James Booth Papers
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) was Melter & Refiner at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The James Booth papers are held by the Science History Institute in Philadelphia and the numismatic portions are presented here, courtesy of Science History Institute. Newman Numismatic Portal sponsored the digitization of this material in 2021.
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1/8/1883Content in Coin Silver of Crucible
Notes on silver content from the United States Mint.
3/5/1883Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, March 5, 1883
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding the milling and cleaning of bronze blanks.
6/11/1883Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, June 11, 1883
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding the recovery of some of the precious metal condensing on the roof of the Mint.
6/11/1883Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, June 11, 1883
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding the recovery of some of the precious metal condensing on the roof of the Mint.
6/29/1883Wastage in Refinery, 1882-3
Report on the loss of silver and gold from refinery wastage by month.
6/29/1883Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, June 19, 1883
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, with a pro forma report on the Mint's shortages for the fiscal year.
8/31/1883Letter from F. F. Claussen to James Curtis Booth, August 31, 1883
Francis F. Claussen, assayer of the United States Mint at New Orleans, La., writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to request that a Mr. Connor, who is minting coins for Honduras, be allowed to tour the Mint's facilities in Philadelphia.
9/6/1883Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, September 6, 1883
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) sends Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, his pro forma production report for the Mint.
