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720 BANKING INSTITUTIONS, COIN, AND CURRENCY
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The total amount of gold and silver in the Unit-
ed States, in 1820, was estimated at $40,000,000.
Since that time, to June 30, 1851, the whole
amount of importations of gold and silver from
abroad has been . . . . $273,838,764
PRECIOUS METALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
The exportations during the same
period,..... 230,012,415
43,826,349
27,354,636
92,106,123
Amount of silver and gold of do-
mestic production, other than that
received from California,
Amount of gold and silver received
from California since 1848, to De-
cember 20, 1851, |
From this sum is to be deducted the amount
lost by abrasion, and used for manufacturing
purposes, for 30 years, — excluding the amount
received by immigrants, which may be estimated
at $1,500,000 annually,— which will amount, in
the aggregate, to $45,000,000; which sum, de-
ducted from the above, will leave $131,737,626
as the total amount of coin in the United States
at the present time.
The amount of bullion deposited for coinage
at the mint of the United States and its branches,
in the year 1850, was —
In gold, . . . $38,365,160
“ silver, . . . 1,939,041 |
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From which is to be deducted for
the amount exported from July 1
to December 20, ...
Add amount of silver and gold in
the country, by estimate, in 1820, |
Total, . . 40,304,201
The coinage of the mints up to October
1, 1851, has been as follows: —
163,287,108
26,549,482
136,737,626
40.000,000
m,737,626
In gold, . . . $156,721,849
“ silver, . . . 77,677,885
“ copper, . . . 1,381,643
Total, . . 235,781,377
Of this sum, $95,847,862 is of domestic produc-
tion, of which $68,493,226 is of the production
of California since 1848. |
COINAGE OF THE UNITED STATES MINT AND ITS BRANCHES
FROM 1792 TO 1851.
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Years. |
Gold. Value. |
Whole Coinage. |
Years. |
Gold. Value. |
Whole Coinage. |
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No. Pieces. |
Value. |
No. Pieces. |
Value. |
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1793-5 |
$71,485-00 |
1,834,420 |
$453,541-80 |
1824 |
$93,200-00 |
4,786.894 |
$1,858,29700 |
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1796 |
102,727-50 |
1,219,370 |
192,129-40 |
1825 |
156,38500 |
5,178,760 |
1,735,894-00 |
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1797 |
103,422-50 |
1,095,165 |
125,524-29' |
1826 |
92,245-00 |
5.774.434 |
2,110,679-25 |
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1798 |
205,610-00 |
1,368,241 |
545,698-00 |
1827 |
131,56500 |
9,097.845 |
3,024,342-32 |
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1799 |
213,285-00 |
1,365,681 |
645,906-68 |
1828 |
140,145 00 |
6,196,853 |
1,741,381-24 |
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1800 |
317,760-00 |
3,337,972 |
571,335-40 |
1829 |
295,717-50 |
7,674,501 |
2,306,875-50 |
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1801 |
422,570-00 |
1,571,390 |
510,956-37 |
1S30 |
643,105 00 |
8,357,191 |
3,155.62000 |
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1802 |
423,310-00 |
3,615,869 |
• 516,075-83 |
1831 |
714,27000 |
11,792,284 |
3,923^473-60 |
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1803 |
258,377-50 |
2,780,830 |
37O.09S-53 |
1832 |
798,435-00 |
9,128^387 |
3,401.055-00 |
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1804 |
258,642-50 |
2,046,839 |
371.827-94 |
1833 |
978,55000 |
10,307,790 |
3,765,710-00 |
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1805 |
170,367-50 |
2,260,361 |
333.239-48 |
1834 |
3,954,270-00 |
11,637.643 |
7,388,423-.00 |
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1806 |
324,505-00 |
1,815,409 |
801,084-00 |
1835 |
2,186,175-00 |
15.996,342 |
5,668,667-00 |
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1807 |
437,495-00 |
2,731,345 |
1,044,595-96 |
1836 |
4,135,700-00 |
13,719,333 |
7,764.900-00 |
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1808 |
284,665-00 |
2,935,888 |
982,055-00 |
1837 |
1,148,305-00 |
13,010,721 |
3,299,898-00 |
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1809 |
169,375-00 |
2,861,834 |
884,752-53 |
1838 |
1,809,595-00 |
15,780,311 |
4,206^54000 |
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1§10 |
501,435-00 |
3,056,418 |
1,155,868.50 |
1839 |
1,355,885-00 |
11,811,594 |
3,576,467-61 |
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1811 |
497,905-00 |
1,649,570 |
1,108,740-95 |
1840 |
1,675,302-50 |
10,558,240 |
3,426,632-50 |
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1812 |
290,435-00 |
2,761,646 |
1,115,219-50 |
1841 |
1,091,597-50 |
8,811,968 |
2.240,321-17 |
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1813 |
477,14000 |
1,755,331 |
1,102,275-50 |
1842 |
1,834,170-50 |
11,743,153 |
4.190,754-40 |
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1814 |
77,270-00 |
1,833,859 |
642,535-80 |
1843 |
8,108,797-50 |
4,640,582 |
11.967,830-70 |
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1815 |
3,175-00 |
69,867 |
20,483-00 |
1844 |
2,230-00 |
9,051,834 |
7,687,767-52| |
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1816 |
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2,888.135 |
56,785-57 |
1845 |
3,756,447.50 |
1,806,196 |
5,668,595-54 j |
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1817 |
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5,163,967 |
647,267-50 |
1846 |
4.034,177-00 |
10,133,515 |
6,633.965-00 |
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1818 |
242,940-00 |
5,537,084 |
1,345.064-50 |
1847 |
20,221,385-00 |
15,392,344 |
22,657,671-69 |
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1819 |
258,615-00 |
5,074,723 |
1,425.32500 |
1848 |
3,775.512-50 |
12,649,790 |
5,879,720-49 |
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1820 |
1,319,03000 |
6,492,509 |
1,864,786-20 |
1849 |
9,007,761-50 |
12,666,659 |
11,164,695-82 |
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1821 |
189.325-00 |
3,139,249 |
1,018,977-45 |
1850 |
31,981,733-50 |
14,588,220 |
33,892,301-00 |
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1822
1823 |
88,980-00
72,425-00 |
3,813,788
2,166,485 |
915,509-89
967,975.00 |
Total, |
117,330,935-00 |
370,536,129 |
195,074,710.92 |
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