3,167,000 31,670 00
1819 51,723 2,208,000 144,000 2,671,000 51,723 258,615 00 2,352,000 1,140,000 00 2,671,000 26,710 00
1820 263,806 751,122 127,444 942,587 4,407,550 263,806 1,319,030 00 1,821,153 501,680 70 4,407,550 44,075 50
1821 34,641 6,448 1,305,797 216,851 1,186,512 389,000 41,089 189,325 00 2,709,160 825,762 45 389,000 3,890 00
1822 17,796 1,559,573 64,080 100,000 2,072,339 17,796 88,980 00 1,723,653 805,806 50 2,072,339 20,723 39
1823 14,485 1,694,200 17,800 440,000 14,485 72,425 00 2,152,000 895,550 00
1824 17,340 2,600 3,504,954 1,262,000 19,940 93,200 00 3,504,954 1,752,477 00 1,262,000 12,620 00
1825 29,060 4,434 2,943,166 168,000 510,000 1,461,100 63,000 33,494 156,385 00 3,621,166 1,564,583 00 1,524,100 14,926 00
1826 18,069 760 4,004,180 1,517,425 234,000 18,829 92,245 00 4,004,180 2,002,090 00 1,751,425 16,344 25
1827 24,913 2,800 5,493,400 4,000 1,215,000 2,357,732 27,713 131,565 00 6,712,400 2,869,200 00 2,357,732 23,577 32
1828 28,029 3,075,200 102,000 125,000 2,260,624 606,000 28,029 140,145 00 3,302,200 1,575,600 00 2,866,624 25,636 24
1829 57,442 3,403 3,712,156 770,000 1,230,000 1,414,500 487,000 60,845 295,717 50 5,712,156 1,994,578 00 1,901,500 16,580 00
1830 126,351 4,540 4,764,800 510,000 1,240,000 1,711,500 130,891 643,105 00 6,514,800 2,495,400 00 1,711,500 17,115 00
1831 140,594 4,520 5,873,660 398,000 771,350 1,242,700 3,359,260 2,200 145,114 714,270 00 8,285,710 3,175,600 00 3,361,460 33,603 60
1832 157,487 4,400 4,797,000 320,000 522,500 965,000 2,362,000 161,887 798,435 00 6,604,500 2,579,000 00 2,362,000 23,620 00
1833 193,630 4,160 5,206,000 156,000 485,000 1,370,000 2,739,000 154,000 197,790 978,550 00 7,217,000 2,759,000 00 2,893,000 28,160 00
1834 732,169 117,370 6,412,004 286,000 635,000 1,480,000 1,855,100 120,000 849,539 3,954,270 00 8,813,004 3,415,002 00 1,975,100 19,151 00
1835 371,534 131,402 5,352,006 1,952,000 1,410,000 2,760,000 3,878,400 141,000 502,936 2,186,175 00 11,474,006 3,443,003 00 4,019,400 39,489 00
1836 553,147 547,986 1,000 6,546,200 472,000 1,190,000 1,900,000 2,111,000 398,000 1,101,133 4,135,700 00 10,109,200 3,606,100 00 2,509,000 23,100 00
1837 207,121 45,080 3,629,820 252,400 1,042,000 2,276,000 5,558,300 252,201 1,148,305 00 7,200,220 2,096,010 00 5,558,300 55,583 00
1838 7,200 286,588 47,030 3,546,000 832,000 1,992,500 2,255,000 6,370,200 340,818 1,622,515 00 8,625,500 2,293,000 00 6,370,200 63,702 00
1839 38,248 118,143 27,021 300 3,334,561 491,146 1,053,115 1,069,150 3,128,661 183,412 1,040,747 50 5,948,272 1,949,136 00 3,128,661 31,286 61
1840 47,338 137,382 18,859 61,005 1,435,008 188,127 1,358,580 1,344,085 2,462,700 203,579 1,207,437 50 4,386,805 1,028,603 00 2,462,700 24,627 00
*1841* 61,349 12,200 172,000 266,000 116,000 1,425,000 865,000 1,266,123 73,549 674,490 00 2,844,000 519,750 00 1,266,123 12,661 23
286,727 4,488,147 995,010 1,673,822 96,479,562 7,319,302 18,691,295 20,262,478 89,098,786 7,440,713 5,769,884 27,795,530 00 144,426,459 54,625,681 90 96,539,499 928,191 42
* Eleven months of 1841.

