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Read, and ordered to be printed.
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To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit, herewith, to the Senate, a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of the institution for the year 1841.
JOHN TYLER.
Washington, January 16, 1842.
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Mint of the United States,
January 19, 1842.
Sir: In compliance with the law requiring from me an annual report of the operations of the Mint, and its branches, I have now the honor to submit to you the following statement:
The coinage executed at the Mint, in 1841, amounted to $1,304,199, comprising $710,475 in gold, $577,750 in silver, and $15,974 in copper coins, and composed of 5,051,831 pieces. (Statement A.)
The deposites of gold within the year amounted to $715,173, and those of silver to $562,446. Of the gold, $248,478 was derived from the mines of the United States; and, for the first time, deposites of silver have also been received from the same source. The ore is an argentiferous carbonate of lead, found in Davidson county, North Carolina, and the proprietors of the mine seem confident that it will be largely productive. (Statements B and C.)
The public funds in our vaults amount at present to but $104,960 94; $284,237 31 having been withdrawn during the year, on Treasury drafts. Were it not that the deposites of bullion are much less than in former years, this sum would be quite inadequate to secure the very desirable object of a prompt return to depositors in coins.
At the New Orleans branch mint, the coinage in 1841 amounted to $640,200, comprising $85,200 in gold, and 555,000 in silver coin, and composed of 3,693,730 pieces, of which 2,822,500 were dimes and half-dimes. (Statement D.)
The deposites for coinage amounted to $58,767 in gold, and $535,775 in silver. (Statement E.)
The branch mint at Charlotte received during the year, deposites of gold to the value of $132,588, and its coinage amounted to $133,037½, composed of 21,467 half-eagles, and 10,281 quarter-eagles. (Statements D and E.)
The branch mint at Dahlonega received deposites of gold to the value of $161,974, and coined 30,495 half-eagles, and 4,164 quarter-eagles, amounting together to $162,885. (Statements D and E.)
The principal Mint and its branches have been all in good condition throughout the year, and there has been no unusual interruption in their operations; but, in consequence of the small supply of bullion, they have been only partially employed, so that the amount of work done by them has fallen far below what they are able to execute. The whole coinage of all the mints was less than two and a quarter millions, while the Philadelphia mint alone is capable of coining twelve millions, and, in 1836, did actually coin more than seven and three quarters.
I have the honor to be, sir, with great respect, your faithful servant,
R.M. PATTERSON,
Director of the Mint.
To the President of the United States.
Statement of the coinage at the Mint of the United States, Philadelphia, in the year 1837.
| Denominations. | Pieces. | Whole No. of pieces. |
Value. | Whole value. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold- | Eagles | 63,131 | $631,310 | ||
| Half-eagles | 15,833 | 79,165 | |||
| 78,964 | $710,475 00 | ||||
| Silver- | Dollars | 173,000 | 173,000 | ||
| Half-dollars | 310,000 | 155,000 | |||
| Quarter-dollars | 120,000 | 30,000 | |||
| Dimes | 1,622,500 | 162,250 | |||
| Half-dimes | 1,150,000 | 57,500 | |||
| 3,375,500 | 577,750 00 | ||||
| Copper- | Cents | 1,597,367 | 15,973 67 | ||
| Total | 5,051,831 | 1,304,198 67 | |||
Statement of the deposites, for coinage, at the Mint of the United States, Philadelphia, in the year 1841.
| Gold. | ||
|---|---|---|
| From mines in the United States | $248,478 | |
| Coins of the United States, old standard, | 5,762 | |
| Foreign coins | 295,838 | |
| Foreign bullion | 156,848 | |
| Jewelry, | 8,247 | |
| Total of gold | $715,173 | |
| Silver. | ||
| Bullion from North Carolina | 4,198 | |
| Foreign bullion | 210,546 | |
| Mexican dollars | 272,320 | |
| Dollars of South America | 14,292 | |
| European coins | 55,692 | |
| Plate | 5,398 | |
| Total of silver | 562,446 | |
| Total | 1,277,619 |
Statement of the annual amounts of deposites of gold for coinage, at the Mint of the United States and its branches, from mines in the United States.
| Virginia. | North Carolina. |
South Carolina. |
Georgia. | Tennessee. | Alabama. | Not ascertained. |
Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 | $ 5,000 | $ 5,000 | ||||||
| 1825 | 17,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| 1826 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| 1827 | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||
| 1828 | 46,000 | 46,000 | ||||||
| 1829 | $ 2,500 | 134,000 | $ 3,500 | 140,000 | ||||
| 1830 | 24,000 | 204,000 | 26,000 | $ 212,000 | 466,000 | |||
| 1831 | 26,000 | 294,000 | 22,000 | 176,000 | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 | 520,000 | |
| 1832 | 34,000 | 458,000 | 45,000 | 140,000 | 1,000 | 678,000 | ||
| 1833 | 104,000 | 475,000 | 66,000 | 216,000 | 7,000 | 868,000 | ||
| 1834 | 62,000 | 380,000 | 38,000 | 415,000 | 3,000 | 898,000 | ||
| 1835 | 60,400 | 263,500 | 42,400 | 319,900 | 100 | $12,200 | 698,500 | |
| 1836 | 62,000 | 148,100 | 55,200 | 201,400 | 300 | 467,000 | ||
| 1837 | 52,100 | 116,900 | 29,400 | 83,600 | 282,000 | |||
| 427,000 | 2,582,500 | 327,500 | 1,763,900 | 12,400 | 1,000 | 12,200 | 5,126,500 |
Tabular statement of the amount of coinage at the Mint of the United States, in the several denominations of coin, since the commencement of its operations until the 31st of December, 1837, 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. | Whole coinage in pieces. | Whole coinage in value. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 to 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 | 1,834,420 | $453,541 80 | |||
| 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 | 1,219,370 | 192,129 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 | 1,095,165 | 125,524 29 |
| 1798 | 7,794 | 24,867 | 614 | 327,536 | - | - | 27,550 | - | 979,700 | - | 33,455 | 205,610 00 | 355,086 | 330,291 00 | 979,700 | 9,797 00 | 1,368,241 | 545,698 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 | 9,107 68 | 1,365,681 | 645,907 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 | 3,337,972 | 571,335 40 |
| 1801 | 29,254 | 26,006 | - | 54,454 | 30289 | - | 34,640 | 33,910 | 1,362,837 | - | 55,260 | 422,570 00 | 153,293 | 74,758 00 | 1,362,837 | 13,628 37 | 1,571,390 | 510,956 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 | 3,615,869 | 516,075 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 | 2,780,830 | 370,698 53 | |
| 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 | 2,046,839 | 371,827 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 | 2,260,361 | 333,239 48 |
| 1806 | - | 64,093 | 1,616 | - | 839,576 | 206,124 | - | - | 348,000 | 356,000 | 65,709 | 324,505 | 1,045,700 | 471,319 00 | 704,000 | 5,260 00 | 1,815,409 | 801,084 00 |
| 1807 | - | 84,093 | 6,812 | - | 1,051,576 | 220,643 | 165,000 | - | 727,221 | 476,000 | 90,905 | 437,495 | 1,437,219 | 597,448 75 | 1,203,221 | 9,652 21 | 2,731,345 | 1,044,595 96 |
| 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 | 2,935,888 | 982,055 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 | 2,861,834 | 884,752 53 |
| 1810 | - | 100,287 | - | - | 1,276,276 | - | 6,355 | - | 2,458,500 | 215,000 | 100,287 | 501,435 00 | 1,282,631 | 638,773 50 | 1,673,500 | 15,660 00 | 3,056,418 | 1,155,868 50 |
| 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 | 1,649,570 | 1,108,740 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 | 2,761,646 | 1,115,219 50 |
| 1813 | - | 95,428 | - | - | 1,241,903 | - | - | - | 418,000 | - | 95,428 | 417,140 00 | 1,241,903 | 620,951 50 | 418,000 | 4,180 00 | 1,755,331 | 1,102,271 50 |
| 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 | 1,833,859 | 642,535 80 |
| 1815 | - | 635 | - | - | - | 69,232 | - | - | - | - | 635 | 3,175 00 | 69,232 | 17,308 00 | - | - | 69,867 | 20,483 00 |
| 1816 | - | - | - | - | 47,150 | 20,003 | - | - | 2,820,982 | - | - | - | 67,153 | 28,575 75 | 2,820,982 | 28,209 82 | 2,888,135 | 56,785 57 |
| 1817 | - | - | - | - | 1,215,567 | - | - | - | 3,948,400 | - | - | - | 1,215,567 | 607,783 50 | 3,948,400 | 39,484 00 | 5,163,967 | 647,267 50 |
| 1818 | - | 48,588 | - | - | 1,960,822 | 361,174 | - | - | 3,167,000 | - | 48,588 | 242,940 00 | 2,321,496 | 1,070,454 50 | 3,167,000 | 31,670 00 | 5,537,084 | 1,345,064 50 |
| 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 | 5,074,723 | 1,425,325 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 | 6,492,509 | 1,864,786 20 |
| 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 | 3,139,249 | 1,018,977 45 |
| 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 | 3,813,788 | 915,509 89 |
| 1823 | - | 14,485 | - | - | 1,694,200 | 17,800 | 440,000 | - | - | - | 14,485 | 72,425 00 | 2,152,000 | 895,550 00 | - | - | 2,166,485 | 967,975 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 | 4,786,894 | 1,858,297 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 | 1,524,000 | 14,926 00 | 5,178,760 | 1,735,894 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 | 5,774,434 | 2,110,679 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 | 2,357,732 | 23,577 32 | 9,097,845 | 3,024,342 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 | 6,196,853 | 1,741,381 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 | 7,674,501 | 2,306,875 50 |
| 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 | 8,357,191 | 3,155,620 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 | 11,792,284 | 3,923,473 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 | 9,128,387 | 3,401,055 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 | 10,307,790 | 3,765,710 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 | 11,637,643 | 7,388,423 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 | 15,996,342 | 5,668,667 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 | 13,719,333 | 7,764,900 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 | 13,010,721 | 3,299,898 00 |
| 132,592 | 3,933,834 | 902,100 | 1,440,517 | 87,897,993 | 5,692,029 | 12,862,100 | 14,729,243 | 75,871,102 | 7,440,713 | 4,968,526 | $23,250,340 00 | 122,621,882 | $48,835,192 90 | 83,311,815 | $795,915 58 | 210,902,223 | 72,881,448 48 |