RECAPITULATION
Periods. Whole coinage, in pieces. Whole coinage, in value.
1793
1794
1795		 1,834,420 $453,541 80
1796 1,219,370 192,129 40
1797 1,095,165 125,524 29
1798 1,368,241 545,698 00
1799 1,365,681 645,906 68
1800 3,337,972 571,335 40
1801 1,571,390 510,956 37
1802 3,615,869 516,075 83
1803 2,780,830 370,698 53
1804 2,046,839 371,827 94
1805 2,260,361 333,239 48
1806 1,815,409 801,084 00
1807 2,731,345 1,044,595 96
1808 2,935,888 982,055 00
1809 2,861,834 884,752 53
1810 3,056,418 1,155,868 50
1811 1,649,570 1,108,740 95
1812 2,761,646 1,115,219 50
1813 1,755,331 1,102,271 50
1814 1,833,859 642,535 80
1815 69,867 20,483 00
1816 2,888,135 56,785 57
1817 5,163,967 647,267 50
1818 5,537,084 1,345,064 50
1819 5,074,723 1,425,325 00
1820 6,492,509 1,864,786 20
1821 3,139,249 1,018,977 45
1822 3,813,788 915,509 89
1823 2,166,485 967,975 00
1824 4,786,894 1,858,297 00
1825 5,178,760 1,735,894 00
1826 5,774,434 2,110,679 25
1827 9,097,845 3,024,342 32
1828 6,196,853 1,741,381 24
1829 7,674,501 2,306,875 50
1830 8,357,191 3,155,620 00
1831 11,792,284 3,923,473 60
1832 9,128,387 3,401,055 00
1833 10,307,790 3,765,710 00
1834 11,637,643 7,388,423 00
1835 15,996,342 5,668,667 00
1836 13,719,333 7,764,900 00
1837 13,010,721 3,299,898 00
1838 15,336,518 3,979,217 00
1839 9,260,345 3,021,170 11
1840 7,053,084 2,260,667 50
*1841* 4,183,672 1,206,901 23
Total 246,735,842 83,349,403 32
* Eleven months of 1841.

No. 3.

Statement of the amounts coined annually at the Branch Mints, from the commencement of their operations to Nov. 30, 1841.

Mints, and periods. Eagl’s. Half eagles. Quarter eagles. Half dollars. Quarter dollars. Dimes. Half dimes. Gold. Value of gold. Silver. Value of silver. Total number. Total value.
Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Pieces. Dols. cts. Pieces. Dols. cts. Pieces. Dols. cts.
Charlotte, N.C., 1838 12,886 7,894 20,780 84,165 00 20,780 84,165 00
     Do. 1839 23,467 18,173 41,640 162,767 50 41,640 162,767 50
     Do. 1840 18,994 12,834 31,828 127,055 00 31,828 127,055 00
     Do. 11 months in 1841 14,275 9,290 23,565 94,600 00 23,565 94,600 00
     Do. 11 months in  
Total 69,622 48,191 117,813 468,587 50 117,813 468,587 50
Dahlonega, Geo., 1838 20,583 20,583 102,915 00 20,583 102,915 00
     Do. 1839 18,939 13,674 32,613 128,880 00 32,613 128,880 00
     Do. 1840 22,896 3,532 26,428 123,310 00 26,428 123,310 00
     Do. 11 months in 1841 26,227 4,164 30,391 141,545 00 30,391 141,545 00
Total 88,645 21,370 110,015 496,650 00 110,015 496,650 00
New Orleans, La., 1838 402,430 402,430 40,243 402,430 40,243 00
     Do. 1839 9,396 116,000 1,291,600 1,060,000 9,396 23,490 00 2,467,600 240,160 2,476,996 263,650 00
     Do. 1840 30,400 26,200 855,100 425,200 1,175,000 935,000 56,600 217,500 00 3,390,300 698,100 3,446,900 915,600 00
     Do. 11 months in 1841 2,500 8,350 7,380 401,000 395,000 1,310,000 815,000 18,230 85,200 00 2,921,000 471,000 2,939,230 556,200 00
Total 2,500 38,750 42,976 1,372,100 820,200 4,179,030 2,810,000 84,226 326,190 00 9,181,330 1,449,503 9,265,556 1,775,693 00
Sum of totals 2,500 197,017 112,537 1,372,100 820,200 4,179,030 2,810,000 312,054 1,291,427 50 9,181,330 1,449,503 9,493,384 2,740,930 50

No. 4.

Recapitulation.

Imports. Exports.
Aggregate of imports and exports of gold and silver coin and bullion, from the 1st of October, 1820, to the 30th of September 1841 $181,501,510 00 $133,759,910 00
Aggregate exportation of gold and silver coinage of the mint of the United States, for the same period 13,308,487 00
Amount coined.
Aggregate amount of gold and silver coinage, at the mint of the United States, from the year 1793 to 1841 inclusive $83,349,402 32
Aggregate amount of gold and silver coinage, at the several branch mints of the United States, from the commencement of their operations, to November 30, 1841 2,740,930 50
86,090,332 82
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